8:00 am

Registration

8:30 am

Welcome 
Jonathan Ortmans, The Public Forum Institute

Speaker Bio

8:35 am

Introductory Remarks
Mayor Michael Moncrief, City of Fort Worth

Speaker Bio

8:40 am

Opening Remarks
Congressman Michael Burgess

Speaker Bio

8:50 am

Opening Address
Wes Turner, Publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Speaker Bio

9:00 am

A New Vision for Southeast Fort Worth
Congressman Michael Burgess

Speaker Bio

9:10 am

Concurrent Workshops: Session 1

Attracting Investment

Moderator: Devoyd Jennings, President, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce

Panelists:

• Robert Sturns, Business Development Coordinator, City of Fort Worth
  

• Dan Villegas, CEO, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  

• Bill Thornton, President, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
  

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Preparing the Workforce of the Future

Moderator: Ralph McCloud, Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth

Panelists:

• Dr. Allen Henderson, Provost and Senior Vice President, Texas Wesleyan University
  

• Michael Cady, Dean of Continuing Education and Economic Development, Tarrant County Community College, South Campus
  

• Daphne Barlow, Boys and Girls Club
  

• Dr. Sue Guthrie, Assistant Superintendent over Secondary Schools, Fort Worth Independent School District 
  

• Ms. Judy McDonald, Workforce Solutions

10:40 am

Break

10:55 am

Concurrent Workshops: Session 2

Encouraging Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Dorothy Wing, Manager of Economic Diversification, City of Fort Worth

Panelists:

• Alicia Fannon, Executive Director, William Mann Jr. Community Development Corporation
  

• Clyde Higgs, President, Tech Fort Worth
  

• Rosa Navejar, President, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  

• Floyd McNeely, Vice President, FMB Manufacturing

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Building Communities & Changing Perceptions

Moderator: Pamela Dunlop Gates, Esq., The Misko Law Firm

Panelists:

• Donald Babers, Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  

• Dan Quinto, President, Roaring Brook Development Company
  

• Shirley Lewis, President, Southeast Fort Worth CDC
  

• Jerome Walker, Director of Housing, City of Fort Worth
  

• David Garrett, Senior Planner, Fort Worth Police Department
  

12:25 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Luncheon Address
David Sampson, U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Speaker Bio

1:25 pm

Workshop Reports & eFORUM: Determining Action Steps

3:00 pm

Summary and Adjournment
Congressman Michael Burgess

Speaker Bio