“I there is a way we can coexist with wildlife that is helping support their conservation as well as supporting the economy that we all benefit from.” Jessica Harvey, CEO of the Guy Harvey Foundation shares its mission and success in combining art and science for greater environmental conservation through ocean research and education before […]
“I think the trucking industry is the backbone of the U.S. economy and I think we have a unique opportunity right now. There’s going to be more disruption in the supply chain over the next five years than I’ve seen in my 40 years.” Nationally-recognized expert Lee White reveals how trials of autonomous vehicle trucking
“I think there is more than just replacing human labor. Exactly who might be replaced remains to be seen. We need to establish what an economist would say is the efficient frontier between labor and capital.” WebMD founding COO Michael Heekin draws comparisons to the early days of the Internet to discuss the rapid dynamics
“We look at the roads, the bridges, the infrastructure, the neighborhoods, the cities, the skyscrapers, none of those things could be built without the aggregate materials that explosives truly make possible.” Clark Mica, President of the Institute of Makers of Explosives highlights the critical role that commercial explosives play in building the Florida and U.S.
“Florida is a global economy, sitting at number 16 in the world, with a clear path to get to number 10 within the next decade or so. But really to get there, it’s not just the technology and the capital, it’s human potential.” Miami entrepreneur Saif Ishoof of the Miami business development firm Lab22c shares
“This is the epidemic of the century… where the number of cases will exponentially increase without cures.” Dr. Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Professor and Enterprise Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Neuroscience, explains the very latest research and treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases before an April 2, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.
“This is a clarion call. This is a five-alarm fire. It’s not going away. You can’t ignore it out of existence. It’s going to fundamentally change the way most occupations operate.” Bob Rice, Managing Partner of New Jersey-based Tangent Capital Partners, shares the revolutionary implications of Artificial Intelligence on global production, wages, competition, investments, and
“We could see an American Renaissance or we could see an American decline.” Panetta Institute for Public Policy Chairman Leon Panetta discusses the growing challenges and turmoil facing the United States before a February 6, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.
“It’s not just professional sports…but also includes our recreational, our leisure sports, our amateur sports, and our collegiate landscape.” Angela Adams Suggs, President and CEO of the Florida Sports Foundation shares the growing $70 billion economic impact of Florida’s sports industry before a November 7, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.
“It makes sense for our customers to reduce the amount of natural gas that we’re burning at Florida Power and Light and increase the amount of energy that we’re getting from solar.” Armando Pimentel, President and CEO of Florida Power and Light Company, discusses the challenges of providing customers reliable, affordable power with less
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