Bastrop Regional Business Summit

Overview
The Bastrop Regional Business Summit brings together entrepreneurs, business owners, policymakers, and industry leaders to foster collaboration, innovation, and growth within the Bastrop region.

With a focus on workforce initiatives, financial literacy, business development, and growth, the summit offers a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and actionable insights.

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    8:30am                  Check In / light breakfast & coffee

9:00am                  Welcome / Becki Womble, CCE, IOM - Bastrop Chamber President & CEO

9:15am                 Kickoff & Keynote / Sylvia Carrillo, Bastrop City Manager

9:45am                  Panel Discussion – Why Bastrop?
                                Moderator:  Becki Womble
                                    Mason Mote, Pearl River
                                    Rick Neff, Hunt Communities
                                    Alton Butler, 204 Line Studios
                                    *Jeff XX, Greenport – Potential Speaker
 
10:30am               BREAK

10:45am               Attract and Hire Talent in Today's Tight Job Market – Shannon Black, SCORE

11:45am               Lunch – hot buffet

12:30pm               Change How You Network & Grow Your Business in Five Proven Steps
                            Speaker:  Jen Shultz, Founder, The Non-Nine-to-Five

1:15pm                 BREAK
 
1:30pm                  Sustainable Growth through Constant Recalibration – Potential: Michelle Savage, SCORE or The Power of Collaboration and Partnerships / TBD
 
2:15pm                  BREAK

2:30pm                  Business Finance Panel
                                Moderators: Blythe Rehberg & Fernando Rojas – Texas Certified Development Company
                                    First National Bank – Stephen Lee
                                    Roscoe Bank – Rick Womble
                                    *Frost Bank – Laurence Richardson
                                    *Frontier Bank – Patrick Johnson
                                    *Classic Bank – TBA
                                    *Prosperity Bank – Joann Cody
 
3:15pm                  Wrap Up / Survey – Becki Womble

*Potential Speakers