7:20 a.m. - Courtney Taylor - Executive Director, Accelerate MS

Topic: Mississippi’s strides in workforce development, what is still missing, and what else needs to be tackled. Workforce development and economic development working together, issues with labor force participation that we have been seeing and is there a silver bullet answer. How MS is competing for high-tech and advanced manufacturing projects, and the balance between public investment and private sector responsibility

when it comes to workforce training.

8:05 a.m. - Mike Hurst - Former U.S. Attorney & Chairman of The Mississippi Republican Party

Topic: President Trump’s Joint Congressional Address, key moments, thoughts on his first couple of months in office, etc.