Past Speakers

Browse our past speakers to see what you might have missed!

November 13, 2024 Rep. James Talarico
November 06, 2024 John Antonelli (Kendall Antonelli)
October 30, 2024 Jeremi Suri, UT LBJ School
October 23, 2024 Ron Resnick, CEO, BlueWave - Block Chain
October 16, 2024 Katy Zamesnik, Assistant Director, Austin Convention Center
October 09, 2024 Gerald Daugherty, CapMetro Past and Future
October 02, 2024 Tommy Abrego, Mobility35 Program Manager at TxDoT
September 18, 2024 Billy Brookshire, Raconteur
September 11, 2024 Andrea Mellard, Shield Ranch
September 04, 2024 Mary Moak & Laura Colangelo - Private School Vouchers
August 21, 2024 Vidya Moorthy, Clural LLC
August 07, 2024 Texas Gun Policy Panel Discussion
July 31, 2024 Richard Avery, Cyber Security Expert
July 24, 2024 Cathy McHorse, Affordable Childcare Now!
July 17, 2024 Roosevelt Weeks, Austin Public Library
July 10, 2024 Challenges Facing Our Democracy: Get Out the Vote by League of Women Voters Texas
June 26, 2024 Bill Aleshire, Transportation Activist
June 19, 2024 Sean Winn, Plastic Reduction Project
June 12, 2024 Joell Sullivan McNew, SafeHorns.org
June 05, 2024 Julie Hutchinson, Core Performance
May 29, 2024 Sgt Deon Cockrell, Texas DPS
May 22, 2024 DeWitt Peart, Downtown Austin Alliance
May 15, 2024 Sewell Chan, Texas Tribune
May 08, 2024 Paula Pebsworth, Wildlife Advocate
May 01, 2024 Dr Russell Lowery-Hart, ACC
April 24, 2024 Ryan Bohl, Strategic Analyst
April 17, 2024 Tiffany Anschutz, Sage Recovery
April 10, 2024 Bryce Bencivengo, AUS Airport Expansion Committee
April 03, 2024 Emily Ramshaw, The 19th News
March 27, 2024 Hugh Forrest, SXSW
March 20, 2024 Jeff Goodell, Environmental Journalist
March 13, 2024 Fred Burton, Security Consultant
March 06, 2024 Holly Hawk, Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy
February 28, 2024 Bill McCamley, Transit Forward
February 21, 2024 Kimberly Allen, Mental Health Advocate
February 14, 2024 Marshall Hill & Rosie Darby, St John 19th Body
February 07, 2024 Mirhan Aroian, University of Texas
January 31, 2024 Judy Maggio & Leslie Rhode, ATX Good News
January 24, 2024 Robert Garrett, Dallas Morning News
January 17, 2024 Carolyn Connerat, Texas Science and Natural History Museum
January 03, 2024 Virginia Lacayo, Massive
December 13, 2023 Stephanie Houston, Island Getaway Rum
December 06, 2023 Billy Brookshire, Raconteur
November 29, 2023 Tanya Rosenzweig, GoGoYumYum
November 15, 2023 Allen Biehl, To Everest—and Beyond!
November 08, 2023 Art Markman, UT and KUT
November 01, 2023 Dottie Watkins, CapMetro
October 25, 2023 Eric Lassberg, KXAN
October 18, 2023 Tom Cottar & Diane Lindsey, Backpack Friends *Note New Date*
October 11, 2023 Doug Lewin, Stoic Energy
October 04, 2023 Joy Stoddard, Whole Planet Foundation
September 27, 2023 Steve Vladeck, UT Law School
September 20, 2023 Ann Howard, Travis County Texas Commissioner
September 13, 2023 John Burnett, Former NPR Correspondent
September 06, 2023 Dr Deirdre Mendez, UT Center for Global Business
August 30, 2023 Ali James, Capital Tales
August 23, 2023 Jared Greathouse, Amini & Conant
August 09, 2023 Member Engagement/Appreciation Day
August 02, 2023 Cynthia Franklin, UT School of Social Work
July 26, 2023 Demetria George Caston, Impact Austin
July 19, 2023 Chris Wilke, Integrating Generative AI in Your Business
July 12, 2023 BiNi Coleman, African American Leadership Institute
June 28, 2023 Kara Countryman, Austin Entrepreneurs
June 21, 2023 Courtney Arbour, Texas Workforce Commission
June 14, 2023 Carl Hunter, Building Promise USA
May 31, 2023 Lizzie Karr, Bazze & Co.
