Event Description: This meeting is for Economic Forum members only. We will share a review of 2025, elect new 2026 Board Members, and learn more about plans for this year.
Speaker: Jeffrey Schmid, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Event Description: Jeff Schmid, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will provide his perspective on the economy based on his role as the key monetary policymaker for the Tenth Federal Reserve District. As the regional headquarters of the nation’s central bank, the Kansas City Fed and its branches in Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha serve the seven states of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, northern New Mexico and western Missouri.
Event Description: The presentation will explore transformative initiatives at Sandia Labs that are shaping the future of technology and innovation. We will highlight advancements in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and our commitment to effective tech transfer and the CAMINO program. We will also discuss the economic impact of our Nuclear Deterrence portfolio. Join us to gain insights into our vision for Sandia Labs and the significant effects of these initiatives on the community and economy.
Event Description: Speaker: Mayor Tim Keller Moderator: Will Martinez
Event Description: TBD
Event Description: Jonathan will share results from the nation's first psychographic segmentation study of the workforce, clarifying the modern worker's motivations and desires and revealing new opportunities to navigate a dramatically changing labor force.
Speaker: Bill Lang, ABQ Journal Publisher
Speaker: TBD
Event Description: Since May 2023, five youth services nonprofits have been joined under an MOU to advocate, educate and seek funding. We would like to share our strategies and successes. This year, the Coalition requested and received $500,000 from the City Councils (2nd Year of funding) and a matching $350,000 from County Commissioners (1st Year of funding)... amongst many other collaborative goals reached. We'd also like to invite the chairs of the City and County elected bodies to be on stage w/ us. The five orgs: JA of NM, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Warehouse 505, YMCA. We are signing a new MOU and Explora is coming on board, as well. We had the pleasure of meeting with Mark Benak of Imagine NM and Sandia Foundation and are planning on how to work together, as well.