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Tom Grady joins us this month to talk about investments in changing times, particularly human investment. Among his many titles and businesses, his most recent start-up is the one closest to his heart. He is cofounder of The Freedom Institute of Collier County, a home schools program that grew out of his success in founding […]

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

Madeline Pumariega, incoming President of Miami Dade College, will address The Role of Higher Education in Economic Recovery in a speech before the Economic Club of Florida tomorrow, Wednesday December 16, from noon to 1pm at the Governors Club in downtown Tallahassee. The address will also be livestreamed. Pumariega will discuss the importance of higher

Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson on Tuesday said recent investments in the university by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Thermo Fisher are examples of the university’s strategic plan to create partnerships. Robinson, the university’s 12th president, was the featured speaker during a virtual address before the Economic Club of Florida, the influential

He addressed members of the Economic Club of Florida and other clubs nationwide, including in key battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania, while making his case that four more years of a Trump administration is the only way for the nation to return to its pre-pandemic economy.

The Economic Club of Florida was one of just six in the nation who got special treatment from President Donald Trump Wednesday. The President did a live stream Q&A from the Rose Garden after speaking on what he’s done for the economy during his first term.

The president spoke from the Rose Garden to economic clubs in Florida and five other states.