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Join the North Texas Chamber Executives for "\;86th Legislative Session: \;
\n Insight &\; Impact on Business Industry in the North Texas Region"\;
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\n Keynote Speaker:
\n Chris Wallace\, IOM\, CCE
\n President &\; CEO
\n North Texas Commission
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\n Friday\, May 10\, 2019 \; | \; 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
\n Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
\n 5201 N. O'\;Connor Boulevard\, Irving\, TX 75039
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\n Complimentary for Chamber Executives if current NTCE Member.
\n $25 Future Members and additional guests
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\n Click on the link below or RSVP to Glenda Lara Davis at:
\n glaradavis@irvingchamber.com \;or 214.217.8487

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Chris Wallace\, IOM\, CCE
\n President &\; CEO
\n North Texas Commission
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\n Chris Wallace\, IOM\, CCE is President/CEO of the North Texas Commission\, a unique public-private partnership that drives large impactful projects and legislative advocacy benefiting a robust 13-county region.
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\n Prior to joining the NTC\, Wallace was President/COO of the Texas Association of Business\, the state chamber of commerce. In this role\, he managed TAB?s statewide team responsible for legislative advocacy and strategy\, operations\, membership/marketing\, as well as board and chamber relations. As a registered lobbyist\, Chris led TAB?s advocacy initiatives in the areas of economic development having founded the highly recognized and successful Keep Texas Open for Business Coalition. Wallace also successfully led a nationwide campaign reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank as well as a NAFTA 2.0 initiative (Texas-Mexico Trade Coalition). Prior to joining the TAB team\, Wallace was President/CEO of the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber\, the third largest chamber of commerce in North Texas and the first national Five-Star Accredited Chamber in Texas. He also managed the Irving Economic Development Partnership.
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\n Wallace is chairman of the National Board of Trustees of the U.S. Chamber?s Institute for Organization Management as well as a former Regent of Northeast Institute at Villanova University. He is among only 570 executives in the nation who have earned their CCE (Certified Chamber Executive) designation. He also serves on the national board of the Business &\; Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) and on the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.