2018 Governor's Business Forum - Wyoming Business Alliance

Tuesday, November 13
5:30 – 7:00 PM                   LIVE THE LEGEND RECEPTION PRESENTS JALAN CROSSLAND
                                           Sponsored by Visit Cheyenne & Devon Energy
                                           Grand Ballroom C and Foyer C For All Forum Attendees
 
Wednesday, November 14
8:00 AM               Welcome and Special Introductions
 
8:15 AM               OPENING ADDRESS: GOVERNOR MATTHEW H. MEAD
 
8:30 AM               KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MICHAEL ROGERS AUTHOR, TECH PIONEER AND FUTURIST
 
9:00 AM               PANEL: Cryptocurrency and Computer Science in the Cowboy State: How Wyoming is                             Pioneering Digital Frontiers
 
10:30 AM             WYOMING SUCCESS STORIES
                            Featuring:
                            Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom Jessie Berry Dafoe - Executive Director
                            Triple V Rodeo Company Dona Vold Larsen - Owner
                            High Country Construction Chad Connell - Vice President
 
11:00 AM             Fiscal Overview: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene
 
12:00 PM             Lunch Buffet
 
12:30 PM             PANEL: A State of Innovators: How Disruptive Technologies Will Impact Wyoming’s Future
 
1:30 PM                FIRST LADY’S LEADERS IN LITERACY AWARD: FIRST LADY CAROL MEAD
 
1:45 PM                WYOMING SUCCESS STORIES
                                Featuring:
                                Jedediah’s Catering & Concessions Rep. Mike Gierau - Owner & CEO
                                TNT Customs Mary Levenhagen - Co-Owner/CFO
 
2:15 PM                Networking Break
 
2:45 PM                Keynote speaker: Sam Western Author AND Journalist
 
4:00 PM                PANEL: Tariffs, Trade and Trump: Wyoming’s Place in the Global Market
 
5:00 PM                Adjourn and begin Networking Reception

5:00 – 6:00 PM     Networking Reception for All forum Registrants
 
 5:00 – 6:00 PM     VIP/Sponsor Reception
 
Thursday, November 15
7:30 AM               Breakfast Buffets Open Outside Main Ballroom
 
7:45 AM               Leadership WY Alumni Event - Brent Hathaway
 
9:00 AM               PANEL: Captains of Industry: Charting a New Course for Wyoming
 
10:00 AM             PANEL: Governors past and present roundtable discussion
 
11:00 AM             Closing remarks from Governor Mead to the business Community

11:15 AM             Forum Adjourns