Conference Program
Building a Resilient Kansas Economy
Thursday, October 27, 2022
8:15 |
Registration, Coffee & More |
8:45 |
Welcome & Introduction Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, The University of Kansas |
9:00 |
Morning Keynotes State of the Kansas Economy and Measuring Resilience [slides (PDF)] Donna Ginther, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics, The University of Kansas Ad Astra Simul: To the Stars, Together [slides (PDF)] Julie Lorenz, Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation |
10:15 |
Break |
10:30 |
Introduction John Colombo, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, professor of psychology, and director of the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, The University of Kansas Conversation: Local Perspectives on Economic Resilience Trisha Purdon, Director, Office of Rural Prosperity, Kansas Department of Commerce Lisse Regehr, President and CEO, Thrive Allen County [slides (PDF)] Ernestor De La Rosa, Assistant City Manager/Legislative Affairs, City of Dodge City [slides (PDF)] BREAK Introduction Tricia Bergman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development, University of Kansas Office of Research Conversation: Industry and Infrastructure for a Resilient Kansas Jade Piros de Carvalho, Director, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, and Mayor of Hutchinson Josh Svaty, Owner and Operator, Free State Farm Belinda Sturm, Principal Investigator, NSF EPSCoR ARISE Project (Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructures driven by Social Equity), University of Kansas Moderators Deb Miller, Chair, Kansas Turnpike Authority Jim McLean, Political Correspondent, Kansas News Service |
| 12:30 | Luncheon |
| 1:30 | Introduction Douglas A. Girod, Chancellor, The University of Kansas Conversation: Policy for a Resilient Kansas Senator Dinah Sykes, Minority Leader, Senate District 21 Representative Jim Kelly, House District 11 Representative Rui Xu, House District 25 Representative Dave Baker, House District 68 [slides (PDF)] Moderators Deb Miller, Chair, Kansas Turnpike Authority Jim McLean, Political Correspondent, Kansas News Service |
3:00 |
Closing Remarks Donna Ginther, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics, The University of Kansas |
3:15 |
Adjourn |