10:00 AM

Market and Mimosas

VIP Speaker Meet and Greet

11:30 AM

Ballroom doors open

12:00 PM

Emcee

2026 Chairs

Susan Hesterberg and Jamie Hesterberg Daily

CEO Welcome

Beth Braniff Harp

Board Chair Welcome

Michael Magilton

2026 Honorees

Corporate Volunteer Honoree Memorial Hermann

Corporate Honoree CenterPoint Energy Foundation

Golda and Gil Baker Honoree Kathleen and Darrell Pennington

Volunteer Honoree Kaye Ellis

Family of the Year

12:30 PM

Tales Around The Table:

A conversation on food, community, and chasing the American Dream with Hugo Ortega and Beth Braniff Harp.