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Fellows Forum Speakers 1987-Present

2016

Joe Adams
Managing Partner and CEO
RSM US LLP
Eric Affeldt
President and CEO
Clubcorp
Richard W. “Rick” Davidson
President and CEO
Century 21 Real Estate LLC

2015

Kenneth Feld
Chairman and CEO
Feld Entertainement, Inc.
Harmut Liebel
President and CEO
iQor
Robert A. Livingston
President and CEO
Dover Corporation

2014

Mindy Grossman
CEO
HSN, Inc.
Mike Jackson
Chairman and CEO
AutoNation USA
David Kohler
President and CEO
Kohler Co.

2013

James E. Rohr
Chairman and CEO
PNC Financial Services Group
Stephen M. Lacy
Chairman and CEO
Meredith Corporation
Robert "Bob" Beauchamp
Chairman and CEO
BMC Software

2012

Jim Prokopanko
President and CEO
The Mosaic Company
Dave McCurdy
President and CEO
American Gas Association
William J. Gilbane, Jr.
President
Gilbane Building Company

2011

Chuck Bengochea
CEO
The HoneyBaked Ham Co.
Ed Crenshaw
CEO
Publix Super Markets Inc.
Tim Main
President and CEO
Jabil Circuit, Inc.

2010

Dr. Cecil B. Wilson
President
American Medical Association
Elizabeth Smith
CEO
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and CEO
The Dreyfus Corporation

2009

Dennis P. Lockhart
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Thomas R. Kuhn
President
Edison Electric Institute
Patricia Martin
CEO and Founder
LitLamp Communication

2008

Peter Beck
Managing Director
The Beck Group
Robert Fornaro
President and CEO
Airtran Airways
Tom James
Chairman and CEO
Raymond James Financial

2007

The Triple Bottom Line
Howell Ferguson
CEO
Lykes Brothers
Gavin Power
Senior Advisor
The United Nations Global Compact

2006

Strategies That Transform Your Business
Michael McCallister
President and CEO
Humana
Erik Vonk
Chairman and CEO
Gevity
Christopher Williams
Chairman and CEO
The Williams Capital Group

2005

Making a Difference in Your Market
Ken Lewis
Chairman, President and CEO
Bank of America
Tony Nicely
Chairman, President and CEO
GEICO
Philip Orsino
President and CEO
Masonite

2004

Corporate Culture: Why It Matters John A. Allison, IV (4)
Chairman and CEO
BB&T
August Busch, III (3)
Chairman and CEO
Anheuser-Busch
Jeff Sonnenfeld, Ph.D.
Founder, President and CEO of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute
Associate Dean for Executive Programs
Yale School of Management

2003

Restarting the Economy in Uncertain Times
Henry C. “Ric” Duques
Past Chairman
First Data
Jack Guynn
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

2002

Managing E-commerce to Grow Your Business
Harold (Pete) Wills
President and CEO
PSINet, Inc.
Melvyn E. Bergstein
Chairman and CEO
Diamond Technology Partners
Emilio Echave
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Distribution
AT&T Wireless Services

1999

Merged In, Merged Out: The Future of American Businesses
David Fuente
Chairman and CEO
Office Depot, Inc.
Hugh L. McColl, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Bank of America
James L. Schro
CEO
PricewaterhouseCoopers

1998

Arts and the Community: Who Benefits…Who Pays?
Myra C. Selby
Associate Justice
ndiana Supreme Court
David Boaz
Executive Vice President
The Cato Institute
Richard W. Carlson
President and CEO
King World Public Television

1997

Sports and Community: Who Benefits?
John E. Graham, Jr.
President
Daytona International Speedway
George Shinn
Owner
Charlotte Hornets
Neil Austrain
President & CEO
National Football League

1996

Competing in a Global Economy
John F. Johnson
Chairman
Amrop International
William R. Burleigh
President and CEO
Scripps Howard
Geoffrey B. Bloom
President and CEO
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

1995

Strategies for Change
J. Steward Bryan
President and CEO
Media General, Inc.
Finn M. W. Caspersen
Chairman and CEO
Beneficial Corporation
Fredric W. Corrigan
President
Cargill Fertilizer, Inc.
James J. Schiro
Chairman
Price Waterhouse
Richard L. Scott
President and CEO
Columbia/HCA
Healthcare

1994

Eugene Freedman
Chairman and CEO
Coopers & Lybrand
Monica Mehan
President and CEO
AT&T America Transtech
Robert O’Leary
Chairman and CEO
American Medical Holdings
Robert Ulrich
Chairman and CEO
Target Stores

1993

Thriving in the Future
James R. Ball
President and CEO
Vista Chemical Co.
Syd Heaton
Chairman and CEO
Advantis (IBM/Sears)
Arthur F. Ryan
President and CEO
Chase Manhattan Corp.
Harry E. Teasley, Jr.
President and CEO
Coca-Cola Bottling Corp.

1992

Meeting the Challenge of Change
Robert T. Sutton
President
Home Shopping Network
Geneva Johnson
President and CEO
Family Service America
Jerry E. Dempsey
Chairman of the Board
Chemical Waste Management
Kenneth L. Burenga
President and CEO
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

1991

How Emphasis on Quality Adds to Business Success
Robert L. Purdum
Chairman and CEO
Armco, Inc.
Jack B. Critchfield
President and CEO
Florida Progress Corp
Clark A. Johnson
Chairman and CEO
Pier 1 Imports
Buell G. Duncan, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
SunBanks, Inc.

1990

Forecast for the 90s
James C. Chapman
President and CEO
Outboard Marine Corp
Robert McClements
CEO
Sun Company, Inc.
Robert O’Brie, Jr.
CEO
Carteret Bank Corp, Inc.
Thomas A. Cooper
President and CEO
Goldome Savings Bank

1987

Dr. Robert J. Barbera
Jeffrey M. Davidson