ACG In Austin on 11/08/17: Carla Steffen & Lee Cooke

Event Details

When:

November 8, 2017 11:30 AM - 1 PM CST

Where:

Location Name

Sullivan's Steakhouse

Location Address

4501 West 119th Street
Leawood, KS 66209
United States

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Overview

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Online registration is now closed. Walk-ins may be accommodated if space allows, based on no-shows, at the following rates: ACG Member price: 40./Non-ACG Member price: 65.

Attendees will hear former Austin Mayor Lee Cooke (now serving on A New Vision for Austin’s Convention Center coalition) and current CFO and Deputy Director for the Austin Convention Center, Carla Steffan, discuss the significant impact that the Austin Convention Center has had on Austin’s business community and the potential implications of a significant expansion. Topics discussed will focus on an overview of the proposed expansion—including discussion about stakeholder/community engagement efforts—The myriad of possible expansion elements, operational needs and financing concepts. Additionally, they will look behind the scenes the strategy for expanding from a local and national standpoint, and what may happen to Austin’s economy if we do not expand.

*NOTE: This event will be held at Sullivan's Steakhouse @ 300 Colorado St. in downtown Austin. Valet parking will be available @ 8.

Your registration for this event acts as an audio/video release and includes your permission for ACG Central Texas to use your image and comments captured on audio, video or photographic formats while attending the event for marketing and promotional purposes. For further information please contact: Sara Singer - ACG Central Texas Chapter Executive @ acgcentraltexas@acg.org or 512-970-0417.

Cancellation Policy – Cancellations received in writing to acgcentraltexas@acg.org by 5pm, Nov. 7th will receive a full refund. There are no refunds for cancellations received after 5pm on Nov. 7th. If you are an ACG Member unable to attend, you can transfer your registration to another person for this same event. If the person attending in your place is not an ACG Member, they will need to pay an additional fee to bring them up to the non-member rate to attend.

Speakers

Carla Steffen

Austin Convention Center

Deputy Director & CFO

Carla Steffen, CPA, serves as Deputy Director – Chief Financial Officer of the Austin Convention Center Department. Carla has been with the City of Austin since 2002 – serving in positions as Corporate Internal Audit Manager and Deputy Controller prior to her current role. Prior to joining the City of Austin, she held positions with KPMG LLC, Elms, Faris & Company LLP, and Sproles Woodard LLP. Overall, she has 26 years of experience in financial accounting, analysis, and auditing. Carla is a graduate of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, having earned both Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Business Administration with emphases in Accountancy and Information Systems and Management, respectively.

Lee Cooke

City of Austin

Former Mayor of Austin, CEO-Greater Austin Chamber

Along with a significant cast of Austin civic and business entrepreneurs, Lee Cooke assisted in three important policy cornerstones of the Austin Economic Eco-System from the late 1970’s to the early 1990’s. As a policymaker on the Austin City Council and Texas Instruments employee, he initially led a four year effort that set the stage and began a total revitalization the of the central city laid out in 1839. Continuing into the early 1990’s, he helped spearhead the breakout of Austin employment from a foundation in education and government to strategies focused on expanding into new job creation sectors of research, software, hospitality (music, film and tourism) among others, recruiting the creative class to fill and create companies in each new sector. Last, he played a vital role in the successful approval and building of the Austin Convention Center, beginning the impetus of today's hospitality sector (125,000 jobs) of our economy.

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

Austin/San Antonio