2000 – 2009 Past Speakers

2009 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 22, 2009
Independent Filmmaker
The Pitfalls & Pinnacles of being an Independent Filmmaker

Dec 15, 2009
Honorary Plaza Club Member
Wit and Wisdom from Our Friend Charlie

Dec 8, 2009
Providence Business Group
New Ventures in KC

Dec 1, 2009
Business Journal Columnist
What’s Happening in KC?

Nov 24, 2009
VP Innovation, Kauffman Foundation
Fortune Article-Best Places to Launch a Small Business

Nov 17, 2009
Former ADM Executive
The Informant: The Real Story of My Life as a Mole for the FBI

Nov 10, 2009
Principal, Southwest Early College Campus
What is a Woodrow Wilson Early College School?

Nov 3, 2009
Director Industrial Brokerage-Kissinger/Hunger
News from the Real Estate Battlefield

Oct 27, 2009
Pres. & CEO Blue Cross & Blue Shield of KC
Healthcare Reform: An Insurer’s Perspective

Oct 20, 2009
Program Director, LISC
Forbes Article-KC has Highest Abandoned Property in Nation

Oct 13, 2009
Fred Pryor Seminars
Your Life-Understudy Pri Madonna or Director?

Oct 6, 2009
Ingram’s Magazine
Did Bill Ayers help Obama write “Dreams of My Father”?

Sep 29, 2009
Exec Dir, KC Area Life Sciences Institute
The Life Sciences

Sep 22, 2009
Retired Dean of UMKC Block School of Business
Do the Right Thing for Kids

Sep 15, 2009
Kingston Environmental
The Healthcare Debate in a Nutshell

Sep 1, 2009
Lawyer
Why I want to be Mayor

Aug 25, 2009
Atty & Radio Personality
Pop Music Today

Aug 18, 2009
Kauffman Foundation
The Economy-Will the Stimulus Work???

Aug 11, 2009
Entrepreneur
New Opportunities in Kansas City

Aug 4, 2009
Professor
Project Management 101-You Get What You Measure

Jul 28, 2009
President of KC Chiefs
The New KC Chiefs

Jul 21, 2009
Attorney
The Federal Stimulus Package

Jul 14, 2009
CEO Partnership for Regional Educational Preparation
KC School System/What about the Kids???

Jul 7, 2009
Sprint
Your Hometown Mobile Communications Company

Jun 30, 2009
ARCH
Light Rail

Jun 23, 2009
Pres Penn Valley Community College
Troubled Youth

Jun 16, 2009
Stowers Institute
The Stem Cell Debate

Jun 9, 2009
President
The Story of Pivot International

Jun 2, 2009
Attorney
The IBC Story

May 26, 2009
Cozad Company
Whatever Woody Picks to Discuss

May 19, 2009
The Helming Newsletter
The Industry of Banking

May 12, 2009
Bernstein Rein Advertising
The West Edge Project

May 5, 2009
Author
New Book “The Dead Man”

Apr 28, 2009
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Apr 21, 2009
Boasberg Wheeler Communications, Inc.
Social Networking will Replace Advertising

Apr 14, 2009
Attorney
The Estate Tax-Sharing the Wealth

Apr 7, 2009
President of Lancers
Royals Baseball-What to Expect on Opening Day

Mar 31, 2009
Communication Dynamics
Crooks in Pinstripes: US vs. Madoff, Blago, et al

Mar 24, 2009
Attorney
Public Service & My Candidacy for City Council

Mar 17, 2009
UMKC Economics & Law Professor
Commentary on the Credit Crisis

Mar 10, 2009
Lawyer/Member
My Years in Special Forces

Mar 3, 2009
Economist
Your Financial Future-What’s Next

Feb 24, 2009
VP UBS Financial Services
Pawnshop Economics

Feb 17, 2009
Economist
Your Financial future-What’s Next?

Feb 10, 2009
Armada Corporate Intelligence
The New World of Economic Information

Feb 3, 2009
KC Star Reporter
Public-Private Projects???

Jan 20, 2009
KC Public School Board
Making KC Public Schools Work for the 20,000 Students

Jan 13, 2009
President KC Federal Reserve
The Economy

Jan 6, 2009
The Kauffman Foundation
The 2009 Economy-Where are We; Where are We Going?

2008 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 23, 2008
Pat McLarney
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Jesse James

Dec 16, 2008
Kevin Rauckman
CFO Garmin International
Current Developments at Garmin

Dec 9, 2008
CEO Waddell & Reed
Year-End Investing

Nov 25, 2008
Business Journal Columnist
What’s Happening in KC

Nov 18, 2008
Museum Art Dealer/Former Club Historian
The History of The Plaza Club

Nov 11, 2008
Joe Cannova, MD
Associated Plastic Sugeons
Even Old Guys Can Look Better!

