Next event: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
Overview: Professional Soccer in Â鶹´«Ã½
"Beyond The Pitch" OKC professional soccer future in hands of local investment firm. OKC is posed to attain a second major league franchise to complement the Thunder; this one in soccer.
A MAPS-fueled stadium is on the horizon. The new owners are asking public input for the team nickname.
The effort is guided by , an OKC-based investment firm. We will hear the narrative, timeline and how, why this enterprise became involved.
Moderator: with Koller, Baker & Associates legal firm. He also volunteers as a vice-president for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Soccer Association, a statewide youth program.
Panelists:
- , partner, sport & entertainment
- partner & managing director
All Â鶹´«Ã½ City Economic Roundtable meetings are open to the public. There are no membership dues to join. Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month.
Meeting location: Meinders School of Business, Â鶹´«Ã½ City University campus @ 2701 McKinley Ave, OKC.
- Large Gardner Conference Room, 3rd floor
- 11:30 a.m. to noon - lunch, social time / 12:10 to 1 p.m. (or earlier) program
- Lunch buffet (including vegan options) $20 or $10 for program only
- RSVP required – email [email protected] for more information
- Free to Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff, students (program only, no lunch)
- Plenty of parking north/south side of the Meinders building
Topics on tap for 2025 include:
March 5 - Softball & the LA/OKC Olympics
April 2 - OKC Fashion Designers
May 5 - Criminal Justice Reform