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BOULDER CHAMBER ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2025

WHEN: October 22nd (7:15 AM - 12:15 PM)
WHERE: Glenn Miller Ballroom, 1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder
COST: $95 for Members - $130 for Non-Members

Navigating What’s Next: Business in a Changing World | October 22 | CU Boulder

One day. 400 leaders. Insights to future-proof your business.

The Boulder Chamber Economic Summit 2025 is the region’s premier convening of business executives, entrepreneurs, academics, and civic leaders. On October 22, more than 400 of Colorado’s most influential decision-makers will gather to explore disruptive technologies, policy shifts, and market dynamics, and walk away with strategies, partnerships, and data-driven insights that deliver real ROI.

WHY ATTEND

Master disruption: Apply strategies immediately to strengthen your business

Get the intel: Hear from CEOs, innovators, and economic leaders shaping tomorrow’s markets

Expand your circle: Build high-value connections with 400+ leaders across every sector

Tap Boulder’s edge: Leverage innovation, equity, and sustainability to fuel your next growth move

AGENDA AT A GLANCE 

7:15 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast + Experiential Exhibit Showcase

• Explore interactive exhibits across industries, arts, and culture
• Connect with executives and peers while fueling up for the day ahead

8:55 a.m. | Opening Program

• Opening Remarks - Navigating What's Next: John Tayer, Boulder Chamber President & CEO

9:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Main Sessions
Get the knowledge you need to lead in a changing world:

9:10 - 9:30 AM | Higher Education - The Path Forward through a Changing Landscape

University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Dr. Justin Schwartz will address the current state of higher education and the specific opportunities for the University of Colorado Boulder in the future, including ways the business community and CU Boulder can engage in mutually beneficial partnerships.

9:30 - 9:55 AM | City of Boulder: Your City’s Partnership in Our Collective Economic Vitality

Boulder City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde and Police Chief Stephen Redfearn will detail the impact of current economic and public safety conditions and what steps the City of Boulder is taking in support of a thriving business community.

9:55 - 10:10 AM | Intermission and Networking Break

10:10 - 10:40 AM | Industry Sector Review: Diverse Industries - Diverse Circumstances

Local business leaders will detail the current conditions for their respective industry sectors, the impacts of current federal policies and local circumstances, and their support needs.

Featuring: 

• Aerospace: Calvin Pennamon, Northrop Grumman
• Commercial Real Estate: Erik Abrahamson, CBRE
• Biotechnology: Julie Stiff, KBI
• Agriculture: Mackenzie Sehlke, Boulder County Farmers Market
• Restaurant Industry: Adam Reed, Big Red F Restaurant Group
• Newcomer: Shawn Martini, Rainmaker Technology Corporation 

10:40 - 11:05 AM | The Economists: Economic Straight Talk

Dr. Richard Wobbekind, Associate Dean and Senior Economist and the CU Business Research Division, and Brian Lewandowski, Executive Director of the CU Business Research Division, will share their unvarnished perspective on public policy impacts to our economic vitality and strategies businesses should consider in navigating this evolving economic environment.

11:05 - 11:35 AM | Film Industry: Amplifying Boulder's Creative Economy

Sundance Institute leadership Amanda Kelso, Acting CEO of the Sundance Institute, Jeff Levine, Head of Audience Development & Experience for the Sundance Film Festival, and Paula DuPre Pesmen, Managing Director for the Sundance Film Festival Relocation, will share the anticipated economic and cultural shine of the Sundance Film Festival and how your business can benefit from the positive glow.

11:35 a.m. | Closing Program

• Closing Remarks - John Tayer, Boulder Chamber President & CEO

Bottom Line: Real Insights, Real Impact, Real ROI.

Register today and turn one day into a year’s worth of insights, strategies, and relationships that will position your business to lead what’s next.

COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS: By attending this event, all participants are expected to abide by these, BOULDER CHAMBER Community Agreements and Code of Conduct.

SUSTAINABLE COMMUTING: The BOULDER CHAMBER and Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections (BCTC) encourage you to use sustainable transportation options to get to Chamber events! Learn more about transportation options in Boulder and how BCTC can help employers encourage their employees to commute sustainably, on the BCTC website or by emailing us at transportation@boulderchamber.com. BCTC promotes transportation choices that are efficient & sustainable and enhance the Boulder community as a great place to live, work, & play.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE: By attending this event, photographs and videos of the event and individuals will be public and possibly used on future marketing for the BOULDER CHAMBER and its associates.

NOTE: The opinions and information provided by the BOULDER CHAMBER event speakers are strictly those of the speakers. The BOULDER CHAMBER does not necessarily endorse their opinions and has not independently verified the information presented.

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