Current Speakers & Topics
January 15, 2027
Regional, National, and Global Challenges to Public Health in the Current Political Environment
Sten Vermund, MD, PhD
Dean, College of Public Health, USF
January 29, 2027
Seeking Rents. Big Profits, Tiny Taxes. The Many Ways Business Influences Public Policy
Jason Garcia
Investigative Journalist. Formerly of the Orlando Sentinel. Publisher of the Newsletter and Podcast
February 12, 2027
Overdevelopment in
Southwest Florida
Rob Moher, MA
President and CEO, Conservancy of Southwest Florida
February 26, 2027
Improving Healthcare in Southwest Florida: Partnering With Local Government, Industry, and Philanthropy
Robert Cubeddu MD
President, NCH Rooney Heart Institute
March 12, 2027
AI in 2027.
You Mean There’s MORE?
Mark Bole, MBA
Instructor, Daveler and Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship, FGCU
March 26, 2027
Safety On the Road.
Self-driving Cars and
Back-seat Drivers.
A Fireside Chat with a Car Buff.
Fred Mannering, PhD
Executive Director, Center for Urban Transportation Research, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USF
April 9, 2027
American Strategy in the Middle East – Past and Future
General Frank McKenzie (Ret.)
Former Commander US Central Command. President of The Citadel.