Tuesday, June 10

NAVIGATING CHANGE: Houston's Economic Path Forward

Join ALF for a thought-provoking convening of business leaders exploring Houston's economic development amidst uncertainty.

By American Leadership Forum Houston/ Gulf Coast

Date and time

Tuesday, June 10 · 8 - 10:30am CDT

Location

Amegy Tower at Galleria - Houston Room

1717 West Loop South Houston, TX 77027

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Join us for "Navigating Change: Houston's Economic Path Forward"

Join the American Leadership Forum (ALF) for an engaging morning with Craig Rhodes, Senior Vice President of Regional Economic Development at the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP). In this intimate, moderated discussion, Craig will share insights on how Houston is navigating economic uncertainty, highlighting emerging trends and key indicators that business leaders should be watching. This convening is an opportunity for leaders to gain critical context, share operational challenges, and strategize collectively for Houston's economic future.

Guest Presenter:

Craig Rhodes | Senior Vice President, Regional Economic Development

Greater Houston Partnership

Craig has worked at the Greater Houston Partnership for 13 years. In his current role, Craig leads GHP’s economic development team. This team works with companies across the U.S. and around the world to attract new jobs and capital investment to the 12-County Houston region in multiple industry sectors. Craig has been a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) since 2015, with over 18 years of economic and community development experience in Houston. In addition to GHP, Craig also worked on the economic development team at CenterPoint Energy, supporting new growth across the greater Houston region.

Craig served as Chair of the Houston Regional Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) from 2017-2022 and has served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Economic Development Council and the Utility Economic Development Association. He is an active member of the International Economic Development Council and has held numerous Board and leadership roles in economic development across the Houston area. Craig is a graduate of University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife Kristi have three children.

Organized by

American Leadership Forum Houston/ Gulf Coast

ALF has created a regional network of diverse senior-level leaders across private, public and nonprofit sectors. ALF Fellows and Senior Fellows now number more than 4,500 nationwide. In Houston, they have created a network that brings together a broad cross-section of leaders committed to building a stronger community. They use collaborative leadership skills to identify and deal with complex regional issues, model servant leadership, and create opportunities to work together in ways that make a significant difference to Houston and its surrounding communities.

ALF continues to be a resource for Senior Fellows past their fellowship through special programming, resources, and activities.

Benefits to the community include a continuing supply of effective and enlightened leaders trained in collaboration and consensus building, and coalitions created to build a more effective community in the Houston/Gulf Coast area. Benefits to the private, public, and independent sectors include top-level networking across sectors, and internal leadership development. Benefits to the individual Fellows include personal growth, professional growth, effective skilled service to the community, and long lasting bonds with relationships of mutual trust among diverse leaders.

$49.87