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20 YEARS of SPEAKERS

Charlotte Rotary Speaker Schedule

APRIL

April 1:  Catherine P. Bessant, President and CEO of the Foundation for the Carolinas | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
April 8:  “Global Thinkers Panel” – International Relations and Implications for Rotarians with panelists:  Leandre Adifon, CEO, Pyramind Base Technologies, PDG Firoz Perra, Board Member and past Chair, World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Chase Saunders, Saunders Law, PLLC, moderated by Past President Mike Hawley with “The Last Word” from Ambassador Mark Erwin | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
April 15:  Ryan Brookhart, Economics of Nuclear Power | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
April 22:  Matthew Martin, Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
April 29:  Rhett Brown, President, Wingate University | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides

MAY

May 6:  Dr. Hope Williams, President, Independent College Association of NC  | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
May 13:  Kerri Murray, President, ShelterBox USA | Reporter | Speaker Summary | This meeting was not recorded.
May 20:  Meck Dec Day Program | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
May 27:  George Shinn, founder of the Charlotte Hornets | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides

JUNE

June 3:  How I Got Where I’m At featuring club members Rory Wall, Shelley Dean, Jonathan Justice, and David Erdman | Reporter | Speaker Summary | Video with Slides | Video without Slides
June 10:  Sue Glass, President/CEO, YMCA of Greater Charlotte | Reporter | Speaker Summary | This meeting’s recording was compromised.
June 17:  Jay Heiler, CEO, Great Hearts
June 24: Melinda Whittington, Opera Soprano

JULY

July 1:  No Meeting
July 8:  Amy Burkett, General Manager, WTVI
July 15:  Presidential Transition:  Kim Brattain, President 2024-25 to Patrick Baker, President 2025-26
July 22:  Tracy Dodson, COO, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance
July 29:  Nick Landa, North Carolina Dept of Transportation, I-77 South Express Lanes Project

AUGUST

August 5:  DG Donna Moffett Official Visit
August 19:  Hannah Arrowood, Present Age Ministries
August 26:  George McAllister, Beekeeper

SEPTEMBER

September 23:  Will Pitts, CEO, Charlotte Sports