Jeb Bush to be Keynote Speaker at the Annual Dinner


Topeka, KAN. (November 16, 2011) – Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor and real estate entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker at the Kansas Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in Topeka.  Presented by Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company based in Overland Park, Kansas, the Chamber’s Dinner is the largest annual statewide gathering of business and political leaders in the state.

“We are very pleased to host such a high caliber speaker with deep knowledge of the challenges facing government at both the state and federal levels as the keynote speaker for our Annual Dinner,” said Kansas Chamber President and CEO Kent Beisner.  “Gov. Bush will offer his solutions for changing the direction of the United States to one of robust growth. It is a message that I believe will resonate with both our business members and political leaders.”

Serving as Florida’s Governor from 1999-2007, Jeb Bush became known as a successful business, economic, education and health care reformer. Gov. Bush currently leads a consulting business and remains involved in education reform as the chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education.

Join us on February 21 to hear Jeb Bush address the key challenges facing America in Topeka.   

For more information and reservations for The Kansas Chamber Annual Dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 21, email nicolev@kansaschamber.org. The 2012 Annual Dinner once again promises to be a defining event for Kansas business.