Speaker Archives
2005
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| November 17, 2005 | Ray C. Anderson
Founder and Chairman, Interface, Inc. Topic: "A Better Way. Try It!" |
| October 20, 2005 | Nathaniel P. Ford Sr.
General Manager and CEO, MARTA Topic: "The Business of Governing: Bringing a Business Strategy to Government" |
| September 15, 2005 | Paul R. Garcia
Chairman, President, and CEO, Global Payments, Inc. Topic: "A Condensed History of Credit Cards" |
| August 18, 2005 | Thomas E. Noonan
Chairman, President and CEO, Internet Security Systems Topic: "The Cyber Security Paradox: National Security, Economics and Privacy in the 21st Century" |
| July 21, 2005 | Sally Bethea
Founding Director, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Topic: "The Health of the Chattahoochee River and Whether It Can Sustain the Future Growth of Atlanta" |
| June 16, 2005 | William J. Todd
President and CEO, Georgia Cancer Coalition Topic: "From Worst to First: Cancer in Georgia" |
| May 19, 2005 | Vicki B. Escarra
Chairman, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau Topic: "Rebranding the City of Atlanta" |
| April 21, 2005 | James E. Tally
President and CEO, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Topic: "Bringing Hope and Will to Georgia's Children" |
| March 17, 2005 | James R. Borders
CEO, Novare Group Topic: "Novare: A Premier Provider of High-Rise Condominiums" |
| February 17, 2005 | John G. Rice
President and CEO, GE Energy Topic: "Leadership Growth Traits" |
| January 20, 2005 | Greg Riggs
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Delta Air Lines Topic: "A New Airline for a New Era: Delta Air Lines' Transformation" |
2004
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| November 18, 2004 | Ralph de la Vega
COO, Cingular Wireless Topic: "The New Cingular: Building a Leader" |
| October 21, 2004 | Michael Gearon Jr.
Atlanta Spirit Topic: "Atlanta Spirit: Rebuilding the Passion" |
| September 16, 2004 | Tom Chapman
Chairman and CEO, Equifax Topic: "Credit Reporting, Identity Theft and Privacy: Truth and Consequences" |
| August 19, 2004 | Tim Tuff
Chairman, President and CEO, John H. Harland Co. Topic: "Changing the Culture of a Company — One Road Block at a Time" |
| July 15, 2004 | C. Michael Cassidy
President, Georgia Research Alliance Topic: "Filling the Pipeline and Fueling Georgia's Technology-based Economy" |
| June 17, 2004 | E. Wade Shealy
Managing Member, Hampton Island Preservation LLC |
| May 20, 2004 | Terry Bradshaw
Hall of Fame Quarterback and Co-Host, "Fox NFL Sunday" |
| April 15, 2004 | Tom Johnson
Former Chairman, President and CEO, CNN News Group Topic: "Depression: A High Price of Success" |
| March 18, 2004 | Charles R. Brown
Vice Chairman, Atlantic Station Topic: "Steel to Station, Products to People" |
| February 19, 2004 | Michael E. Shapiro
Director, High Museum of Art Topic: "The High Museum of Art's Expansion and Current Exhibitions" |
| January 15, 2004 | John Sibley
President, Georgia Conservancy Topic: "Georgia's Water" |
2003
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| November 20, 2003 | Fran Tarkenton, BBA 1961 Hall of Fame Quarterback and Atlanta Entrepreneur |
| October 16, 2003 | Jim Rager
Chairman, RBC Centura and RBC Mortgage Vice Chairman, RBC Financial Group |
| September 18, 2003 | Michael F. Adams
President, The University of Georgia |
| August 21, 2003 | Spurgeon Richardson, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau Jeff Swanagan, The Georgia Aquarium Project Cindy Fowler, Presenting Atlanta |
| July 17, 2003 | Major General Rondal Smith, retired United States Air Force |
| June 19, 2003 | Jimmy W. Hayes
Executive Vice President of Finance and CFO, Cox Communications, Inc. |
| May 15, 2003 | Paul McIlhenny
President and CEO, Tabasco Brand Products, McIlhenny Co. |
| April 17, 2003 | Vince Dooley
Athletic Director, The University of Georgia |
| March 20, 2003 | Duane Ackerman
Chairman and CEO, Bellsouth Corporation |
| February 20, 2003 | Julie Gerberding