May 24, 2023 Robert Mace, Meadows Center, Texas State
May 17, 2023 Amber Gunst, FundLyst
May 10, 2023 Kara Kockelman, UT Transportation Engineering
May 03, 2023 Margaret Justus, Ann Richards Legacy Project
April 26, 2023 Terrence Baugh, Goodblend Medical Marijuana
April 19, 2023 Ruben Cantú, University of Texas Office of Inclusive Innovation
April 12, 2023 Joseph Chacon, Austin Chief of Police
April 05, 2023 J.R. DeShazo, LBJ School
March 29, 2023 Alison Alter, Austin City Council
March 22, 2023 Clay Johnston MD, Harbor Health
March 15, 2023 Laura Patiño, City of Austin
March 08, 2023 Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear
March 01, 2023 Dr Richard Rhodes, Austin Community College
February 22, 2023 Andy Brown, Travis County Judge
February 15, 2023 Lee Clippard, Lady Bird Wildflower Center
February 08, 2023 Mike George, Texas Homeland Security
January 25, 2023 Arati Singh, AISD Board President
January 18, 2023 Michele Glaze, Samsung
January 11, 2023 Jeremi Suri, UT LBJ School
January 04, 2023 Sarah Eckhardt, Texas Senator
December 14, 2022 Karen Shives, Safe in Austin
December 07, 2022 Kim & Mike Barnes, Parenting Aging Parents
November 30, 2022 Helena Summer
November 16, 2022 Bob Garrett. Dallas Morning News
November 09, 2022 Taylor Harrell, Lively Co Travel
November 02, 2022 Dewitt Peart, Austin Downtown Alliance
October 26, 2022 Dan Hunter, Texas Dept of Agriculture
October 19, 2022 Soledad Bautista, Creative Waco
October 12, 2022 Karl Schmalz, Braver Angels
October 05, 2022 Justin Foster, Root + River
September 28, 2022 Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman
September 21, 2022 Manish Naik MD, Austin Regional Clinic
September 14, 2022 Mihran Aroian, University of Texas at Austin
September 07, 2022 Tommy Abrego, TxDoT
August 31, 2022 Yasmine Smith, City of Austin
August 24, 2022 Dan Leal, Seedling Mentors
August 17, 2022 Marya Crigler, Travis County Chief Appraiser
August 10, 2022 Tina Cannon, Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce
August 03, 2022 Michelle Smith, Raise Your Hand Texas
July 27, 2022 Chelle Neff, Urban Betty
July 20, 2022 Lila Valencia, City of Austin Demographer
July 13, 2022 Brian Walters, BWA Valuations
June 29, 2022 Meg Poag, Mission Squared
June 22, 2022 Jason Stanford
June 15, 2022 Laura Lewis, Lalapow.com
June 08, 2022 Tyson Dever
June 01, 2022 Dr Pam Malone, Austin Grief and Loss
May 25, 2022 Colin Ardern and Alex Blum, Applied Bioplastics
May 18, 2022 Sharmila Mukherjee, Cap Metro
May 11, 2022 Steve Adler, Mayor of Austin
May 04, 2022 Greg Carter, Black Fret
April 27, 2022 Sharmistha Chaudhuri, Unorthodox Ventures
April 20, 2022 Jo Ivester, LGBTQ+ Advocate
April 13, 2022 Paula Bookidis, Girl Scouts of Central Texas
April 06, 2022 Derek Knapp, Restoration Ranch, and Nancy Krenek, Rockride.org
March 23, 2022 Chris Del Conte, University of Texas Athletics
March 16, 2022 Johanna Moya Fábregas, Con Mi MADRE
March 09, 2022 Darla Absher, Assessment and Counseling Center of Austin
March 02, 2022 Mark Strama, Google Fiber
February 23, 2022 Dr Stephanie Elizalde, Austin ISD
February 16, 2022 Roosevelt Weeks, Austin Public Library
February 09, 2022 Grant Hansen, Rise Recovery Services