Nov 4, 2008
Ingram’s Magazine
The Elections

Oct 28, 2008
Steve Moss
President of Center for Long-Term Care
Who will Pay for Long-Term Care

Sep 30, 2008
Mira Mdivani
Mdivani Law Firm
Immigration Issues for Business

Sep 9, 2008
Tom Davis
Cygnus Associates
Predictive Markets in Elections & Business

Aug 26, 2008
Mark Huffer
General Manager KC Area Transportation Authority
Light Rail

Aug 19, 2008
Kingston Environmental
Whatever’s on Bill’s Mind

Aug 12, 2008
The Helming Group
The Economy

Aug 5, 2008
Honorable Harold Lowenstein
Missouri Court of Appeals
Is “Judicial Activism” a Problem?

Jul 29, 2008
Julie Boehm
Reentry Manager – Missouri Department of Corrections
What is Going Right in Missouri?

Jul 22, 2008
Mark Freeman
GreenTech Efficiency Solutions
How to Save Energy, Save Money, and Live Better Lives

Jul 15, 2008
Jerry Fogel
Past Pres of Plaza Club
Adventure in India

Jul 8, 2008
Hornorable Charles Wheeler
State Senator/Honorary Plaza Club Member
The Election

Jul 1, 2008
Scott Hawley, PhD
Stowers Institute
Just what DOES cause Cancer?

Jun 24, 2008
Kansas City Star
Briefing on KC Star Symposium on Downtown Development

Jun 17, 2008
Dr. Ed Long
Retired Surgeon/Author
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of HealthCare

Jun 3, 2008
Tom Turner & John Parker
Famous RE Financiers & Plaza Club Members
The Current State of Real Estate

May 20, 2008
Mark Williams
CFO Mediware
Mediware

May 13, 2008
KC Star Multi-Media Reporter
21st Century Media

May 6, 2008
Dave Anderson
FCI
The History & Future Prospects for KC Public Companies

Apr 29, 2008
Mike Macfarlane & Mike Lusardi
KC Royals
The Inside Scoop on the New Royals

Apr 22, 2008
John Leifer
President CBIZ The Leifer Group – Health Care Consultant
Overview of Local Health Care Issues

Apr 15, 2008
Christopher Hoyt
UMKC Prof of Law
Where are Tax Rates Headed?

Apr 8, 2008
Plaza Club Member/Stock Broker
For every Seller there is a Buyer

Apr 1, 2008
Author/Ingram’s Editor
The Real Politics of Science

Mar 25, 2008
Plaza Club Member/Retiring FBI Agent
Leadership Integrity: Lessons from the Real World

Mar 18, 2008
Plaza Club Member/Kauffman Foundation
Economics of the Candidates

Mar 11, 2008
Pres KC Federal Reserve
The Economy

Mar 4, 2008
Nick Spaeth
Exec VP, Gen Counsel & Chief Risk Officer of Federal Home Loan Bank
The Mortgage Crises

Feb 26, 2008
Carl Bearden
Past MO Speaker Pro Tem/State Director, Americans for Prosperity
The Public School Money Grab

Feb 19, 2008
Pellom McDaniels, Ph.D
Former Chief / UMKC Professor
Having the Courage to Move the World

Feb 12, 2008
Steve Gorny
Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny
More than a Punch Line – The Value of Lawyers

Feb 5, 2008
Rober D. Regnier
CEO Bank of Blue Valley & President Greater KC Chamber of Commerce
KC Chamber and Regionalism

Jan 29, 2008
Author/Lawyer
Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America

Jan 22, 2008
Peggy McGraw
Presiding Judge Jackson County Circuit Court
Trials & Tribulations of a Jackson Co Judge & Other Stuff

Jan 15, 2008
Zahid Nana
VP Crown Center Redevelopment
Pakistan

Jan 8, 2008
CEO Waddell & Reed
Market Outlook for 2008

2007 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 18, 2007
Kingston Environmental
Whatever is on Doc’s Mind

Dec 11, 2007
Colt Energy
The Upcoming Oil Crises Revisited

Dec 4, 2007
Steve Roling
Health Care Foundation of KC
Healthcare Reform-What Can We Do?

Nov 27, 2007
Jim Kanatzar
Jackson County Prosecutor
Sex and Violence in Jackson County

Nov 20, 2007
LTC Kirk Pederson
KS Army National Guard
The Real Truth about the War in Iraq-No Spin

Nov 13, 2007
Marty Stanley
Dynamic Dialog Inc.
Get Out of BED (Blame, Excuses & Denial)

Nov 6, 2007
John D. Lantos, MD
Center for Practical Bioethics & Author
Why shouldn’t athletes use steroids? – A Bioethics Perspective.”

Oct 30, 2007
TV Sports Commentator
Change; Embrace, Don’t Fear It”

Oct 23, 2007
KC City Manager
Downtown Development

Oct 16, 2007
Paul Copaken
Copaken White & Blitt
Downtown, Regional Malls

Oct 9, 2007
Roger Coldsnow
J.C. Nichols Co. & Plaza Club Member
The Real Estate Decline, Fact or Myth?