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| January 16, 2003 | Sonny Seiler
Co-Author, "Damn Good Dogs! The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascots" |
2002
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| November 21, 2002 | Robert Steed
Senior Partner, King and Spalding |
| October 17, 2002 | Paula Rosput
Chairman, President and CEO, AGL Resources |
| September 19, 2002 | James Blanchard
Chairman and CEO, Synovus Financial Corporation |
| August 15, 2002 | Robert Nardelli
President and CEO, The Home Depot |
| July 18, 2002 | Dan Magill
Tennis Coach and Bulldog Ambassador, retired, The University of Georgia Topic: "70 Years of Fun (and Frolic) at the University of Georgia" |
| June 20, 2002 | Judge Griffin B. Bell
Former U.S. Attorney General Topic: "Navigating a Business in Shallow Waters: Beware of the Shoals" |
| May 16, 2002 | Panel Discussion
moderated by Denny Beresford Former Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board Executive Professor of Accounting, Ernst and Young Topic: "After Enron: The Coming Changes to Corporate Governance and Reporting" |
| April 18, 2002 | Mark Richt
Head Football Coach, The University of Georgia |
| March 21, 2002 | Daniel P. Amos
Chairman and CEO, AFLAC Inc. |
| February 21, 2002 | Rebecca Paul
President and CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation |
| January 17, 2002 | Ed Baker
Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle |
2001
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| November 15, 2001 | Michele Burns, BBA 1979, MAcc 1980 CFO, Delta Air Lines |
| October 18, 2001 | Rick Allen
Former Political Editor and Columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Author, "Secret Formula," a history of the Coca-Cola Company, and "Atlanta Rising" about the forces that shaped modern Atlanta |
| September 20, 2001 | Jim Miller
Former Budget Director, President Ronald Reagan Counselor, Citizens for a Sound Economy |
| August 16, 2001 | Steven Stice
Eminent Scholar and Expert in Animal Cloning, Georgia Research Alliance |
| July 19, 2001 | Denny Beresford
Executive, Ernst and Young Professor of Accounting, J.M. Tull School of Accounting Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| June 21, 2001 | Vince Dooley
Athletic Director, The University of Georgia |
| May 17, 2001 | Patrick Pittard, BBA 1967 Chairman, President and CEO, Heidrick and Struggles Executive Search Firm Gerard Roche Senior Chairman, Heidrick and Struggles Executive Search Firm |
| April 19, 2001 | Richard Watson
Director of Center for Information Systems Leadership, Terry College of Business |
| March 15, 2001 | Virginia L. Vann, ABJ 1975 Senior Vice President of Marketing, Cingular Wireless |
| February 15, 2001 | Jack Bauerle, AB 1975 Head Swim Coach, The University of Georgia Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Women's Swim Team |
| January 18, 2001 | Mark Taylor, JD 1982 Lieutenant Governor of Georgia |
2000
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| November 16, 2000 | Wicke Chambers, AB 1958 Principal, Chambers and Asher Speechworks |
| October 19, 2000 | Jimmy Barge, BBA 1978 Vice President and Controller, Time Warner Inc. |
| September 21, 2000 | Tom Stanley, PhD 1974 Best-selling Author, "The Millionaire Next Door" and "The Millionaire Mind" |
| August 17, 2000 | Jim Donnan
Head Football Coach, The University of Georgia Suzanne Yoculan Head Gymnastics Coach, The University of Georgia |
| July 20, 2000 | Jeffrey A Sonnenfeld
Chairman and President, The Chief Executive Leadership Institute |
| June 15, 2000 | Bryan Mundy, MBA 1995 Co-Founder and Chairman |
| May 18, 2000 | Peter Conlon, BBA 1975 Co-President, Concert/Southern Promotions |
| April 20, 2000 | Robert D. McTeer, Jr., BBA 1963 PhD 1971 President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| March 16, 2000 | Jeff Arnold
CEO, Haltheon/WebMD |
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University of Georgia
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Athens, GA 30602
University of Georgia
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