Florida’s new insurance commissioner Michael Yaworsky joins us this month to talk about Florida’s topsy-turvy property insurance marketplace. Seven Florida domestic insurance companies have become insolvent in the past 15 months in a market with multiple double-digit rate increases, growing litigation, and natural catastrophes.
Retired four-star US Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus joins us in person this month to discuss the state of the world and the global economy. He’ll specifically focus on the Russia-Ukraine war and the consequences for the US and European nations. General Petraeus will share his unique perspective on what might lie …
This month’s speaker will be a familiar face to many Club members. State Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson joins us fresh from his recent duty as State Senate President which capped ten years of service in the Senate. Commissioner Simpson now oversees the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS). A fifth-generation Floridian, he has …
Happy New Year! Dr. Jeffrey Roach joins us this month to share his observations and expectations for 2023 in both the financial markets and the broader economy. Dr. Roach is Vice President and Chief Economist for the Investor & Investment Solutions Group at LPL Financial, an independent brokerage supporting more than 21,000 financial advisors across …
“If we get the policies right, we can get production back up and we can get prices lower for the American people.” American Petroleum Institute President & CEO Mike Sommers discusses the domestic oil and gas industry and how the Russian-Ukraine War and current policies on production and climate change effect gasoline prices before an …
“I would argue it’s really about competition over innovation, with diminishing returns from trade but increasing returns from innovation.” China Research Center Founding Director Dr. Penelope Prime shares her updated analysis of the macro political-economic environment of today’s China and its relationship with the United States before a March 22, 2022 meeting of The Economic …
“It’s not just the economic impact of broadband on our lives, but on the quality of our lives.” Charter Communications Group Vice President of State Government Affairs Marva Johnson discusses the upwards of 2.3 million Floridians that are without broadband internet before a February 8, 2022 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 – Stanley Connelly, Jr., Chairman Southern Company Services, Inc. on “The Cybersecurity Status of America’s Energy Grid” at Charles Dunlap Champions Club @ FSU Stadium
September 2022 – Michael McCauley, MPA Florida State Board of Administration – Senior Officer – Investment Programs & Governance on “ESG Investing: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” at Florida State University Alumni Center
Thursday, August 25, 2022 –Freddie Figgers, Chief Executive Officer Figgers Wireless on “A Gadsden County Adoptee’s Rags to Riches Story: How I Started a Cloud Company When I was Only 15 Years Old” at Florida State University Alumni Center
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