Depth and Variety

We invite speakers from both the national and local scene to address an eclectic range of issues related to commerce and the economy, ranging from real estate to agriculture to downtown revitalization.

National speakers from NASDAQ and Wall Street have addressed issues affecting the rise and fall of the stock market. Economists from the Federal Reserve Bank have flown in to discuss interest rates and banking issues.

2013

• January Mark Vitner -Senior Economist – Wells Fargo

2012

• January Sheryl G. Steckler -Palm Beach County Inspector General
• February Ron Klein – Former Congressman and Member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
• March Robert A. Dye, Ph.D. – Chief Economist – Comerica Bank
• April Adam H. Putnam – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
• May Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• June  Palm Beach County Judicial Candidates – Circuit & County Courts
• July  State Attorney Candidates – Dave Aronberg – Robert Gershman – Dina Keever
• August  Karen Marcus – Palm Beach County Commissioner
• September  Candidates for PB County Commission – Davis Levy – Hal Valeche
• October  Members Only Evening Event – Brazilian Court/Cafe Boulud
• November  James McTevia – Author & Financial Expert
• December  Alan R. Durham – Executive Director of Economic Development – City of West Palm Beach

2011

• January Charles White -Fixed Income Division – Sterne, Agee & Leach
• February Robert Weisman – Palm Beach County Administrator
• March Christopher P. Ramey – Chairman, Luxury Marketing Council Florida
• April Richard Rampell – Trustee, National Public Radio Foundation
• May Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• June Members Only Event
• July Dr. Claudia Hillinger – President, Max Planck Florida Foundation
• September William N. Shepherd – Former Florida Statewide Prosecutor
• October George Linley – Executive Director – Palm Beach County Sports Commission
• November Members Only Evening Event at Palm Beach DramaWorks
• December Randy Schultz – Editor of the Editorial Page – The Palm Beach Post

2010

• January Charles Tontar, Ph.D. – Economics Chair – Merrimack College
• February John Gillies -Special Agent in Charge – FBI Miami Office
• March Hugh F. Kelly – Real Estate Economist
• April Phil Smith – National Political Director – The Concord Coalition
• May Mark Vitner – Managing Director & Senior Economist – Wells Fargo Securities
• June Roger Amidon – Executive Director Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council
• July John L. Fiveash – Lewis Longman & Walker – “The Oil Spill & South Florida”
• August Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• October Jeff Suat – Chief Investment Strategist – Raymond James

 

2009

• January Eric Silagy – Chief Development Officer – FPL
• February Alex Taylor – Publisher – The Palm Beach Post
• March Robert Weisman – Palm Beach County Administrator
• April Clinton C. Glass – Balfour Beatty Construction
• June Jeff Saut – Chief Investment Strategist – Raymond James
• July Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• August Florida State Representative Mary Brandenburg
• September Randy Schultz – Editor of the Editorial Page – The Palm Beach Post
• October William C. Davis – Past President of Florida Assoc. of Mortgage Brokers (PBC)

2008

• January Scott J. Brown, Ph.D. – Chief Economist – Raymond James
• February Mark Vitner – Senior Economist – Wachovia
• March Tom Kloza – Chief Oil Analyst – Oil Price Information Service
• April Harry Zeeve – National Field Director – The Concord Coalition
• May Bruce Adams – Founding Director – Florida Water Wise Council
• June Candidates for State Attorney – Michael McAuliffe – Paula Russell – Joseph A. Tringali
• July Candidates for PBC Property Appraiser – Richard Machek – Gary Nikolits
• September Randy Schultz – Editor of the Editorial Page – The Palm Beach Post
• October Candidates for State House Seat – Carl Domino & Bryan Miller
• November J. Russell Greene – President & CEO – Grand Bank & Trust of Florida

2007

• January Kendall Coffey – CNN Legal Analyst & Former U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida
• February Stephen R. Conafay – Pfizer Lobbyist
• April Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• May Former Congressman Harry Johnston – “Africa/Iran – The Potential Economic Impact on the U.S.A.”
• July Karen Marcus – Palm Beach County Commissioner
• September Mary Brandenburg – Florida State Representative
• October William C. Davis – Past President of Florida Assoc. of Mortgage Brokers (PBC)
• November Randy Schultz – Editor of the Editorial Page – Palm Beach Post

2006

• February Mark P. Vitner – Senior Economist – Wachovia
• March John W. Little III – Brigham Moore Law Firm
• April Dr. David Lereah – Chief Economist – National Association of Realtors
• May Randy Schultz – Editor of the Editorial Page – Palm Beach Post
• June Mary Brandenburg – Florida State Representative
• July Sarah Tobocman & Joseph Santoro – Gunster Yoakley Law Firm
• September Robert Pick – Bernstein Research & Management
• October Dr. Henry Fishkind, Ph.D. – Fishkind & Associates
• November Tom Kloza – Chief Oil Analyst – Oil Price Information Service

2005

• January Neisen Kasdin – Urban Land Institute
• February Rob Coble – District Manager – Lowe’s
• March Ken Foster – General Manager – Palm Beach County Convention Center
• April Mark Levinson – Chief Economist for UNITE
• May Jim Lushine – National Weather Service
• June Clifford R. Bragdon, Ph.D AICP
• July Robert Pick – Bernstein Research & Management
• August Mary Brandenburg – Florida State Representative
• September Charles Lehmann – Director of Tourist Development Council
• November Barney T. Bishop III – Associated Industries of Florida

2004

• January Richard Lordan, P.E. – Electric Power Research Institute
• February Dr. Christopher Hart – President, Spire Group, Boston
• March Randy Schultz – Palm Beach Post
• April Tom Gallagher – Chief Financial Officer, State of Florida
• May Warren Newell – Palm Beach County Commissioner
• June Dr. Martin Weiss, PhD – Weiss Ratings
• July Charlie Crist – Florida Attorney General
• August Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• September Mayor Lois Frankel – City of West Palm Beach
• October Mark P. Vitner – Senior Economist – Wachovia Corp.
• November Les Breedlove – Slaton Insurance

2003

• January Ken Foster – Palm Beach Convention County Center, Bob Alman – National Croquet Center
• February J.J. Klein – Demographer
• March Scott Newquist – Wall Street Expert
• April Gary Nikolits – Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
• May Nancy Graham – Downtown Development Authority – Former Mayor of WPB
• June No Meeting
• September 75th Anniversity of 1928 Hurricane – Chris Landsea – NOAA
• October Alex Dreyfoos & Judith Mitchell – Kravis Center
• November Mark Vitner – Wachovia Bank Economist

2002

• January Jeffrey Stoops – SBA Communications
• February Gregory Miller – SunTrust economist
• March Jody Gleason – Tom Lynch PBC Education Commission
• April George Wedgworth – Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of FL
• May Randy Schultz – PB POST, Editor or editorial page
• June Karen Marcus – Chairperson, PBC Commission
• July Bennett Marks – RailAmerica
• September John Tompson – Kolter Properties
• October Mark Vitner – Wachovia economist
• November Bill Yeargin – Rybovich Spencer