Course Schedule
- All events will take place at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe, NM.
- The registration cost includes lunch, snacks and refreshments.
- Lunch will be served Monday through Thursday.
- Hors D'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available during Sunday’s and Monday’s receptions.
- For those staying at the Drury Plaza, hot breakfast is included, as well as the ‘5:30 Kickback,’ which offers complimentary food and beverages each evening.
Day 1 - Sunday, October 24th
| 12:00 - 1:00p | Registration |
| 1:00 - 1:30p | Welcome / Introductions / Course Orientation |
| 1:30 - 2:30p | Perspectives of Economic Development - Kenny McDonald, CEcD |
| 2:30 - 3:00p | What's New in Economic Development - Tom Stringer, Kenny McDonald & Danielle Casey |
| 3:00 - 3:15p | Break |
| 3:15 - 5:00p | Introduction to Strategic Planning - Mark Lautman, CEcD |
| 6:00 - 8:00p | Welcome Reception |
Day 2 - Monday, October 25th
| 9:00 - 10:30a | Community Engagement - Noreen Scott, CEcD |
| 10:30 - 10:45a | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:45a | Business Retention & Expansion – Eric Canada |
| 11:45a - 12:45p | Research & Statistics – Nathan Tafoya |
| 12:45 - 2:00p | Lunch Presentation: Workforce - Jack Allston, CEcD |
| 2:00 - 3:30p | Strategic Planning Workshop |
| 4:00 - 5:00p | Tour of the State Capital led by Rep Patty Lundstrom |
| 5:00 - 6:30p | Cocktail Reception at the NM State Capital Rotunda |
Day 3 - Tuesday, October 26th
| 9:00 - 10:30a | Managing an EDO – Rep. Patty Lundstrom, CEcD |
| 10:30 - 10:45a | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:45a | Government - Terry Bruner |
| 11:45a - 1:15p | Lunch Presentation: Border Activity – Jerry Pacheco |
| 1:15 - 2:15p | Tourism - Jen Schroer |
| 2:15 - 3:15p | Remote Work - Shelly Fausett |
Day 4 - Wednesday, October 27th
| 9:00 - 10:00a | Finance – Mark Barbash, CEcD |
| 10:00 - 11:00a | State Incentives - Johanna Nelson, CEcD |
| 11:00a - 11:45a | Financing Opportunities in NM - Deborah Burns |
| 11:45a - 1:15p | Lunch Presentation: IDEA Panel - Cassie Arias, Michael Sage & Danielle Casey |
| 1:15 - 2:15p | Business Attraction – Danielle Casey, CEcD |
| 2:15 - 2:30p | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:45p | Marketing – Aaron Brossoit |
Day 5 - Thursday, October 28th
| 9:00 - 10:00a | Real Estate – Jim Smith |
| 10:00 - 11:00a | Entrepreneurship Panel - TJ Cook, Andy Lim, Katie Ulik & Kristina Trujillo |
| 11:00 - 11:15a | Break |
| 11:15a - 12:15p | Film in NM - Eric Witt |
| 12:15 - 2:15p | Lunch Presentation: Extractives & Energy Panel - Leland Gould, Mary Homan, Gerald Weseen, Erich Bower & Tony Truijillo |
| 2:15 - 3:15p | Futurist Panel - Dale Dekker & Sarah Boisvert |
| 3:15 - 3:30p | Graduation & Presentation of Certificates |
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