EPIC’s 16th Annual Business Leaders Dinner

2025 Annual Dinner Program

5:30 p.m. Networking

6:10 p.m. Program Begins

  • Welcome Remarks: Alethea Gomez, EPIC Colorado Executive Director
  • Remarks from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
  • Big Ideas, Big Impact: Nicole Riehl, EPIC President and CEO
  • Support for Employers: Steph Itelman, EPIC Chief Impact Officer

Dinner Service & Sponsor Recognition

  • EPIC Award Presented by Ryan Beiser, PNC Regional President
  • Early Childhood Champion Award Presented by Mike Kehoe, EPIC Board Chair and Vice President of Finance at PCL Construction
  • Special Remarks from Governor Jared Polis
  • Tribute to Dan Ritchie, EPIC’s first Board Chair
  • Fireside Chat with Steve ErkenBrack, Barbara Grogan and Nicole Riehl
  • Closing Statements: Alethea Gomez, EPIC Colorado Executive Director

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