Oct 2, 2007
Founder of Fred Pryor Seminars
Can Leaders be Trained

Sep 25, 2007
Michael Haverty
Chairman & CEO of Kansas City Southern
KCS

Sep 11, 2007
Columnist, The Business Journal
Michael’s Favorites

Aug 28, 2007
Warren Erdman
Sr. VP of Kansas City Southern Industries
KC – Transportation and Light Rail

Aug 21, 2007
Henry W. Bloch
H&R Block Foundation
H&R Block

Aug 14, 2007
Dr. Anthony Amato
Superintendent, KC, MO, School District
KC Schools

Aug 7, 2007
Bruce Pendleton
Mona Log

Jul 31, 2007
David Brain
CEO, Entertainment Properties
Entertainment Properties

Jul 24, 2007
Stan Runnels
Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
History of English Slave Trade

Jul 17, 2007
Marc Wilson
CEO, Nelson Atkins Museum
Nelson Atkins Museum

Jul 10, 2007
John Wood
US Atty Western District of MO
Creating a 21st Century US Attorney’s Office

Jun 26, 2007
Doug Frost
Wine Consultant
Great Wine Bargains

Jun 19, 2007
Stovers Institute for Medical Research
General Assembly

Jun 12, 2007
Lobbyist
A New Topic Woody is Researching

Jun 5, 2007
FBI
The Media Impact on Crazy Killers & Other Stuff

May 22, 2007
KC Star Reporter
Current Events in KC

May 15, 2007
Mayor City of Kansas City
My Plans for KC

May 8, 2007
Brian Kaberline
KC Business Journal
TIF’s Impact on KC Development & Bonding

May 1, 2007
Author
The Rise of The Procreative Class

Apr 24, 2007
Peter Yelorda
Chairman TIF
TIF’s Impact on KC Development

Apr 17, 2007
David Thomson
Author
Blueprint to a Billion

Apr 10, 2007
President, KC Federal Reserve
The Current Economy

Apr 3, 2007
Pete Rahn
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Roads – What to Do?

Mar 27, 2007
Jeffrey Burns, MD
KU Alzheimer & Memory Program
Alzheimer & Memory Loss

Mar 20, 2007
Christenberrry, Collet & Co.
The Private Equity Market

Mar 13, 2007
The Gresham Group
Stock Tips for 2007

Mar 6, 2007
Joe Miller
Author
Cross X – The Story of a Local Debate Team

Feb 27, 2007
Kent Misemer
Chairman & CEO Liberty Propane
What it means to be an Entrepreneur

Feb 13, 2007
Tom Strongman
Author
Wheels of Dreams – Classic Cars

Feb 6, 2007
Raymond T. Starzmann
Nelson Adkins Museum
Harry Truman Returns

Jan 30, 2007
Dayton Moore
GM KC Royals
Prospect for the Royals 2007 Season

Jan 23, 2007
Kaufmann Foundation
The Paulsen Commission Report

Jan 16, 2007
Jeff Valenti
Chief, Computer Crimes & Child Exploitation
Prosecution of Child Porn & Human Trafficking

Jan 9, 2007
CEO Waddell & Reed
Market Outlook for 2007

2006 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 12, 2006
Gregory Curtis
Author/Lecturer University of Texas
What Cave Men Can Teach Us

Dec 5, 2006
Terry Dunn
CEO Dunn Construction
Future Developments in the KC Area

Nov 28, 2006
Matt Bartle
Atty/MO State Senator
Health Care, The Stem Cell Debate & Other Legislative Issues”

Nov 14, 2006
Economist
CEO Compensation – Is it Good for Our Country?

Nov 7, 2006
Pat McLarney
Shook Hardy & Bacon
Herding Cats

Oct 31, 2006
Howard Boasberg
Bernstein, Rein, Boasberg
Advertising Icon Museum

Oct 24, 2006
Tom Roberts
Editor National Catholic Reporter
Religion & Politics

Oct 17, 2006
Pryor Seminars
Thought for Today

Oct 10, 2006
Kingston Environmental
The Current State of Affairs Political

Oct 3, 2006
Stowers Institute
Stowers Institute Special Events

Sep 26, 2006
The Business Journal
Wit & Wisdom for The Business Journal

Sep 19, 2006
FBI
The World is a Dangerous Place Part 6

Sep 12, 2006
Kansas City Star
CEO Compensation at KC Pubic Companies

Aug 29, 2006
Operation Breakthrough
Finding Solutions for Kansas City Children

Aug 22, 2006
CEO – SAIA Transportation
Public Company Impact of Sarbanes Oxley

Aug 15, 2006
Kansas City Star
Politics & Upcoming Elections

Aug 8, 2006
Editor – Kansas City Star
Whatever Mark wants to Talk About

Aug 1, 2006
Missouri Senator
My Thoughts on the Upcoming Elections

Jul 25, 2006
Exec Director MOCSA/Director of Community Services
MOCSA

Jul 18, 2006
Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP
Kansas School Case Revisited-Johnson County Perspective

Jul 11, 2006
Kutak Rock
Kansas School Case Revisited–Mid-Size & Urban-Poor Districts Perspective

Jun 27, 2006
Prof of Econ Rockhurst
Rumsfeld & Cheney Price Controls-Deja vu all over again

