2026 Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum

December 8, 2025 • Grand Hyatt Denver

WhippleWood CPAs Sponsors the Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum

Join us on December 8, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt Denver as we support Colorado’s signature economic-forecast event.

Date: December 8, 2025
Time: 12:30–5:30 pm (Workshop at 10:00 am)
Location: Grand Hyatt Denver

Conference Agenda

10:00 am | Workshop — “Talent in Transition: Building the AI-Ready Workforce”

Led by Jeremiah Contreras and Matthew Brady.

Learn how AI is reshaping talent development and how business and education can better align to meet the moment:

Explore emerging AI tools
See examples of how business and education are responding to AI-driven change
Engage in an interactive segment using QR-based engagement to explore the rewards and risks of AI in education

12:30 pm | Check-in (registration required)

1:00 pm | Colorado Economic Outlook for 2026

Richard L. Wobbekind, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
Jessica Ostermick, CBRE

2:20 pm | Keynote

3:00 pm | Industry Discussion Breakout Sessions

Real Estate: Julie Gibson, Klump Center for Real Estate
Entrepreneurship: Erick Mueller, Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Trade and Tariffs: Bill Germain, Office of Economic Development and International Trade

4:30 pm | Networking Reception

About the event

The 2026 Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum will be held on December 8, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt Denver.

The Colorado Business Economic Outlook publication provides professionals across nearly every industry in the state with a sector-by-sector forecast of Colorado’s economy. Each December, the Leeds School of Business and its Business Research Division present the forecast for the following year during the annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum.

The forecast is developed in partnership with more than 130 private and public-sector leaders across Colorado.