Past Speakers
2024
2023
| Reinventing Public Health |
Dr. Saad Omer, UT Southwestern
2022
2021
The Future of Dallas
Kourtny Garrett, Downtown Dallas Inc.
Byron Sanders, Big Thought
Cullum Clark, Bush Center
Grant Moise, Dallas News, Moderator
COVID-19 & Vaccination Updates
Dr. John Carlo, Prism Health North Texas
Dr. Philip Huang, Dallas Co. Health & Human Services
Judge Clay Jenkins, Dallas County
W. Steve Love, Dallas-Ft. Worth Hospital Council
Cheryl Camin Murray, Katten, Moderator
Brian Luallen, Fair Park First
2020
Legislative Preview
Senator Royce West
Representative Jeff Leach
Ross Ramsey, Moderator
T. C. Broadnax, Dallas City Manager
Mark McKinnon, Co-host of Showtime's The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
Tom Luce, Moderator
Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Rob Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank
Susan Warren, Bloomberg, Moderator
Mayor Eric Johnson, City of Dallas
Fred Perpall, Chair of the Dallas Citizens Council
John Olajide, Chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber
James Huffines, Chair
Mike Toomey, COO
The Governors Strike Force to Open Texas
Sean Donohue, CEO DFW Airport
Margaret Spellings, President, Texas 2036
Gary Thomas, President/Executive Director,
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Ross Ramsey, Co-founder, Texas Tribune
Politics 2020: In Texas and Beyond
Urban Parks: What It Means for Downtown Dallas
Robert Decherd
Kit Sawers
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby
NCAA Big 12 Conference
Engineering Advances for Human Health
Gregory Dussor
Dr. Shalini Prasad
Heather Hayenga
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, Moderator
The Collin County Boom!
Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere
Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney
Moderator Trisha Windham
John C, Creuzot
Dallas County District Attorney
Legislative Wrap Up
Senator Royce West
Representative Jeff Leach
Dr. Ray Perryman
President & CEO
The Perryman Group
The Honorable Douglas George
Acting Consul General of Canada
To South Central United States
Todd Staples
President
Texas Oil and Gas Association
Dallas Region Bid for Amazon HQ2
Dale Petroskey & Mike Rosa
Legislative Preview
Representative Angie Chen Button
Representative Morgan Meyer
Senator-Elect Nathan Johnson
Representative-Elect John Turner
Rudy Bush, Dallas Morning News, Moderator
Ken Hersh
President & CEO
George W. Bush Presidential Center
Dallas Friday Group 40th Anniversary!
The History of Dallas: A Mayors Panel Discussion
Mayor Mike Rawlings
Former Mayor Tom Leppert
Former Mayor Laura Miller
Former Mayor Ron Kirk
Former Mayor Steve Bartlett
Lee Cullum - Moderator
Sean Donohue
Chief Executive Officer
DFW Airport
Social Entrepreneurship
Chad Houser, Cafe Momentum
Daron Babcock, Bonton Farms
Brittany Merrill Underwood, Akola Project
Jennifer Hilton Sampson, United Way
Brain and Sports Concussions
Hunt Batjer, M.D.
Chair of Neurological Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center
C. Munro Cullum, Ph.D.
Chief of Psychology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Leandre Johns
External Affairs Lead For TX, OK & AR
Uber Elevate
Steven Duong
Urban Design, Project Lead
Hyperloop One
AECOM
David Lakey, MD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Health
The University of Texas System
John T. Carlo, MD, Moderator
CEO, Prism Health North Texas
U. Reneé Hall
Chief of Police
City of Dallas
Robert S. Kaplan
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Lee Cullum, Moderator
Host of CEO, KERA
Philanthropy Panel
Linda Evans, The Meadows Foundation
Mary Jalonick, The Dallas Foundation
David Sullin, Communities Foundation of Texas
Nicole Small, LH Holdings
Cheryl Hughes
Group Vice President, Human Resources
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Building Passion for your Company, Culture, and Brand
Joel Allison
Chair, Board of Regents
Baylor University
B 2 B (From Baylor to Baylor)
Arts Panel
Agustin Arteaga, Dallas Museum of Art
Zenetta Drew, Dallas Black Dance Theatre
David Lozano, Cara Mia Theatre
Moderator
Jennifer Scripps, Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Dallas
Gary Thomas
President/Executive Director
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Senator Don Huffines
Representative Rafael Anchia
Mike Wilson
Editor, The Dallas Morning News
T.C. Broadnax
Dallas City Manager
Lucy Billingsley
Partner, Billingsley Company
Interviewed by: Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News
Mental Health Panel
John W. Burrus, MD
CEO, Metrocare Services
Marianne Fazen, PhD.
Executive Director, DFW Business Group on Health
Andy Keller, PhD.
CEO, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute