Travelers Institute Selects San Antonio to Launch 2018 Small Business – Big Opportunity® series
February 13 2018 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
Blake Hastings of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas to deliver keynote address
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), will host its Small Business
– Big Opportunity symposia series in San Antonio today to discuss
the economy, access to capital, cybersecurity, business continuity
planning and other issues facing small businesses. The event will
be held in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
San Antonio Branch; the Insurance Council of Texas; UTSA Small
Business Development Center and the Maestro Entrepreneur
Center.
Blake Hastings, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of
Dallas, will deliver the keynote address on the region’s economic
outlook. “Gaining insight into small business is critical to our
local and national economies,” said Hastings. “The Federal Reserve
Bank of Dallas frequently convenes partners and small business
leaders to continue the conversation on small business and
entrepreneurship. We engage small businesses through roundtables,
surveys and programs like this symposium to help ensure their
success.”
The event will also feature a panel discussion exploring
solutions to many small business challenges. Joan Woodward,
President of the Travelers Institute and Executive Vice President
of Public Policy at Travelers, will moderate the discussion, joined
by the following panelists:
- Matt Davies, Assistant Vice President,
Payments Outreach, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Aaron Garcia, Second Vice President,
Property Claim Management, Travelers
- Annie Hudspeth, Lender Relations
Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration San Antonio District
Office
- Raymond P. Martinez, Special Agent, San
Antonio Field Office, Cyber Squad, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
“Small businesses play a big role in our economy by employing
millions of people around the country, and they’re pillars in our
communities that help our neighborhoods thrive,”
said Woodward. “By sharing expertise and resources, we
want to help business owners build robust processes that let them
sustain and grow their operations.”
Visit www.travelersinstitute.org/smallbusiness for more
information about the Travelers Institute® Small Business – Big
Opportunity series.
About the Travelers Institute
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc., engages in discussion and analysis of
public policy topics of importance to the insurance marketplace and
to the financial services industry more broadly. The Travelers
Institute draws upon the industry expertise of Travelers’ senior
management, as well as the technical expertise of many of
Travelers’ underwriters, risk managers and other experts to provide
information, analysis and solutions to public policymakers and
regulators. Travelers is a leading provider of property and
casualty insurance for auto, home and business. For more
information, visit travelers.com.
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