February 02, 2022 Lamar Romero, Dragon Spirits Marketing
January 26, 2022 Matthew Dowd, Political Strategist and Analyst
January 19, 2022 Ignacio Reyes, Department of Homeland Security
January 12, 2022 Cisco Sacasa, HireBetter
January 05, 2022 Sylvia Holmes, Travis County Judge
December 08, 2021 Christine Gutierrez, Ten Thousand Villages
December 01, 2021 Kathy Carr, JE Dunn Construction
November 17, 2021 Niyanta Spelman, Rainforest Partnership
November 10, 2021 Stacey Chang, Design Institute for Health, UT Austin
November 03, 2021 Jared Slack, The Other Ones Foundation
October 27, 2021 Mathias Ihlenfeld, Woom Bikes
October 20, 2021 Katie Olse, Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services
October 13, 2021 Hugh Forrest, SXSW
October 06, 2021 Save Austin Now and Austin Justice Coalition
September 29, 2021 Admiral Bobby Inman, LBJ School, University of Texas
September 22, 2021 Tracee Henneke, Mobile Loaves and Fishes
September 15, 2021 Kyle Walker, The French Legation
September 08, 2021 Jeremi Suri, LBJ School, University of Texas
September 01, 2021 Megan Lasch, Saigebrook Development
August 25, 2021 Evan Smith, Texas Tribune
August 18, 2021 Laura Huffman, Austin Chamber of Commerce
August 11, 2021 Elena Lopez, Refugee Services of Texas
July 28, 2021 Ruth Glendinning, Future Story Lab
July 21, 2021 Leslie Martinich, Austin Shakespeare Society
July 14, 2021 Teresa Frontado, KUT
July 07, 2021 Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, Huston-Tillotson University
June 30, 2021 Kelley Russell-DuVarney and Marilyn Orr, Executive Coaches
June 23, 2021 Jenny Sevilla, Austin Border Relief Volunteers
June 16, 2021 Dana DeBeauvoir, Travis County Elections
June 09, 2021 Micky Marinelli, University of Texas
June 02, 2021 Patti Tauber and Suzanne Anderson, AGE of Central Texas
May 26, 2021 Christina Gorczynski, Impact Austin
May 19, 2021 Deirdre Anderson, Jeremiah Program
May 05, 2021 Jo Karr Tedder, Central Texas Water Coalition
April 28, 2021 Dr James Ponce, Texans Can Academies
April 21, 2021 Christopher Kennedy, Leadership Austin
April 14, 2021 Annie Burridge, Austin Opera
April 07, 2021 Marsha Milam, Milam & Greene Whiskey
March 31, 2021 Angelos Angelou, Angelou Economics
March 24, 2021 William Lutz, Texas Workforce Commission
March 17, 2021 Simone Talma Flowers, Interfaith Action of Central Texas
March 10, 2021 Melissa Ayala, Waterloo Greenway
March 03, 2021 Cecile McWilliams & Sophia Ryder, Safe SPACE Coalition
February 24, 2021 Tate Donovan, Stage and Screen Artist
February 10, 2021 Helena Summer
February 03, 2021 Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers
January 27, 2021 Jennifer Evans, Austin Creative Reuse
January 20, 2021 Derrick Chubbs, Central Texas Food Bank
January 13, 2021 Scott Finkelstein, WeBelieveInGrowth.com
January 06, 2021 Greg Carter, Black Fret
December 16, 2020 Abby Ross, Author
December 09, 2020 Maureen Brown, Mosie Baby
December 02, 2020 Michael Chorost
November 18, 2020 Harvey Kronberg, Quorum Report
November 11, 2020 Cathy McHorse, Success by 6 Coalition
November 04, 2020 Bob Crouch, National Mounted Warfare Foundation
October 28, 2020 Melissa Love, Everybody Up!
