Thomas Friedman
September 11, 2008
Author and Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 Tulsa Performing Arts Center 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Presentation "Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution" $75 Online Registration

Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat, and The Lexus and the Olive Tree, has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. He brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy in the global future.

Steve Forbes
January 16, 2009
Author and Newspaper Columnist, The Washington Post

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Friday, January 16, 2009 Renaissance Hotel 12 - 1:30 p.m. Presentation and Luncheon "America's Promise for Hope, Growth and Opportunity" $75 Online Registration

Steve Forbes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Inc., explores the most compelling issues of the day, including the upcoming presidential election, to forecast trends that will impact our national growth.

Susan Packard
March 25, 2009
Cofounder and President of Brand Outreach, HGTV

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Crown Plaza Hotel 12 - 1:30 p.m. Presentation and Luncheon "The Leader Within: Growing Your Leadership Team" $75 Online Registration

As founder of HGTV, Ms. Packard has served in many leadership roles, including chief operating officer. She began her cable career at HBO—then moved to NBC to help found CNBC. She brought her extensive experience to an unheard of idea—a cable TV network devoted entirely to home building, remodeling, gardening and decorating—presented in an entertaining way. Today HGTV is available in more than 95 million U.S. homes and distributed in 170 countries.