The annual conference is ABEC’s largest event, and continues to grow in size and popularity each year.  The ABEC Conference is a full day packed with prominent speakers – local, national and international.  The conference convenes statewide business, education and community leaders as well as many elected officials to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing business and education today.

The Future of Education in Arizona:  We Are Excited!

Friday, May 22, 2015

9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Desert Willow Conference Center

4340 East Cotton Center Boulevard

Phoenix, AZ  85040

Conference Speakers:
 

• The Honorable Doug Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona
• Reginald Ballantyne III, senior strategic advisor, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
• Ken Bennett, Former Arizona Secretary orf State and former CEO, Bennett Oil Company
• Michelle Bolton, director of public affairs, Cox Communications, Inc.
• Tom Forese, Arizona Corporation Commissioner
• David Garcia, associate professor, Arizona State University [download presentation]
• John Kelly, principal, Triadvocates, LLC [download presentation]
• Beth Maloney, AEF 2014 Teacher of the Year
• Michele Reagan, Arizona Secretary of State
• H.T. Sanchez, superintendent, Tucson Unified School District
• Paul Stanton, superintendent, Humboldt Unified School District
• Patricia Tate, superintendent, Osborn Elementary School District
• Grant Woods, former Arizona State Attorney General

2015 Conference Sponsors

Host sponsor:

World Sponsors:

National Sponsors:

State Sponsors:

   

Local Sponsors:

• 1GPA
• ADM Group
• Grand Canyon University
• Hunt & Caraway Architects
• Immedia Education Solutions
• Orcutt|Winslow Partnership
• Pearson
• The Arizona Republic | azcentral.com

Past ABEC conferences

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