2026 Economic Summit Agenda

8:00AM  

Registration, Coffee, and Networking

8:30AM

Welcome Remarks
Speaker: JC Norling

8:40AM

Keynote: The Economic Outlook and What It Means for Routt County
Speaker: Dr. Phyllis Resnick

9:45AM

Water is the Economy:  Why the Next Decade of Growth in the West Will Be Decided by Acre-Feet
Speaker: James Eklund

10:30AM

Break

10:45AM

Powering Through Transition: Colorado’s Work to Support a Post Coal Economy
Speaker: Wade Buchanan

11:30AM

Brunch

12:35PM

2026 Legislative Session in Review
Speaker: Parker White

1:30PM

Keynote Panel: Funding Critical Needs: Local Philanthropy and Community Priorities
Speaker: Tim Wohlgenant
Panelists: Sue Birch, Gillian Morris, Brad Iverson

Closing Remarks
Speakers: Sarah Leonard & John Bristol