Jun 20, 2006
Retired from UMKC
Kansas City School District

Jun 13, 2006
Cozad Co.
The Battle of Saipan

Jun 6, 2006
Plaza Club Members
Minimal vs Traditional Hip & Knee Replacement

May 23, 2006
Pres/COO Sprint
The New Sprint/Nextel

May 16, 2006
Economist, Meara, King & Co.
Assessing UN Reform: A Progress Report

May 9, 2006
Dean of UMKC School of Dentistry
UMKC School of Dentistry, A KC Jewel

May 2, 2006
AIA, McCown Gordon Construction
Brush Creek Corridor Vision

Apr 25, 2006
City Auditor
The Concord Coalition

Apr 18, 2006
Hunkeler Eye Centers
Taking Care of Your Sight for Life

Apr 11, 2006
Author/Columnist
Sucker Punch: The Hard Left Hook that dazed Ali & Killed King’s Dream

Apr 4, 2006
President, KC Fed Reserve
What to Expect from the New Fed

Mar 28, 2006
Sun Publications
Hot Issues in KC & Johnson County

Mar 21, 2006
ENT Specialist
Sleeping, Snoring, Sneezing & Other Dwarfs

Mar 14, 2006
Author
River of Doubt, Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey

Mar 7, 2006
White, Goss, Bowers, March, Schulte, Weisenfels
The New Leases for the Chiefs & Royals

Feb 28, 2006
CEO KCPT
KCPT in the Future

Feb 21, 2006
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Evolution & Intelligent Design

Feb 14, 2006
Economist
The Best Tax Plan

Jan 31, 2006
Kounkel Chiropractic/Author
You 1.0

Jan 24, 2006
Rush Tracking Systems
RFID Today & Tomorrow

Jan 17, 2006
Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
The Missouri Consititution and Stem Cell Research

Jan 10, 2006
CEO Waddell & Reed
The Market Outlook & Waddell & Reed

2005 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 13, 2005
Author/Marr Sound Archives
KC Jazz Ragtime to Bebop

Dec 6, 2005
City of Kansas City, Missouri, Legislative Assistant
History & Evolution of Kansas City

Nov 29, 2005
Tivol
Holiday Gift Giving

Nov 15, 2005
University of Kansas Edwards Campus
The Role of KU in the Community

Nov 8, 2005
Head & Neck Surgical Associates
Audiology and Hearing Loss

Nov 1, 2005
RSM McGladrey
eBusiness in 2005 and Beyond-The Promise Land of Profitability

Oct 25, 2005
FBI
The World is a Dangerous Place (Part 5)

Oct 18, 2005
Columnist
Business Journal Articles

Oct 11, 2005
Exteme Images Inc.
Adventure Photography/The March of the Penguins

Oct 4, 2005
Director of KC Office of Emergency Management
Emergency Preparedness

Sep 27, 2005
Asst. U.S. Attorney
Crime in the Suites

Sep 20, 2005
Boomer Consulting
Globalization & the Accounting Profession

Sep 13, 2005
Neurosurgeon
The Birth of the Bow Tie

Aug 30, 2005
Kingston Environmental
The Wolbach-Cleaver Health Care Plan & Political Secrets in KC

Aug 23, 2005
President of Ringside
Boxing-Past, Present & Future

Aug 16, 2005
Cozad Co.
UMKC & Missouri Higher Education

Aug 9, 2005
Professor of Dentistry, UMKC & Club Member
Different Points of View on UMKC

Aug 2, 2005
Kauffman Foundation
What Housing Bubble?

Jul 26, 2005
Premium Standard Farms, Inc. – VP & CFO
The IPO Process

Jul 19, 2005
Development Initiatives Inc.
Downtown Redevelopment & Incentives

Jul 12, 2005
University of Missouri Kansas City
The Role of UMKC in the Community

Jun 28, 2005
Berbiglia
Wine-What’s Hot & What’s Not

Jun 21, 2005
Bryan Cave, LLP
Corporate Governance post Enron

Jun 14, 2005
KC Business Journal
Winners and Losers in Corporate Governance

Jun 7, 2005
Colt Energy
The Coming Energy Crises

May 24, 2005
KC Business Journal
Current Developments in Cell Phone Technologies

May 17, 2005
Mayor of Kansas City
Kansas City

May 10, 2005
Author and Editorialist
His New Book “Hoodwinked”

May 3, 2005
Retired GM of KCTV-5 and Club Member
HDTV

Apr 26, 2005
Bernstein-Rein
Bernstein-Rein Plaza Project

Apr 19, 2005
Cardiovascular Consultants
Heart Attacks

Apr 12, 2005
Lathrop & Gage
Kansas Legislature School Funding Deadline

Apr 5, 2005
Retired Black & Veach/Prof at KU
Reconstruction of Iraq

Mar 29, 2005
Federal Reserve Bank
The Ecomony

Mar 22, 2005
Cozad Co (Lobbyist)
Tumors and Traditions

Mar 15, 2005
Enenbach & Associates Financial Consultants, Inc.
Investing Secrets of the Rich and Famous

