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2008 Texas Leadership Forum

Leadership 2010:

Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade

Agenda

 

Friday, October 10, 2008

All Friday events will be held in the Doubletree Hotel’s Bluebonnet Room

3:00 p.m.       Registration, Hotel Check-In

6:00 p.m.       Welcoming Reception and Casual Dinner

7:00 p.m.       Welcome and Introductions

7:30 p.m.       Honoring General John Ben Shepperd

7:45 p.m.       Keynote Address:  State Representative Sylvester Turner

      Addressing Policy Challenges in the Next Decade - A State Perspective:

      A Legislative Outlook and Update

8:30 p.m.       Introduction to Group Breakout Sessions: “The Search for Solutions”

     

Saturday, October 11, 2008

7:00 a.m.       Coffee and Breakfast (Doubletree Bluebonnet Room)

9:00 a.m.       Welcome to the State Capitol with State Representative David Farabee

                      (State Capitol, House Chamber)

9:10 a.m.       Morning Keynote Address: Budget and Policy Analyst - Eva de Luna Castro,

                      Policy Analyst - Kalese Hammonds and State Representative David Farabee

      The Art of Policy Development

10:15 a.m.     Group Breakout Session I (Capitol Conference Rooms)

12:00 p.m.     Lunch at Capitol Grill

12:45 p.m.     Lunchtime Keynote:  Clark Kent Ervin, Homeland Security Initiative Director, The Aspen Institute

      Addressing Policy Challenges in the Next Decade - A National Perspective

1:45 p.m.       Group Photograph in the House Chamber

2:00 p.m.       Group Breakout Session II (Capitol Conference Rooms)

4:00 p.m.       Leadership Toolkit: Choose One of the Following Sessions (Capitol Conference Rooms)

·         Overcoming Roadblocks: Legal Compliance Challenges

led by Narita Holmes MBA, C.P.A., CIA

·         Ethics in Leadership: How Legal Ethics Impact the  Legislative Process and Policymaking

led by Former District Judge, Tryon Lewis

·         Public Speaking Refresher Course

led by Dr. Karen C. Johnson

5:00 p.m.       Afternoon Break

6:30 p.m.       Networking Reception (Doubletree Houston and Austin Suites, 2nd floor)

7:30 p.m.       Dinner and Outstanding Leader Awards (Doubletree Bluebonnet Room)

 

Sunday, October 12, 2008

All Sunday events will be held in the Doubletree Hotel’s Bluebonnet Room

7:00 a.m.       Coffee and Breakfast

8:00 a.m.       Morning Devotional with Mr. Lewis Timberlake

8:45 a.m.       Search for Solutions Presentations

10:30 a.m.     Closing Keynote Address: Robert Rivera, Arlington City Council Member, District 3;

                      Pablo Schneider, Steering Committee Member, Thunderbird Global Council; and

                      John Boettiger, President of the Texas Lyceum

                      Consensus Building and Leadership Development

11:15 a.m.     Contest Award Winner Announcement

11:45 a.m.     Adjourn

 

* Please note speakers are subject to change without notice.