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Economic Resilience Luncheon: Markets, Metroplex & Main Street

Thursday, Nov 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM to 1:45 PM CST

Hotel Contessa, 306 West Market Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States

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Event Information

Thursday, Nov 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM to 1:45 PM CST

Hotel Contessa, 306 West Market Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States.

The Foundation for Better Business scales a signature executive gathering to San Antonio. JPMorgan Chase economist, Joe Seydl, delivers a national-to-state economic outlook built on the Foundation's own statewide survey of business economic confidence, including a direct read on what the midterm results could mean for small business policy. A fireside chat with elected officials from Austin and San Antonio explores the Austin-San Antonio metroplex and its growing relevance to smal business. The program closes with the Power of Better Business panel, a conversation that earns lasting visibility as a six-page feature in the San Antonio Business Journal, published alongside the Foundation's full survey report.

For sponsors, that visibility doesn't end at lunch. Top-tier sponsors join a VIP reception on the terrace overlooking the River Walk, continuing the conversation directly with the speakers who led it.

Seats are limited. Reserve yours today.

Questions? Contact foundation@austin.bbb.org 

Visit our website to learn more about Foundation for Better Business!

 

Sponsorship Information

Please contact Bethany Leffingwell at bleffingwell@austin.bbb.org to claim your sponsorship. 

VIP Reception Sponsorship $7,500 (exclusive)

  • Host post-event reception for top sponsors and speakers on outdoor veranda overlooking the River Walk
  • Reception remarks
  • Broad logo recognition including reception signage
  • Recognition from podium
  • Recognition in event recap newsletter
  • Collateral distribution at event
  • Reserved premium seating for 8

Panelist Sponsorship $6,000 (2 available)

  • Power of Better Business panel participation, including a post-event 6-page feature article in San Antonio Business Journal
  • VIP reception access
  • Broad logo recognition
  • Recognition from podium
  • Recognition in event recap newsletter
  • Reserved premium seating for 4

Presenting Sponsorship $5,000

  • VIP reception access
  • Broad logo recognition including reception signage
  • Recognition from podium
  • Recognition in event recap newsletter
  • Collateral distribution at event
  • Reserved premium seating for 8

Community Impact Sponsorship $3,500

  • VIP reception access
  • Broad logo recognition including reception signage
  • Recognition from podium
  • Recognition in event recap newsletter
  • Reserved eating for 8

Supporting Sponsor $1,500

  • Broad logo recognition including reception signage
  • Recognition from podium
  • Recognition in event recap newsletter
  • Reserved seating for 8

Main Street Sponsor $750

  • Broad logo recognition including reception signage
  • Recognition from podium
  • Recognition in event recap newsletter
  • Reserved seating for 4

 

Event Location

About Organizer

Foundation for Better Business Organizer name

Speakers

Bobby Jenkins

About Bobby Jenkins
Owner
ABC Home and Commercial Services
No Sessions Available

Meredith Duncan

About Meredith Duncan
President & CEO
Texicare
No Sessions Available

Alison Walgren

About Alison Walgren
Principal
Deloitte
No Sessions Available

speaker

About Michael Carpenter
County Judge-Elect
Guadalupe County
No Sessions Available
About Joseph Seydl
Senior Markets Economist
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
No Sessions Available
About Brad Lovett
Executive Director- Austin Market Executive
J.P. Morgan
No Sessions Available
About Lana Macrum
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
No Sessions Available

Event Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Panel Sponsors