2023 Wichita EOC

44^thANNUAL KANSAS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CONFERENCE
Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 7:30-11:30 AM
Century II Convention Center
225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, Ks 67202

For a glimpse into Kansas' economic future, over 700 business leaders turn to Wichita State University, the W. Frank Barton School of Business, and the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR), founders of the Kansas Economic Outlook Conference.

The purpose of the conference is to provide insight into current local, state, and national economies, addressing topics of interest to the community. A combination of nationally known speakers and local experts will be on hand to provide perspectives on issues affecting business, industry, education and government.

Registration

Rate Increases to $190 on 9/7/2023

Attendee List

Speaker Presentations

KERS AND PRESENTATIONS

State and Local Employment Forecast	Business Aviation Outlook	Highlight of Recent Economic Activity	Global and Market Outlooks
JEREMY HILL Wichita State University CEDBR Director Bio	BRIAN FOLEY Brian Foley Associates Founder Bio	BRETT ROBINSON Integra Technologies, Inc. President and CEO Bio	ROBERT "TIM" MCGEE Bank of America Managing Director and Head of CIO Macro Strategy Bio

Healthcare Panel
Moderator	Panelist	Panelist	Panelist
PHILLIP BROWNLEE Medical Society of Sedgwick County Executive Director Bio	VENUS LEE GraceMed Health Clinic CEO Bio	LOWELL D. EBERSOLE Wesley Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Bio	CLAUDIO FERRARO Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph President

FEATURED GUESTS

Host	Welcoming Remarks	Evergy Opening Remarks	Closing Remarks
KAYE MONK-MORGAN Kansas Leadership Center President & CEO Bio	RICHARD MUMA Wichita State University President Bio	CHUCK CAISLEY Evergy SVP Public Affairs Chief Customer Officer	SARAH LOPEZ Sedgwick County County Commissioner District 2 Bio

Networking Table Discussions: During the networking breaks, WSU Barton School Faculty will lead table discussions on topics of interest for the business community.
The Power of Influence: How to Use LinkedIn to Promote Your Business	Energizing Employee Minds for Retention in the Remote Workplace	Impact of ChatGPT: Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Business Processes
DUANE NAGEL WSU- Barton School of Business Department of Marketing Department Chair and Associate Professor Bio	GERY MARKOVA WSU- Barton School of Business Department of Management Department Chair and Professor Bio	MEHMET BARUT WSU- Barton School of Finance, Real Estate and Decision Sciences Professor

WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CONFERENCES?

Agenda
6:45		Early Bird Networking
7:20		Registration and Breakfast
7:50		Evergy Opening Remarks Chuck Caisley, SVP Public Affairs Chief Customer Officer Evergy Welcoming Remarks Richard Muma, President Wichita State University
8:00		State & Local Employment Forecast Jeremy Hill, Director, Center for Economic and Business Research Wichita State University
8:40		Business Aviation Outlook Brian Foley, Founder, Brian Foley Associates
9:10		// Break - Networking // Table Discussions: Table Lead: Duane Nagel, Department Chair and Associate Professor, WSU- Barton School of Business Table Lead: Gery Markova, Department Chair and Professor, WSU- Barton School of Business Table Lead: Mehmet Barut, Professor, WSU- Barton School of Business
9:25		Highlight of Recent Economic Activity - Discussion with Jeremy Hill and Brett Robinson, President and CEO, Integra Technologies, Inc. Video Highlight - Steve Patrick, Vice President, Bombardier Defense - Rob Scholl, President and CEO, Textron eAviation - Monty Pooley, President & CEO, JTM Foods, LLC - Paul Maguire, CEO, Knowmadics Inc.
9:55		Global and Market Outlooks Robert "Tim" Mc Gee, Managing Director and Head of CIO Macro Strategy, Bank of America
10:25		// Break - Networking // Table Discussions: Table Lead: Duane Nagel, Department Chair and Associate Professor, WSU- Barton School of Business Table Lead: Gery Markova, Department Chair and Professor, WSU- Barton School of Business Table Lead: Mehmet Barut, Professor, WSU- Barton School of Business
10:40		Healthcare Panel Discussion: Moderator: Phillip Brownlee, Executive Director, Medical Society of Sedgwick County Panelist: Venus Lee, CEO, GraceMed Clinic Panelist: Lowell D. Ebersole, Chief Medical Officer, Wesley Healthcare Panelist: Claudio Ferraro, President, Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph
11:30		Closing Remarks and Adjournment Sarah Lopez, County Commissioner District 2, Sedgwick County

Would you like to sponsor one of our events? Below is an introduction to our events. Contact cedbr@wichita.edu to speak with someone about sponsorship opportunities.

View the 2020 event page and speaker slides

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Request for Accommodations
Please contact Andrea.Wilson@wichita.edu to request an accommodation for participating in the conference by September 23, 2023.

eoc2023.cedbr.org

https://www.cedbr.org/content/EOC/KS_EOC_sponsorship_opportunities_2023.pdf