October 21, 2020 Caroline C. Jones, Commissioner, Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
October 14, 2020 Jonathan Alba, IC2 Institute
October 07, 2020 Randy Clarke, Capital Metro
September 30, 2020 Jim Spencer, KXAN Meteorologist
September 23, 2020 Anne Boysen, Generational Futurist
September 16, 2020 Lee Walker, Entrepreneur Extraordinaire
September 09, 2020 Dr. Jeff Yorio, Texas Oncology-Austin Central
September 02, 2020 Rebecca Contreras, AvantGarde
August 26, 2020 Bridget Lott, Public Safety Training Center at Austin Community College
August 19, 2020 Ms. Katharine "Kate" Kelley, Army Futures Command
August 12, 2020 Paula Pierce, P. Pierce Law
August 05, 2020 Matt Curtis, Smart City Policy Group
July 29, 2020 Melinda Garvey, Founder of Austin Woman Magazine and On the Dot
July 22, 2020 Dr. Peniel Joseph, LBJ School of Public Affairs
July 15, 2020 Elizabeth Rogers, Partner at Michael Best
July 08, 2020 Lisa Copeland, CarsHerWay
June 24, 2020 Scott Hinson, Pecan Street
June 17, 2020 Merlin Tuttle, Bat Conservation
June 10, 2020 Jeremi Suri, LBJ School for Public Affairs
June 03, 2020 Ed Latson, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association
May 20, 2020 Kim and Mike Barnes, Barnes Team Media
May 13, 2020 Richard Avery, Titanium Computing
April 29, 2020 Moira Dolan, MD
April 22, 2020 Caroline Valentine, Valentine HR
March 11, 2020 Chris Perry, Sandler
March 04, 2020 Dr Lila Valencia, Texas Demographic Center
February 26, 2020 Annie Spilman, National Federation of Independent Business
February 19, 2020 Ann Wilson, KMFA Classical
February 12, 2020 Nick Canedo, We Are Blood
February 05, 2020 Bobby R. Inman, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
January 29, 2020 Amber Davis, Deeds Not Words
January 22, 2020 Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune
January 15, 2020 Andrew Sabola, Gelateria Gemelli
January 08, 2020 Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Judge
November 20, 2019 George P. Bush, Texas Land Commission
October 30, 2019 Bree Sarlati, Peak Performers Austin
June 19, 2019 Veronica Briseño, Austin Interim Homeless Strategy Officer
October 31, 2018 Paul H. Stebbins, World Fuel Services Corporation
October 24, 2018 Heidi Anderson, The Trail Foundation
October 17, 2018 Brent Fields, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas
October 10, 2018 Jimmy Flannigan, Austin City Council
October 03, 2018 Tom Zoda, Ph.D., Syneos Health
September 26, 2018 Ed Scruggs, Texas Gun Sense
September 19, 2018 Evan Smith, Texas Tribune
September 12, 2018 Jon C. Yates, Boy Scouts of America
September 05, 2018 Randy Clarke, Capital Metro
August 29, 2018 Rosie Newberry, KXAN meteorologist
August 22, 2018 Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare
August 15, 2018 Phil Wilson, LCRA
August 08, 2018 Peter Mullan, Waller Creek Conservancy
August 01, 2018 Luis Rodriguez, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
July 25, 2018 Jonathan Kaplan, Numeris Capital
July 18, 2018 Christopher Laing, Capital City Innovation Executive Director
July 11, 2018 H.W. Brands, UT Austin History Professor
July 04, 2018 Happy Fourth of July from MBC!
June 27, 2018 Gay Gaddis, T3
June 20, 2018 Ben Wright, the Briscoe Center
June 13, 2018 Spencer Cronk, Austin City Manager
June 06, 2018 Peter Bay, Austin Symphony Orchestra
May 30, 2018 Mellie Price, Dell Medical School
May 23, 2018 Henry Yoshida, Rocket Dollar
May 16, 2018 Patrick Newman, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
May 09, 2018 Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker, UT School of Social Work
May 02, 2018 Mayor's Panel: Climate Change
April 25, 2018 Stacey Chang, Design Institute, UT School of Medicine
April 18, 2018 Angela Evans, Dean LBJ School of Public Affairs
April 11, 2018 Angelos Angelou, Angelou Economics
April 04, 2018 René Banglesdorf, Author, CEO
March 28, 2018 Chris Del Conte, UT Athletics Director
March 21, 2018 Susan R. Nelson, Trauma Survivor
March 14, 2018 Jan Goss-Gibson, Civility Consulting
March 07, 2018 Bobby R. Inman Admiral, U. S. Navy (Ret.)
February 28, 2018 Jo Karr Tedder, Central Texas Water Coalition
February 21, 2018 Alan Graham, Mobile Loaves and Fishes
February 14, 2018 AJ Josefowitz, Leadership Coach
February 07, 2018 Louis Grachos, The Contemporary Austin
January 31, 2018 Anne Rodgers, Journalist and Author
January 24, 2018 Joshua Banks, City of Austin Housing Authority
January 17, 2018 Bobby R. Inman Admiral, U. S. Navy (Ret.)
January 10, 2018 Jeremi Suri, LBJ School of Public Affairs
January 03, 2018 Turk Pipkin, The Nobelity Project, Actor
December 27, 2017 Happy New Year from MBC!
December 20, 2017 Happy Holidays from MBC!
December 13, 2017 Brent Landau, UT Department of Religious Studies
December 06, 2017 Mike Geeslin, President & CEO, Central Health
November 29, 2017 Brittany Deputy, University Librarian
November 22, 2017 Happy Thanksgiving from MBC!
