Saturday Is The Annual Oklahoma Growth Summit

  Grassroots Oklahomans don’t want to miss this exciting opportunity to hear from experts across the state on how our budget process works.

• What are the pitfalls and obstacles in creating a budget for the many agencies and departments within Oklahoma.
• Do tax credits benefit Oklahoma citizens?
• What influence does the Oklahoma state constitution have on our budget process?

  The Oklahoma Growth and Opportunity Summit 2018, focuses on the facts behind Oklahoma’s state budget, and the sharing of knowledge to arm citizens with a better understanding of the budget process. Once again OCPA (Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs), AFP-OK (Americans for Prosperity – Oklahoma) and Tulsa 9.12 Project, join forces to deliver a day long educational opportunity to explain the state budget, how departments and agencies are funded, tax credits and our state constitution.

  Former Oklahoma U.S. Senator, Dr. Tom Coburn, will keynote the opening session.

 Lunch is included for this conference. The cost is only $20 when signing up online, here.

  Here are the details of the full day of events & topics...

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Growth and Opportunity Summit Agenda

​9:00-10:15 – Welcome and Introductions (Main Ballroom)

• Welcome and Introductions
• Morning Keynote Address by Dr. Tom Coburn
• Dismiss for Breakout Sessions

10:30-11:30 – Breakout Session

• Fact or Fiction – “The Oklahoma Budget” Presented by OCPA’s Jonathan Small and Small Business owner Tom Culver, Main Ballroom: 
• Hollywood Handouts Presented by Grassroots Leadership Academy, Zak Kubin, Room A:  (Additional Presentation by Curtis Shelton, OCPA)
• Occupational Licensing 101 – “I need a license to do that?” Presented by Byron Schlomach, 1889 Institute, Room B: 

** Lunch will be provided.
11:45-1:00 – Lunch Presentation (Main Ballroom)

• Oklahoma Constitution, Everything You’ve Never Wanted to Know. Presented by OCPA Executive VP Trent England

1:15 to 2:15 – Breakout Session

• Inside the OK Education Funding Formula, Presented by Jason Nelson, E Foundation of Oklahoma and Rob Sellers, OSF Kids, Main Ballroom: 
• Impacting Your Legislator, Presented by Grassroots Leadership Academy, Room A: 
• Healthcare and Medicaid Reforms, Presented by Tom Newell, Foundation for Government Accountability, Room B: 

2:30 to 4:00 – Legislative Roundtable (Main Ballroom)
A Legislator’s View of the Budget “Crisis” and How We Move Forward
Moderator: John Tidwell, AFP Oklahoma
Panelists:

• Dave Bond, OCPA
• Rep. Scott McEachin
• Rep. Chuck Strohm

​DATE AND TIME

• Sat, February 24, 2018, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST

LOCATION

• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa - Warren Place, 6110 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74136

Organizers: Tulsa 9.12 Project, OCPA and AFP-OK

• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) was founded in 1993 as a public policy research organization focused primarily on state-level issues. OCPA has been part of an emerging, national trend of free-market, state-based think tanks. For more than 22 years, OCPA has conducted research and analysis of public issues in Oklahoma from a perspective of limited government, individual liberty and a free-market economy.
• Americans for Prosperity (AFP) exists to recruit, educate, and mobilize citizens in support of the policies and goals of a free society at the local, state, and federal level, helping every American live their dream – especially the least fortunate. AFP has more than 2.8 million activists across the nation, a local infrastructure that includes 35 state chapters, and has received financial support from more than 100,000 Americans in all 50 states.
• The 9.12 project of Tulsa is a conservative grassroots organization whose focus is educating, empowering, and activating concerned citizens; in pursuit of limited government, free markets individual liberty and personal responsibility.