Regional and State Leaders Featured at Inaugural Collin Leadership Policy Summit

Nov. 29, 2022 Collin College brought area leaders together for its inaugural Collin Leadership Policy Summit. Approximately 300 people attended the sold-out event. Designed to offer participants the opportunity to explore regional areas of interest prior to the 88^th legislative session, the summit was sponsored by Atmos Energy, Crawford Catastrophe Services, Credit Union of Texas, and Oncor. The half-day event was held Nov. 16 at the Collin College Frisco Campus Conference Center.

The first Collin Leadership Policy Summit was a great success, said Dr. Neil Matkin, Collin College district president. Our distinguished keynote speakers and panelists, who are experts in their fields, shared insightful information that can impact the future of our communities.

Keynote speakers included Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Secretary of Education and president and chief executive officer of Texas 2036, and Rich Templeton, Texas Instruments chairman, president, and chief executive officer.

Several business, community, and civic leaders, including Senator Angela Paxton and State Representatives Jeff Leach, Candy Noble, and Matt Shaheen, served as panelists for the following panel discussions:

• Workforce Opportunities and the Labor Market
• Future of Healthcare in Texas and Collin County
• Economic Development: Statewide Policy and Regional Focus
• Education Priorities for the 88th Legislative Session
• The Future of the Texas Power Grid
• The Future of Transportation

The summit was held in partnership with several chambers of commerce including Allen-Fairview, Celina, Collin County Black, Farmersville, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Princeton-Lowry Crossing, Prosper, Richardson, and Wylie.

For more information and to view videos from the inaugural summit, visit www.collin.edu/policysummit/.

Collin College serves more than 57,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visitwww.collin.edu.