The Economic Club of Florida
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The Economic Club of Florida was established in 1977 and is today recognized as one of the South’s most important forums for distinguished speakers on issues of the day.
At the Economic Club of Florida, we pride ourselves on the caliber of speakers that come from around the world to discuss important issues of the day. Our roster of speakers includes national and international figures, ranging from Presidential candidates and diplomats to leaders of business and finance. We have even had the privilege of featuring speakers, such as an astronaut who went to the moon, the owner of the New York Yankees and the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Latest Episodes
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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.
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This month's Economic Club of Florida speaker is Lee White, a nationally-recognized expert in autonomous trucking and logistics. Among his achievements over four decades in the field is initiating and managing the autonomous trucking project charter and deployment for United Parcel Service (UPS).
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Michael Heekin was the founding chief operating officer and board member of WebMD, the heart monitoring company that turned into a leading publisher on the Internet for health and medical information. During his Economic Club of Florida talk, he discusses the rapid dynamics of AI and how it may impact business operations in the next five to ten years.
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Clark Mica is President of the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME). This trade group, which represents U.S. manufacturers and distributors of commercial explosives, is out with a new economic impact study that highlights the critical role of these explosives in building the U.S. and Florida economies.
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Miami entrepreneur Saif Ishoof of the Miami business development firm Lab22c shares a glimpse of what Florida could become in the future.
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Dr. Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Professor and Enterprise Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Neuroscience, spoke about precision medical therapies and biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases on April 2, 2024.
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Bob Rice, managing partner of New Jersey-based Tangent Capital Partners, spoke before Club members on March 21, 2024. He told the Club that the current digital revolution is making radical changes in the economy which will have radical societal consequences.
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The already shaky relationship between the United States and China has become even more complicated in recent days. That's because of China's pledge to support Russia, even as the later nation has invaded Ukraine. To help deconstruct the complexity, the Economic Club of Florida presented a talk by Dr. Penelope Prime, founder of the China Research Center at Georgia State University.
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Former Astronaut and U.S. Senator from Florida Bill Nelson returns to his old Tallahassee stomping grounds to address many of the city's most prominent personages. He talks about his new job as director of NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) and the future of the American space program.
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Northwest Florida's pre-eminent developer and asset manager has more than 3 dozen major projects underway at the moment. St. Joe Company President and CEO Jorge Gonzalez talks about many of them in detail in a virtual speech to the Economic Club of Florida.