OSU speaker series announced for Tulsa, OKC

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Chris Wallace, Tim DuBois, George Blankenship and Moira Forbes will be the featured speakers for the 2017-18 Tulsa Business Forums and Oklahoma City's Executive Management Briefing speaker series, presented annually by Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business along with corporate sponsors.

These programs bring in distinguished business leaders, authors and policymakers to speak to the Tulsa and Oklahoma City business communities. Both the Tulsa Business Forums and Executive Management Briefings are coordinated by the Center for Executive and Professional Development at OSU.

“Along with our corporate sponsors, we are very excited to bring business and government leaders to both cities each year,” said Ken Eastman, dean of the OSU Spears School of Business. “We are fortunate to have a distinguished group of individuals who will discuss the emerging news and issues with the Oklahoma business community.”

The schedule for the 2017-2018 speaker series is as follows:

Tulsa Business Forums

Nov. 1, 2017 – Chris Wallace, award-winning journalist and host of Fox News Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m., Mabee Center.

Feb. 7, 2018 – Tim DuBois, president of Tim Dubois Music, award-winning, Grammy nominated songwriter, producer and music executive, 12-1:30 p.m., Downtown DoubleTree Hotel.

April 17, 2018 – Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman, 12-1:30 p.m., Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center.

Executive Management Briefings in Oklahoma City

Nov. 1, 2017 – Chris Wallace, award-winning journalist and host of Fox News Sunday, 4-5:30 p.m., National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

March 8, 2018 – George Blankenship, former executive at Tesla Motors, Apple Computer and GAP Inc., 8-9:45 a.m., National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

April 18, 2018 – Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman, 12-1:30 p.m., National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Registration is $200 a person for the series or $2,750 for a table sponsorship for the series. Full sponsorships include special events with the speaker among many other benefits.

For more information about the Tulsa Business Forums, or to learn how you can participate as a sponsor, contact Mandy McKinney at mandy.mckinney@okstate.edu or call 918-594-8244 or 405-744-5208.

For more information about the Executive Management Briefings, or to learn how you can participate as a sponsor, contact Kelle Scott at kelle.scott@okstate.edu  or call 281-755-3773 or 405-744-5208.