Harnessing the Lighting: Speaker Videos

Below are videos of and presentations from speakers at the 2006 Texas Lyceum Public Conference.

Day 1

  • Welcome: Jordan Cowman – Lyceum Chair Video
  • Keynote: Challenge for Texas – David Dewhurst - Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas Video
  • Keynote: The Challenges Ahead – Dr. Richard Fisher – President & CEO, Dallas Federal Reserve Video
  • Paradigm Shift: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Video
    • Dr. William Jeffrey – Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Presentation
    • Randall Kempner – Vice President, Regional Innovation at the Council on Competitiveness - Presentation
  • Panel: A sampling of National Best Practices and Results Moderator: Pike Powers – Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Video
    • Mary Walshok – Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, UCSD Extension - Presentation
    • Richard Bendis – former President and CEO, Innovation Philadelphia - Presentation
    • Dan Berglund – President/CEO, SSTI (State Science and Technology Institute)
  • Building Blocks and Metrics of the Innovation Economy Video
    • Presentation: James Gollub – Senior Vice president, Global Economic Development Pracice, ICF Consulting
  • Panel: Future Workforce Now. Moderator: Wes Jurey – CEO, Arlington Chamber of Commerce Video
    • Diane Rath – Chair, Texas Workforce Commision - Presentation
    • Bob Jones – Former Asst. Sec. of Labor – Reagan Administration
    • Scott Kahl – Human Resources Director, National Semiconductor - Presentation
  • Panel: Entrepreneurs and the New Engines of Growth Video
    • Dr. John Butler – Director, IC2 Institute (Institute for Creativity & Capital) - Presentation
    • Ron Kessler – Principal, RonKesslerGroup LLC - Presentation
    • Nina Vaca – CEO/Founder, Pinnacle Technical Resources
  • Keynote: Don’t Count Jobs, Get Jobs That Count – Dr. Robert McTeer – Chancellor, Texas A&M University System Video

Day 2

  • Welcome: Miles McCall – Lyceum President Video
  • Keynote: The New Economic Development role of Higher Ed – Cyndi Taylor Krier – Vice Chairman, UT System Board of Regents Video
  • Panel: Stimulating Innovation. Moderators: David Gibson and Meg Wilson - IC² Video
    • Isaac Barchas – Executive Directors, ATI (Austin Technology Incubator) - Presentation
    • Dr. Juliet Garcia – President, UTB/TSC (UT Brownsville and Texas Southmost College) - Presentation
    • David Smith - Vice President, Technology Futures, Inc. - Presentation
  • Panel: A Spectrum of Capital: Research to Public Markets Moderator: Susan Combs – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Video
    • Marianne Hudson – Director, Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - Presentation
    • Clint Bybee – President, Texas Venture Capital Association (TxVCA)
    • Susan Strommer – President/CEO, NASVF (National Association of Seed and Venture Funds) - Presentation
  • Panel: Texas-Sized Opportunities. Moderator: Guy Diedrich – Vice Chancellor for Technology Commercialization, TX A&M System Video
    • Doug Ridge – Texas Cluster Initiatives (Texas Workforce Commission) - Presentation
    • Dennis Stone – UT Southwestern Medical School - Presentation
    • Mike Fitzgerald – CEO, NextTechs Technology Investment Banking - Presentation
  • Keynote: Texas: The Next Generation Economy - Dr. Ray Perryman – Founder and President, The Perryman Group Video
  • Resource Central: Know-How, Finance and State/Federal Coordination Video
    • Phil Wilson – Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
    • TBD – US Department of Labor
  • Panel: Then Next Generation Economy. Moderator: Bill Sproull – CEO, Richardson Chamber of Commerce Video
    • Pike Powers – Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
    • Mark Ellison – Director of Emerging Technology, Office of the Governor
    • Rob Valli, Jr. – Director of Advancing Innovation, Kauffman Foundation
  • Keynote: Economic Growth: Job Creation and the Future of Texas - Rick Perry - Governor of the State of Texas Video
    • Rick Perry, Governor of the State of Texas