Adriana Cruz, the executive director of the Economic Development and Tourism office of Gov. Greg Abbott, will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce’s Pre-Legislative Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Cruz is said to be the state’s leading authority on economic development will address the Summit over lunch. She will share insights from three years in that office as well as from her more than 20 years of leadership experience in economic development, marketing and international business with the group.
“We are expecting extreme growth in our region over the coming years, and as community builders and leaders, we need to be ready,” said Tia Rae Stone, Taylor Chamber president and CEO. “We are going to be facing issues with economic and workforce development that we have never seen before, so we are lucky to have Ms. Cruz to give us some guideposts.”
The Summit will focus on infrastructure, energy and water resources and economic and workforce development. There will also be special remarks from Jesse Ancira, former chief of staff for Speaker of the House Joe Straus, on building strong relationships across business and government sectors.
The Chamber is recruiting specialists in those areas to serve as panelists during the discussion with the goal of uniting the region for advocacy for its unique needs.
“We have all been quasirural and have, primarily, older infrastructure that has created unique needs and issues,” said Stone. “Getting together to learn and discuss these issues will help us reach out with a clear voice to our state and national leaders, many of whom are expected to have representatives at this Summit.”
The event will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Drive in Taylor.
Tickets and sponsorships are on sale now at http://www. taylorchamber.org.
For more information on the Pre-legislative Summit, Chamber membership or anything Taylor, email [email protected] or call 512-352-6364.
