2024 Dinner and Conversation

Center for Houston’s Future’s signature fall event, Dinner and Conversation presented by Harvey|Harvey-Cleary, will feature an exciting conversation, A Texas Talk: Reflecting on the Past, Envisioning the Future, between two important Texas voices. Stephen Harrigan, the award-winning author of 12 fiction and non-fiction books, including Big Wonderful Thing, a sweeping narrative of Texas history, will appear in conversation with Sonal Shah, CEO of the Texas Tribune, who has a long record of social impact work across multiple sectors.

We’re honored to present the Eugene H. Vaughan Civic Leadership Award to Stan Marek, President and CEO of Marek Companies, for his long record of outstanding leadership, service and contributions across our region, including his tireless focus on sensible immigration reform.

David E. Harvey Jr. and Joe Cleary, co-chairmen of the board of Harvey|Harvey-Cleary, are chairing our annual community engagement and thought leadership event.

 

 

Event Tickets and Sponsorship

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Have Questions?
For more information, please contact Mary Doughtie, Director of Development, at 713-844-9362 or mdoughtie@futurehouston.org.

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Presenting Sponsor

Premier Underwriter

Valet Sponsor

Honored Benefactor

Benefactors

 

Media Sponsor 

Hors D’Oeuvres Sponsor 

Patrons

Amegy Bank

Arnold Ventures

BlueCross BlueShield

Camden Properties

Centerpoint Energy

Deloitte

Holes, Inc.

Houston Airports System

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

JLL

Port Houston

Tellepsen Family

Event Co-Chairs 

Joseph A Cleary Jr.,  Co-Chairman, Harvey|Harvey-Cleary

David E. Harvey, Jr., Co-Chairman, Harvey|Harvey-Cleary

Honorary Chairs 

Dan Bellow

Laura Bellows

Art Canales

Anne Chao

Darlene East

Tom Forney

Wes Hudson

John Kafka

Anne-Laure and Steve Stephens

Howard Tellepsen

Tom Vaughn

Jim and Sandi Lemming

Host Committee

 Saied Alavi

Rhonda Arnold

Joni Baird

Hon. Jacquie Baly

Astley Blair

Ric Campo

Donna Cole

Richard Everett

Marcia Faschingbauer

Roland Garcia

Winell Herron

Nicolas Jimenez

Heather Linton

George Martinez

Catherine Mosbacher

Susan Osterberg

Leila Perrin

Divya Reddy

Regina Rogers

Y.Ping Sun

Heida Thurlow

Phoebe & Bobby Tudor

Janeice Weinand

Beth Wolff

Carlecia Wright

Melinda Yee