Upcoming Events

    • March 20, 2024
    • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    • UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712
    Register

    The Heat Will Kill You First

    Jeff will describe the risks of extreme heat and climate change and how they are reshaping our world (and the state of Texas).

    About our speaker:

    Jeff Goodell’s latest book is the New York Times bestseller (and a selection of the MBC Book Club), The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet. He is the author of six previous books, including The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World, which was a New York Times Critics Top Book of 2017. He has covered climate change for more than two decades at Rolling Stone and discussed climate and energy issues on NPR, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, and Fox News. He was a 2016 New America Fellow and a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow.

    (Ed. note: MSNBC and Fox News? What's his secret? Could it be...Journalism?)

    Agenda:

    6:50am - Coffee & Networking
    7:10am - Breakfast Buffet
    7:25am - Introductions & Announcements
    7:50am - Speaker Introduction
    8:20am - Q&A

    8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

    Directions and Parking

    Breakfast Fees & Policy

    • March 27, 2024
    • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    • UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712
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    Trends from SXSW 2024

    Hugh will give us an overview of some of the bigger trends that emerged at this year's SXSW.

    About our speaker:

    Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer for South by Southwest (SXSW). In this role, he oversees content for the SXSW Conference, as well as the SXSW Music Festival, the SXSW Film Festival and SXSW EDU.

    Forrest was named "Austinite of the Year" in 2012 by the Austin Chamber of Commerce (along with fellow SXSW Directors Roland Swenson, Louis Black and Nick Barbaro). In 2014, Forrest and these other SXSW Directors were named Austin Entrepreneurs of the Year by Ernst & Young. He received an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2018 from Kenyon College, his alma matter.

    In addition to his work at SXSW, he has previously served on of the National Advisory Board for the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is currently part of the Board of Directors for Austin Habitat for Humanity and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Austin-based accessibility company Knowbility.

    Before joining the SXSW team in the dark ages of 1989, he founded a small monthly alternative publication called The Austin Challenger. He also wrote for several other newspapers and publications, including the Austin Chronicle, the Texas Sports Chronicle, the West Austin News, Willamette Week and the Seattle Weekly.

    SXSW 2025 is scheduled for March 14-23. 

    Agenda:

    6:50am - Coffee & Networking
    7:10am - Breakfast Buffet
    7:25am - Introductions & Announcements
    7:50am - Speaker Introduction
    8:20am - Q&A

    8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

    Directions and Parking

    Breakfast Fees & Policy

    • April 03, 2024
    • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    • UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712

    Our speakers are always engaging, informative, and insightful (and often inciteful). Our members are too! Is there a person or organization you'd like to hear from at MBC? Nominate a speaker and we'll try to set that up.

    Upcoming Speakers in April

    • Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune
    • AUS Airport Expansion Committee, Journey with AUS
    • TIffany AnschutzSage Recovery
    • Ryan Bohl, Middle East Analyst



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