Current Speakers & Topics
December 4, 2025
The Big One Is Still to Come – Lessons We Should Have Learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Osterholm Ph.D.
Director Center for Infectious Disease, Research & Policy, University of Minnesota
January 16, 2026
FGCU – Your University
Aysegul Timur, Ph.D.
FGCU President
January 30, 2026
What you need to learn after you know it all: Family relationships, professional counsel, and AI
J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.
Former Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins
February 13, 2026
Conspirator-In-Chief:
Conspiracy Theories and the American Presidency
Stephen Knott, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of History, US Naval War College
February 27, 2026
NICE: A Soft Approach to Tough Conversations
Ron Shapiro, Esq.
Shapiro Negotiation Institute, NYTimes Best-Selling Author, Sports Agent, Civic Leader
March 13, 2026
Authoritarianism and Democracy In the Americas
Luis Martinez-Fernandez, Ph.D.
Pegasus Professor of History, UCF
March 27, 2026
AI: Trends and Transformation
Sheri Cunningham
Head of A.I. Platform and Infrastructure Science, Generative A.I. Leader, Google Cloud
April 10, 2026
Mentor with Impact: Tools to Share Wisdom and Transform Lives
Patrick Mork
Startup CEO Coach, author of Step Back and Leap, three time Chief Marketing Officer, led team that created Google Play