Mar 8, 2005
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Development

Mar 1, 2005
President Linda Hall Library
The Linda Hall Library-A KC Treasure

Feb 22, 2005
Red Cross
Red Cross after 9/11

Feb 15, 2005
Children International
Recent Trip to Zambia

Feb 1, 2005
Gold Bank
Stocks, Bonds and the Economy

Jan 25, 2005
KC Sports Commission
What’s Going on in KC Sports

Jan 18, 2005
FBI
The World is a Dangerous Place (Part 4)

Jan 11, 2005
US Army CUBIC
Status in Iraq

Jan 4, 2005
The Gresham Group
Stock Picks for 2005

2004 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 21, 2004
UMKC
Change is not always Fun

Dec 14, 2004
The Helming Group
Tax Policy Prospects

Dec 7, 2004
Vice President Research/Policy Kauffman Foundation
Post Election Economic Outlook

Nov 30, 2004
Kansas City Star
Questions and Answers

Nov 23, 2004
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Building Good Gametes: the Biology of Inheritance

Nov 16, 2004
IMG Football
Football

Nov 9, 2004
Wolfe Automotive Group
Dealership Economics

Nov 2, 2004
KCTV 5
Election Day-The National, State & Local Winners

Oct 26, 2004
Vice Chairman, Cerner Corp.
Life Sciences in KC

Oct 19, 2004
Retired FBI Agent/Author
Simple Truths: The Real Story of the Oklahoma Bombing

Oct 12, 2004
Rush Tracking Systems
Radio Frequency Identification Technology

Oct 5, 2004
KC Royals Announcer
Sports, Sports, Sports

Sep 28, 2004
Pryor Seminars
Pryor Seminars

Sep 21, 2004
Kutak Rock LLP
Attorney for Small Kansas School Districts

Sep 14, 2004
Kingston Environmental
What’s Happening in KC

Aug 31, 2004
President, Russell Stover Candy
Russell Stover Candy

Aug 24, 2004
President Sprint
Sprint PCS

Aug 17, 2004
CEO, Midwest Research Institute
What’s New at MRI

Aug 10, 2004
CEO, Cerner Corp.
The American Royal

Aug 3, 2004
NHL 21
NHL, New Arena & Sports in KC

Jul 27, 2004
City of Kansas City Auditor
Audits, Budgets & Other Financial Fun

Jul 20, 2004
The Winbury Group
Real Estate Investment in KC

Jul 13, 2004
Chief, Kansas City Fire Department
Emergency Preparedness

Jun 29, 2004
Columnist
Current Events

Jun 22, 2004
Lobbyist
Woody DuJour

Jun 15, 2004
Sun Publications
Bistate Tax & Other Topics

Jun 8, 2004
Commander Ft. Leavenworth
The War in Iraq

May 25, 2004
Ingram’s Editor/Publisher
Ingram’s & Other Current Topics

May 11, 2004
Mgr. Investor Relations – Garmin Industries
Garmin Industries

May 4, 2004
Highwoods Properties
New Developments at Highwoods

Apr 27, 2004
Foreign Relations Council
Homeland Security

Apr 20, 2004
KC Royals
The 2004 Royals

Apr 13, 2004
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
The Economy

Apr 6, 2004
Columnist
Underreported Joys of a Jobless Recovery

Mar 30, 2004
Laugh O Gram Films
The Walt Disney Project

Mar 23, 2004
Dr./Mayor/State Senator
What’s going on in Jefferson City

Mar 16, 2004
Author/Historian
War Stories

Mar 9, 2004
CEO Sceptor Industries
Detection & Identification of Biological Threats

Mar 2, 2004
CEO Market Directions
Branding and Customer Advocacy

Feb 24, 2004
Mayor of Kansas City, MO
Report on Kansas City

Feb 17, 2004
ESPN
Sports Broadcasting

Feb 10, 2004
FBI
The World is a Dangerous Place, Part IV

Jan 27, 2004
The Helming Group
The Economy

Jan 20, 2004
Producer/Writer, Kansas Public Radio – Political Satirist
“Right Between the Ears”

Jan 13, 2004
Kansas City Star
What’s Happening in the Urban Core

Jan 6, 2004
The Gresham Group
Stock Picks for 2004

2003 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 23, 2003
Actor
Avoiding plan “B” (so far): Life as an Actor

Dec 16, 2003
Peter Jacobsen Productions
The Senior PGA Tour

Dec 9, 2003
Helming Consulting Services
Interest Rates and the Economy 2004

Dec 2, 2003
Dean, Rockhurst School of Management
The Helzberg School of Management

Nov 25, 2003
Sildon & Evans Law Group
Practical Estate Planning

Nov 18, 2003
Professor Emeritus/Economist Meara, King & Co.
A Perspective on the Economy

Nov 11, 2003
Executive AirShare
Fractional Ownership of Aircraft

Nov 4, 2003
Sprint Corporation
The Health Care Crises

Oct 28, 2003
CEO Theater League
With a Song in Someone’s Heart

Oct 21, 2003
Triad Mortgage
The Sprint Efect Revisited

Oct 14, 2003
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Why Visit Kansas City???

