Safi Bahcall
The Economic Club of Memphis is pleased to present Safi Bahcall on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the Butcher Shop at the Agricenter. A reception begins at 6 pm with dinner seating at 6:45 pm. In his instant Wall Street Journal bestselling book Loonshots, Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about innovation and group dynamics, challenging everything we thought we knew about radical breakthroughs. In talks based on his book—which Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman calls “Not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world”—Bahcall shows how we can stoke innovation, create better leaders, and support “loonshots”: the imperfect but ingenious ideas that have the potential to change the world.
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Mark Muro
The Economic Club of Memphis is pleased to present Mark Muro on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis. A reception begins at 6 pm with dinner seating at 6:45 pm. Mark Muro focuses on regional technology ecosystems and economic development and has published extensively on digital trends, automation, advanced industries, and regional development issues. Muro’s most recent work has focused on the “digitalization of everything” as it affects efforts to construct an “advanced economy that works for all.”
2020 Economic Outlook Briefing with William R. Emmons
The Economic Club of Memphis in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – Memphis Branch is pleased to present the 2020 Regional Economic Briefing and breakfast on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis. The speaker will be William Emmons, Lead Economist at the Center for Household Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. A breakfast buffet will begin at 7:30 am. This meeting is open to the public at no charge. Reservations are required. Please share the details with friends and colleagues who may be interested in attending.
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Manny Roman
The Economic Club of Memphis, in partnership with the CFA Society Memphis, is pleased to present Emmanuel "Manny" Roman on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the HIlton Memphis. A reception begins at 6 pm with dinner seating at 6:45 pm. Mr. Roman is PIMCO's chief executive officer and a managing director of the firm. As CEO, he serves on PIMCO’s Executive Committee and has executive oversight of the firm’s client and business areas, including broad strategy-setting and resource management.
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Governor Bill Lee
The Economic Club of Memphis is pleased to present Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee, on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the University Club. Registration and lunch seating at 11:30 am. Bill Lee is seventh-generation Tennessean and 50th governor of Tennessee. He was raised in Franklin where he still resides today with his wife Maria on his family’s farm. He’s the proud father of four adult children (Jessica, twin sons Jacob and Caleb, and Sarah Kate) and five grandchildren.
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Richard Shadyac, Jr.
The Economic Club of Memphis will meet at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Domino's Event Center for a breakfast and tour on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The speaker will be Richard Shadyac, Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, St. Jude's fundraising arm. A breakfast buffet will begin at 7:30 am. Rick Shadyac has been President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, since 2009. The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) has become the largest healthcare charity in America, generating more than 75 percent of funds needed to operate and sustain St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Charlie Cook
The Economic Club of Memphis is pleased to present Charlie Cook on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at the Butcher Shop at the Agricenter. A reception begins at 6 pm with dinner seating at 6:45 pm. Charlie Cook is the Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report, and a political analyst for the National Journal Group. In 1984, Charlie founded the independent, non-partisan Cook Political Report. Now, with a staff of six, it is a publication that the New York Times once said was “a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative” while CBS News’ Bob Schieffer called it “the bible of the political community.”
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Marvin Ellison
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The Economic Club of Memphis is pleased to present Marvin Ellison. Marvin Ellison has served as president and chief executive officer of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., since July 2018, when he also joined Lowe’s board of directors. Marvin has more than 30 years of leadership and operational experience in the retail industry, including expertise in managing a large network of stores and employees, as well as global logistics networks. He most recently served as chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney Co., where he implemented a turnaround strategy that improved the company’s balance sheet, increased store productivity, optimized operations and grew key categories.
