The Chamber’s 54th Annual Texas Legislative Conference will be held March 26-27 in the New Braunfels Civic Convention Center. The event includes a Texan of the Year Reception on Thursday evening and a half-day conference on Friday.
The culmination of the Conference will be a featured panel, The Future of Space Exploration, and will include two former astronauts and the Apollo Flight Director. Panelists are:
The current Johnson Space Center Director, Mark Geyer, has been invited to moderate the panel. The featured panel will take place during lunch, preceded by three other high profile panels: The Role of Science in Our Economy, Future Infrastructure Solutions for Texas, and Census 2020: Impact on Future Elections & Funding.
Confirmed panelists include Senator Kelly Hancock, Senate Transportation Committee Vice Chair, ABC News Chief Political Analyst Matthew Dowd, Texas Tribune Executive Editor & Co-Founder Ross Ramsey, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas CEO Wayne Roberts, and Texas Central Rail Managing Director Holly Reed.
The Conference begins Thursday evening with a reception honoring 2020 Texan of the Year Charles Duke. The reception includes a VIP hour, heavy hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, and the presentation of the award. Former Congressman Lamar Smith, 2019 Texan of the Year and former Chair of the House Space, Science, and Technology Committee, will provide Duke’s introduction.
Tickets are available for purchase at www.TxLegislativeConference.com or below. An Associate Sponsorship provides four tickets to both the conference and the reception at a discounted price, along with sponsor recognition. The deadline for sponsors to be included in the printed brochure is Friday, February 14.
Contact Jenna Vinson at 830-625-2385 or Jenna@InNewBraunfels.com for more information.