Oct 7, 2003
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Sep 30, 2003
Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Obetz
Medical Malpractice Liability Caps

Sep 23, 2003
Sinclair Sawyer et al
The Final Chapter of the Payless Story

Sep 16, 2003
Wisdom Gained from the Business Journal

Sep 9, 2003
Fred Pryor Seminars
Values, Visions, Vitality

Aug 26, 2003
Robert D. O’Byrne & Associates
Why CBIZ???

Aug 19, 2003
President & CEO Gold Banc
Bank on It

Aug 12, 2003
President Bank of Blue Valley
Banking and the Bank of Blue Valley

Aug 5, 2003
Kansas City Manager
My Vision for Kansas City

Jul 29, 2003
Corporate Consulting Group
Improving Leadership

Jul 22, 2003
Hunkeler Eye Institute
The Boy Scouts

Jul 15, 2003
The Catering Company
Catering to the Rich & Famous

Jul 8, 2003
Kansas Representative
The State of the State

Jul 1, 2003
Kingston Environmental
What’s Going on in KC

Jun 24, 2003
MO State Senator
MO Tort Reform and Other Tales From Jefferson City

Jun 17, 2003
Cozad Company
Lessons Learned in First Six Months as a Lobbyist

Jun 10, 2003
President Commerce Bank
New Central Library

Jun 3, 2003
CEO SCST
SCST & The Trucking Industry

May 6, 2003
Former Senior Advisor to US Ambassador to Japan
My Experiences In Japan

Apr 29, 2003
Thau, Inc.
Long Term Care-Is It For You?

Apr 22, 2003
FBI Spokesman
The World Is A Dangerous Place Part III

Apr 22, 2003
FBI Spokesman
The World Is A Dangerous Place Part III

Apr 15, 2003
Director KC Submission Processing Center
What’s New at the KC IRS Center

Apr 8, 2003
US Army
Coalition Progress in Iraq

Apr 1, 2003
Investor-Operator MLS Kansas City Wizards
The Kansas City Wizards

Mar 25, 2003
CEO Union Station
Union Station

Mar 18, 2003
General Manager T’Bones
What Is Independent Baseball?

Mar 11, 2003
Western District of Missouri
Runaway Juries?

Mar 4, 2003
President KC Federal Reserve
The Economy & The Fed

Feb 25, 2003
CEO NAIA
The NAIA Basketball Tournament Has Returned

Feb 18, 2003
Cabela’s
Cabela’s History & Outdoor Entertainment

Feb 11, 2003
Commerce Bank
The 2003 Financial Markets

Feb 4, 2003
The Brookings Institute
Corporate Disclosure After Enron & The New Economy

Jan 28, 2003
Director of Community Development
New Developments in Wyandotte County

Jan 21, 2003
VP INtegrated Corporate Solutions
Internet Security – Protecting Your PC From Attack

Jan 14, 2003
Children International & Club Member
AIDS in Africa, a Firsthand Look

Jan 7, 2003
The Gresham Group & Club Memeber
Stock Tips for 2003

2002 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 17, 2002
Lawyer/Author
Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Curzan

Dec 3, 2002
Helming Consulting Services
The State of The Economy For 2002

Nov 26, 2002
Superintendent Shawnee Mission
Funding Kansas Schools

Nov 19, 2002
DeWaay Capital Management
Market Alternatives

Nov 12, 2002
CEO, H&R Block
Succeeding a KC Business Legend

Nov 5, 2002
Helzberg’s Diamonds
Corporate Ethics

Oct 29, 2002
KC School Board
Update on KC Schools

Oct 22, 2002
Attorney
Gift of Life Foundation

Oct 15, 2002
Chairman, Aquila, Inc.
The Energy Industry & Aquila

Oct 1, 2002
KC Star Sports Reporter
KC Sports

Sep 24, 2002
Health Midwest
Damn the Institution, God Bless It

Sep 17, 2002
KMBC-9 TV Sports Anchor
Women In Sports

Sep 10, 2002
Crown Center Redevelopment
The Changing Crown Center Landscape

Aug 27, 2002
Professor of Political Science UMKC
The Terrorist Challenge to US Security

Aug 20, 2002
Waddell & Reed
Current Events in the Bond Market

Aug 13, 2002
DST Realty
DST Realty and the Kirkwood Circle Project

Jul 23, 2002
Interstate Brands

Jul 16, 2002
Candidate-US Congress-3rd Congressional District-Kansas
Topic of Choice

Jul 9, 2002
Christenberry & Collet
The Economics of Investment Banking

Jun 25, 2002
FBI
The New & Improved FBI

Jun 18, 2002
Men’s Fashion Future

Jun 11, 2002
KC Business Journal
The Arthur Andersen/KPMG Merger

Jun 4, 2002
Morrison & Hecker
Current Political Events

May 28, 2002
Vanguard Airlines

May 21, 2002
J.C. Nichols Co.
The History of the J.C. Nichols Company

May 14, 2002
Former Mayor
Why I Want Harry Wiggins’ Seat in the State Senate

May 7, 2002
David Fromm
Mayor of Mission Hills
Being Mayor of the Rich & Famous

Apr 30, 2002
Doug Richmond
Armstrong Teasdale
The Ethics of Enron

Apr 23, 2002
Pat McMahon
CEO Kenneth Smith Golf
New Technology in Golf Clubs-Fact or Fiction?

Apr 16, 2002
KC Star Business Reporter
Topic of Choice

Apr 9, 2002
President of KC Federal Reserve
The Economy And The Fed

Mar 26, 2002
Joel K. Goldman
Attorney Author
Motion To Kill

Mar 19, 2002
KC Business Journal Columnist & Retired KC Board of Trade President

Mar 12, 2002
Dr. Richard Wallace
M.U. Chancellor
Funding Crisis in Missouri Secondary Education

Mar 5, 2002
David Warm
Executive Director of MARC
Regional Opportunities and Challenges

Feb 26, 2002
Sally Roberts
Kansas City Hospice
Hospice

Feb 19, 2002
David Scott
President of Birch Communications
Telecommunications

Feb 12, 2002
FBI
The World Is A Dangerous Place (Part 2)

Jan 29, 2002
Terry Kilroy
Shughart Thompson & Kilroy
The Citistates Report

Jan 15, 2002
Major General Larry Taylor
Commanding General Marine Corps
The War Against Terrorism

Jan 8, 2002
Thomas G. Gresham
The Gresham Group and Club Member
Stock Tips For 2002

2001 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 11, 2001
Sam Jones
Regional Administrator of the SBA
The SBA Role In The Recovery

Dec 4, 2001
Lawyer/Author
My Book And The Nancy Cruzan Decision

Nov 20, 2001
Becky Blades
Blades & Associates
The Media After September 11, 2001

Nov 13, 2001
Bill Helming Consulting Services
State Of The Economy

Nov 6, 2001
Mayor of KC
The Responsibilities of the Mayor in a Crises

Oct 30, 2001
James C. Brenneman
Cruises By Brennco
Travel & Cruising After The Crisis

Oct 23, 2001
Colonel Frank Hicks
US Marine Corp
Paradigm Shift In Our Definition Of War

Oct 16, 2001
Fred Mitchell
Mitchell Asset Management
The State Of The Stock Market

Oct 9, 2001
Fred Pryor Seminars
Issues on Crisis

Oct 2, 2001
Becky Blades
Blades & Associates
Public Relations

Sep 25, 2001
Dr. Daniel Durrie/Dr. John Hunkeler
Hunkeler Eye Clinic
Lasik Surgery

Sep 18, 2001
Morrison & Hecker, LLP
Terrorist Attacks

Sep 11, 2001
FBI
A View From Jeff’s Perspective

Aug 28, 2001
Health Midwest
Gordon Kingsley De Jour

Aug 21, 2001
Triad Mortgage
The Sprint Campus Effect

Aug 14, 2001
Terry Dunn
JE Dunn
The Construction Industry

Aug 7, 2001
Bob Mobley, DDS
New Developments In Dentistry For Seniors

Jul 31, 2001
Ben Mann & Mike Tamburini
Blackwell Sanders
The Payless Cashways Bankruptcy

Jul 24, 2001
Tom Turner
Collateral Mortgage Capital, LLC
Ther Merger & The Real Estate Market

Jul 17, 2001
Bob Cook
Cook Paper Recycling
Recycling-Past, Present & Future

Jul 10, 2001
Jerry Heaster
Kansas City Star
What’s Hot In The Economy

Jun 26, 2001
Bob Fischgrund
Robert D. O’Byrne & Associates
The Future Of Downtown Business Clubs

Jun 19, 2001
James L. Spigarelli
CEO Midwest Reserach Institute
Midwest Research Institute in the 21st

Jun 12, 2001
Daniel Whitney
Landmarketing Co.
Should I Be Selling My Home?

Jun 5, 2001
Bob Rohlf
Executive Vice President & Producer Starlight Theatre
The New Starlight Theatre

May 22, 2001
Thomas Burcham
Chariman of the Board MO Bank & Trust Co.
Banking-Past, Present & Future

May 15, 2001
Tom McKenna
Public Relations for KCI
Kansas City International In The New Millenium

May 8, 2001
K.C. Royals
The 2001 Royals

May 1, 2001
Kingston Environment
What’s Going On In Kansas City

Apr 24, 2001
Dave Anderson, Economist
Gold Capital Management
Stocks, Bonds & The Economy

Apr 17, 2001
Senator Pat Roberts
US Senate
Crisis In China/Tax Relief

Apr 10, 2001
Bill Grigsby
Sports Commentator
Sports Stories and Golf

Apr 3, 2001
Kevin Petrehn
KSHB TV
International Hot Air Ballooning

Mar 27, 2001
President of the Kansas City Federal Reserve
The Economy/The Role of The Federal Reserve

Mar 20, 2001
Albert Mauro
KC Southern Industries
KC Missouri Schools-At The Crossroad

