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Upcoming Events
LUNCH & LEARN
Our Lunch and Learn program brings together quality business leaders to share their experience and wisdom with the local Houston business community.
- Lunch and Learn events are open to the public.
- Pre-event Registration is required.
- Each event includes keynote speaker discussing relevant topics.
- Receive timely information and data to help run your business.
- Q&A included at the end of the session to ask specific questions.
- Sessions will offer hybrid delivery, streaming video during the event.
Our Meetings will be held at:
The Briar Club
2603 Timmons Lane | Houston, TX 77027
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
2023 LUNCH & LEARN SCHEDULE
May 25th - Patrick Jankowski, Chief Economist, Greater Houston Partnership
Join us for a special presentation from Patrick Jankowski, Chief Economist, of the Greater Houston Partnership. He will be speaking about the “Houston Economy”
We will also be at our new location for the season, The Briar Club, 2603 Timmons Lane, Houston, TX 77027.
Our speaker, Patrick Jankowski is the Senior Vice President of Research at the Greater Houston Partnership. He oversees the research department which provides data analysis and forecasting functions for the Partnership.
His observations and analysis on the local, regional and U.S. economic trends have appeared in over 200 newspapers, magazines, radio and television broadcasts, including The Atlantic, Bloomberg Business, CNNMoney, Forbes, NPR, PBS Nightly Business Report, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
This is going to be an outstanding program that you do not want to miss!
Past Events
SPEAKERS and PROGRAMS
We are pleased to have welcomed the following guest speakers that have provided informative, educational, and entertaining presentations at our Lunch and Learn events.
Click the button below to visit our complete Video Archive of past programs and events.
Judge Lina Hidalgo
Harris County Judge
Andrew S. Fastow
Former Enron CFO
Chief Art Acevedo
Houston Police Chief
Captain Bill Diehl USCG (Ret.)
President of the Greater Houston Port Bureau
Dr. Michael Riddle
Riddle Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Doug Dawson
Former University of Texas and NFL Star Lineman
Larry Gregory
Director of the Lone Star Flight Museum
Ron McMillian
Time Warner Cable’s Regional Vice-President of Government Affairs for Texas (Retired)
Bill Fisher
Managing Director, Higginbotham
Jay Steinfield
Founder & CEO of Blinds.com
Judge Ed Emmett
Harris County Judge
David Hebert
Director of Communications & Public Relations for the Houston Airport System
Robert C. Robbins M.D.
President and CEO of Texas Medical Center
Dr. Bill Gilmer
Director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting, University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business
Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar, M.D.
Anderson Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Aerospace Engineering Graduate Program and SICSA Space Architecture Program, University of Houston
Chad Burke
President and CEO Economic Alliance, EDC for Houston Ship Channel Region
Peter Williamson
Renowned Houston Immigration Lawyer
Hon. Sylvester Turner
Houston Mayor
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale
Entrepreneur and Houston Icon
Dr. John Demartini
Human Behavior Specialist, Educator, Internationally published author and a sought after authority on maximizing human awareness & potential
Daron D. Peschel
Senior Vice President in Charge, Houston Branch Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Joel Staff
Member of the Board of Trustees for the Texas Children’s Hospital. Mr. Staff is a past Chairman and past President of the Board of Trustees for the Texas Children’s Hospital.
Judge Robert A. Eckels
President, Texas Central Railway, a private enterprise seeking to build a high speed rail
Jim Blackburn
prominent Houston Environment Lawyer
Jim Hynes
Managing Director of Rockspring Capital
Brian Fielkow
Owner of Houston based Jetco Delivery
Gary Polland & David Jones
Co-hosts of Houston Public Media’s “Red, White & Blue” Program
Marc Hanson
Executive Director & CEO of the Houston Symphony
Peter Williamson
Renowned Houston Immigration Lawyer
Patrick Jankowski
Resident Economist at the Greater Houston Partnership
Barry Warner
Time Houston Sports Radio Legend
Bob Scott
Founder & President Unemployment Cost Control Specialists, Inc.