Past Speakers
"Eighty percent of success is showing up." - Woody Allen
Members have exclusive access to and directly engage international, national, and local influencers, private sector leaders, public officials and thought leaders on the most consequential ideas on and plans for the future. Many of our guests are experts in more than one area. Often they will touch on different topics during a program. The extraordinary talent and ingeniousness of our guests combined with the genuine concern of our Members creates a candid, intimate, informative discussion and reciprocal effect. Below is a partial list of our past speakers. To learn more of the discussion and program, visit recaps from past programs.
Partial list:
Economic Growth
- Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive, June 2012
- Philip Auerswald, Senior Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, May 2012
- Mark Anderson, CEO of Strategic News Service, April 2012
- Chris Kelly, Former Chief Privacy Officer of Facebook, March 2012
- Peter A. Woog, Former CEO of Cable Systems International and Partner at Najafi Companies, March 2012
- Jan-Patrick Schmitz, President and CEO of Mont Blanc North America, February 2012
- Mary Peters, Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation & Member of the USESC, January 2012
- Charles Kenny, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, January 2012
- Charles Murray, Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, October 2011
- Scott Flanders, CEO of Playboy Enterprises, September 2011
- Matt Welch, Editor-In-Chief of Reason Magazine and Nick Gillespie, Editor of Reason Online, July 2011
- Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., June 2011
- Christopher Chocola, President and CEO of The Club for Growth, April 2011
- Simon Mainwaring, Founder and CEO of We First, March 2011
- Craig Barrett, Former Chariman of Intel, February 2011
- John Connors, Former CFO of Microsoft, 2011
- William Ayer, Chairman, President and CEO of Alaska Air Group, Inc., February 2011
- Lynn Reaser, A Former Chief Economist at Bank of America, January 2011
- Matthew Paull, Former SVP and CFO of McDonald's Corporation, November 2010
- Chris Cox, Former Chairman of the Security & Exchange Commission, November 2010
- 'Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, August 2010
- Nicole Gelinas, Scholar at Manhattan Institute and Author of Saving Capitalism from Washington and Wall Street, July 2010
- Arthur Brooks, President of AEI, June 2010
- Michael Bidwell, President of the Arizona Cardinals Football Team, June 2010
- Luigi Zingales, Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, May 2010
- Richard Newcombe, CEO of Creators Syndicate, March 2010
- Thomas Priselac, CEO of Cedars Sinai and Chairman of the American Hospital Association, February 2010
- Brent Harris, Managing Director of PIMCO, February 2010
- Newt Gingrich, Chairman of American Solutions, October 2009
- Dr. Yaron Brook, President of the Ayn Rand Institute, October 2009
- Stephen Moore, Senior Economic Writer for The Wall Street Journal, April 2009
- Fox News contributor Michael Barone, February 2009
- Former United States Comptroller David Walker, September 2008
- Bill Miller, Senior Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, July 2008
Education
- Chris Whittle, CEO of Avenues: The World School
- Film Screening, "Waiting for Superman", November 2010
- Steve Barr, Founder of Green Dot Schools, May 2010
- Michael Block, Founder and CEO of Basis Charter School, May 2010
- Education Reform with Kevin Chavous, Democrats for Education Reform, February 2010
- Scott Oki, author of "Outrageous Learning: An Educational Manifesto", August 2009
- Film Screening, " Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice", May 2009
- Brian Center, Executive Director of A BETTER LA, July 2008
- Brian Anderson, Editor of City Journal at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, July 2008
International Security
- Charles Fishman, Author of The Big Thirst, July 2012
- Bill Gertz, Senior Editor of the Washington Free Beacon, July 2012
- General James N. Mattis, Commander of U.S. Central Command -USCENTCOM, June 2012
- General Mark Kimmitt, Brigadier General in the US Army and former Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, May 2012
- Michael Hastings, Author and Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone Magazine, March 2012
- Marc Goodman, Founder of the Future Crimes Institute & 2012 FBI Futurist-in-Residence, January 2012
- Kevin Moley, Former US Ambassador to Geneva, Switzerland and Chairman of the Board of Project Concern International, September 2011
- Jake Cusack, Former Scout/Sniper Platoon Commander and Intelligence Officer in Fallujah, November 2011
- Colonel Thomas H. Magness IV, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, September 2011
- Garrett Graff, Editor of the Washingtonian Magazine, July 2011
- Ret. Rear Admiral George R. Worthington, Former Head of the Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, May 2011
- Duane Clarridge, Former Director of CIA Counterterrorist, March 2011
- Donald Rumsfeld, Former United States Secretary of Defense, March 2011
- Duane Clarridge, Former Director of CIA Counterterrorist, March 2011
- John Ashcroft, Former Attorney General of the United States, November 2010
- Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, United States Department of State, October 2010
- Ruth Turner, Chief Executive of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, September 2010
- Leopoldo Lopez, Primary Opposition Leader to Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, July 2010
- Sheriff Leroy Baca, County of Los Angeles, July 2010
- Navy SEALs Site Visit & Training Exercise
- James Woolsey, Former CIA Director, May 2010
- General Mark Kimmit, Brigadier General in the US Army and former Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, March 2010
- Harry Wingo, Policy Counsel for Google, November 2009
- Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, August 2009
- John Yoo, Former Deputy Assistant A.G, at the U.S. Department of Justice, July 2009
- CEO of American Electric Power, Michael Morris, June 2009
- Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism (Former) Juan Zarate, June 2009
- Quilliam Foundation Founder Maajid Nawaz, September 2008
- Anne Korin of the Set American Free Foundation, July 2008
- Dr. Gal Luft of the Institute for Analysis of Global Security, July 2008
- Jared Cohen, Author of Children of the Jihad, and Gen Next Member, April 2008
Thought Leaders
- Captain Joseph J. Beel, USN, Commanding Officer of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, April 2012
- Lucy Dunn, President and CEO of the Orange County Business Council, March 2012
- Jason Clemens, Director of Research at the Pacific Research Institute, June 2011
- Clint Bolick, Director of the Center for Constitutional Litigation at Goldwater Institute, June 2011
- Michael Crow, President of ASU, March 2011
- Mickey Kaus, Author and Contributing Editor to the Washington Monthly, February 2011
- Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute, March 2011
- Jamais Cascio, Author, Futurist and Founding Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, March 2011
- Mark McKinnon, Vice Chairman of Public Strategies, Inc., September 2011
- Rich Thau, Founder and President of Presentation Testing, Inc., August 2010
- Mark McKinnon, Vice Chairman of Public Strategies, Inc, August 2010
- Andrew D. Hurwitz, AZ Supreme Court Justice & Dinner, July 2010
- Dan Schnur, Chairman of California's Fair Political Practices Commission & Founder of Command-Focus, July 2010
- John Fund of the Wall Street Journal, April 2010
- Steve Schmidt, Partner of Mecury Public Affairs, February 2010
- Nationally syndicated talk show host, Michael Medved, January 2010
- Editor of the Seattle Times, David Boardman, July 2009
- Editor of the LA Times, Russ Stanton, July 2009
- Editor of the Orange County Register, Ken Bruisc, June 2009
- Former President Bush Assistant Press Secretary Reed Dickens, October 2008
Public Officials
- Governor Brian Sandoval, State of Nevada, July 2012
- U.S. Senator Dean Heller, February 2012
- U.S. Senator Bob Corker, February 2012
- Jon Bruning, Nebraska Attorney General, February 2012
- Kevin James, Radio Host and Candidate for L.A. Mayor, February 2012
- Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin, December 2011
- L.A. Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th District City Council, December 2011
- Jan Perry, Council President Pro Tempore at City of Los Angeles, October 2011
- Austin Beutner, Former First Deputy Mayor and Jobs Czar of L.A., July 2011
- Bart Stupak, Former Congressman from Michigan 1st District, June 2011
- Todd Hinnen, Deputy Assistant A.G., National Security Division at DOJ, March 2011
- U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, July 2010
- Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, September 2008
- Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Rockwell Schnabel, October 2009
- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, July 2009
- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, March 2010
- Texas Governor Rick Perry, July 2009
- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, October 2009
- U.S. Senator John Thune, March 2009
- Candidate for U.S. Senate, Carly Fiorina, November 2009
- Candidate for U.S. Senate, Rob Portman, November 2009
- Candidate for Governor of California Meg Whitman, April 2009
- U.S. Congressman Kirk, December 2009
- U.S. Congressman Jeff Flake, August 2009
- U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, June 2009
- U.S. Congressman John Boehner, June 2009
- U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, July 2008
- U.S. Congressman Ed Royce, July 2008
- U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam, July 2008
- U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra, May 2008
- U.S. Congressman Bob Schaffer, May 2008
- U.S. Congressman Eric Cantor, April 2009
- C.A. Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner, April 2009
- C.A. Attorney General Jerry Brown, January 2009
- C.A. State Senator Jeff Denham, August 2008
- W.A. Attorney General Rob McKenna, January 2009
- U.S. Congressman Tom Campbell, March 2009
- L.A.P.D. Chief Bill Bratton, September 2008
- San Diego Police Department Chief William Lansdowne, July 2009
- O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, August 2009
- Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, September 2008
- King County City Councilman, Reagan Dunn, June 2009
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