Mar 13, 2001
Bruce Pendelton
Kansas City Valve & Fitting Co.
KC Valve

Feb 27, 2001
Morrison & Hecker
Current Political Scene

Feb 20, 2001
FBI
The World Is A Dangerous Place

Feb 13, 2001
Steve Edgar
Health Midwest
Exercise To Improve Your Handicap

Feb 6, 2001
Julie A. Welch, CPA, CFP
Meara, King & Co., P.C.
President Bush’s Tax Proposals Introduced into Congress on 2/8/2001

Jan 30, 2001
Tom Gustafson
President, Caterpillar Industrial
Literacy Kansas City

Jan 23, 2001
Mark Miller & Jeff Valenti
US Attorney’s Office
A Federal Death Penalty Case

Jan 16, 2001
Tom Gresham, The Gresham Group and Club Member
Stock Tips for 2001

Jan 9, 2001
Alan E. Edelman, Jewish Federation
Peace in the Mideast

2000 PAST SPEAKERS

Dec 19, 2000
Bill Helming, Helming Consulting
The Economic Outlook For 2001

Dec 12, 2000
Tuck Spaulding, Trammell Crow Company
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Dec 5, 2000
Tom Strongman
Automotive Editor of the Star
Automotive

Nov 28, 2000
BB Anderson
Contractor/Developer
Survivor

Nov 21, 2000
Reggie Giffin
Morrison & Hecker
Topic of Choice

Nov 14, 2000
Ken Frashier
Architect and Club Member
History of The Plaza Club

Nov 7, 2000
Morrison & Hecker
Election Day

Oct 31, 2000
Barnett Helzberg
Principal University Academy
Charter Schools

Oct 24, 2000
Albert Riederer
Atty/Fomer City Prosecutor
Mel Carnahan/What Happens Now?

Oct 17, 2000
Health Midwest
Political Ads & Other Lies

Oct 10, 2000
President Rigby Pictures Corporation
KC Film Fest

Oct 3, 2000
Kevin Kietzman
Local Radio Survivor
Talking Sports on 810 WHB

Sep 26, 2000
Bob Herndon
FBI Special Agent
The Informant

Sep 19, 2000
Matt Gogel
Professional Golfer
The PGA Tour

Sep 12, 2000
Jeff Boerger
Vice President/GM Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway Overview

Aug 29, 2000
Brad Bergman
Midwest Trust Company
The Trust Business in Kansas City

Aug 22, 2000
Aurora University
Economic Update

Aug 1, 2000
George Bittner
VP of Development Greater KC Community Foundation
Charitable Giving

Jul 25, 2000
David Wittig
CEO Western Resources
Utilities

Jul 18, 2000
Howard Kaye
Dain Rauscher
Who Moved My Cheese

Jul 11, 2000
Bruce Sorrell
Music Director KC Chamber Orchestra
What I Do to Prepare for a Concert

Jun 27, 2000
Paul Jones
Endodontist
Living Your Dream

Jun 20, 2000
Charles Gusewelle
Kansas City Star
My Dog Rufus

Jun 13, 2000
Dana Bartimus
Coordinator for Kansas City & Kansas
Million Mom March

Jun 6, 2000
President Lentz & Clark
Life Experiences

May 23, 2000
Mike Brown
CEO & President Euronet Services
Euronet Services & Mobile Banking

May 16, 2000
GM Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals 2000

May 9, 2000
Roger Hiatt
Attorney for Stinson Mag & Fizzell PC
Elian & The INS Mess

May 2, 2000
Graham Hunt
CEO Financial Counselors Inc.
The Stock Market

Apr 25, 2000
Robert L. Hechler
Waddel & Reed
The Importance of Mutual Funds to KC

Apr 18, 2000
Arthur Benson
Attorney
What’s Next for the Kansas City Schools?

Apr 11, 2000
Alexander Kemper
UMB
eScout

Apr 4, 2000
John H. Robinson
Black & Veatch
Major Changes at 50!

Mar 28, 2000
Marilyn O’Hearne
Personal & Professional Coach
Attracting New Business

Mar 21, 2000
President JC Nichols Residential
Residential Real Estate

Mar 14, 2000
Albert Mauro
KC Southern Industries
Why Run for the School Board

Mar 7, 2000
Don Kinney
Skillpath Seminars
The Seminar Business

Feb 29, 2000
Honorable Frank Koger
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Bankruptcy

Feb 22, 2000
Morrison Hecker
The Kansas Evolution Squabble

Feb 15, 2000
Brad Cohen
Cohen Capital
The New Internet Accelerator-iEmerge

Feb 8, 2000
Joe Kessinger
Kessinger Consulting
Entrepreneurial Angels. The Story of BIG

Feb 1, 2000
JC Nichols
JC Nichols Story…2000

Jan 25, 2000
George Brett
The Royals
Baseball 2000

Jan 18, 2000
Orvis Fitts
WWII Vet/Author
Civil War in KC and Ride with the Devil

Jan 4, 2000
Stock Tips for 2000