November 15, 2017 Roosevelt Weeks, Austin Public Library
November 08, 2017 George Cofer, Hill Country Conservancy
November 01, 2017 Michael Sarraille, founder VETTED (Veterans' transition program)
October 25, 2017 Diane Odegard, Austin Bat Refuge
October 18, 2017 Kirk Watson, Texas State Senator
October 11, 2017 John Goodenough, Professor, UT Austin
October 04, 2017 Kendall Pace, Austin ISD Board of Trustees
September 27, 2017 David Edwards, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin
September 20, 2017 Rally Day 2017
September 13, 2017 Evan Smith, Texas Tribune
September 06, 2017 Margaret Moore, Travis County District Attorney
August 30, 2017 Dr. Lila Valencia, Texas Demographic Center
August 23, 2017 John Garrett, Community Impact Newspaper
August 16, 2017 Walter Moreau, Foundation Communities
August 09, 2017 Olga Campos Benz, Author, Former News Anchor
August 02, 2017 Phillip Tindall, Assistant Director, CAMPO
July 26, 2017 Paula Pierce, Attorney and Identity Theft Recovery Expert
July 19, 2017 Chief Brian Manley, Austin Police Department
July 12, 2017 Rene Geneva, AirBnB Host
July 05, 2017 HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY FROM MBC!
June 28, 2017 Eric Lassberg, President & General Manager, KXAN
June 21, 2017 Gina Chavez, Latin-folk Singer/Songwriter
June 14, 2017 Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor & Co-Founder, The Texas Tribune
June 07, 2017 Steve Adler, City of Austin Mayor
May 31, 2017 Edgar Gierbolini, President and CEO, Austin Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
May 24, 2017 Scot Powe, Professor at Univ of Texas at Austin School of Law and constitutional law scholar | “The Supreme Court Now and Then"
May 17, 2017 Hall Martin | TEN Capital, Founder and CEO
May 10, 2017 Gen. Ricky Lynch, R Lynch Enterprises | "Adaptive Leadership"
May 03, 2017 Steven Enniss, Director of the Harry Ransom Center
April 26, 2017 Cónsul General Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
April 19, 2017 Bert Smith, Prison Entrepreneurship Program
April 12, 2017 Debi Tengler, Chief Relations Officer, Arrow Child and Family Ministries
April 05, 2017 Dr. Mariana Varga, Neurologist | "Dystonia: A Personal Story"
March 29, 2017 Marjorie Mulanax, Executive Director of Hospice Austin
March 22, 2017 Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Judge
March 15, 2017 Peter Strople | "Building Trust in Divided Times"
March 08, 2017 David Lallier, ROI Consulting| "TWIST: The Way I See Things"
March 01, 2017 Jim Duncan, Chair of the CodeNEXT Citizens Advisory Group
February 22, 2017 Teresa Sansone Ferguson, Executive Director of AustinUP| "The Future of Aging in Austin"
February 15, 2017 Dicky Grigg, personal injury lawyer | “Life of a Plaintiff’s Lawyer: Robbing from the Rich and Giving 2/3 of it to the Poor"
February 08, 2017 Mike Robertson, Is This Mike On? | The Art of Readiness: Creatively Saying Yes To Success
February 01, 2017 Catherine Morse, General Counsel and Senior Director for Samsung Austin Semiconductor
January 25, 2017 Marny Lifshen | Author, Speaker, Communications Consultant | Define Yourself! What Do You Want Your Brand to Be in 2017?
January 18, 2017 Thom Singer, Speaker and Conference Catalyst | Purposefully Powerful Podcasting
January 11, 2017 Chris Plonsky, UT Austin Women's Athletic Director | Navigating Intercollegiate Athletic Challenges
January 04, 2017 David Wallace, COO of AngelouEconomics | How Smart Are We?
December 28, 2016 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MBC!
December 21, 2016 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MBC!
December 14, 2016 UPDATE! Tom Britton | Customer Magic
December 07, 2016 Hugh Brown, CEO of St. David's Hospital Georgetown
November 23, 2016 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Plus MBC and Coffee Connection on November 30
November 16, 2016 Matt Mackowiak, Political & Communications Consultant | 2016 Election: What Just Happened?
November 09, 2016 Nelson Guda, Ph.D. | Creativity—The Elusive and Powerful Force That Drives Our Economy
November 02, 2016 Kim Barnes, Media Consultant | Lights, Camera, Action! How to Get the Media's Attention
October 26, 2016 Ally & Jeff Davidson, Camp Gladiator | The CG Story: Better Together
October 19, 2016 Sally Hernandez and Joe Martinez, Travis County Sheriff Candidates | A New Sheriff in Town
October 12, 2016 Sarah Hernholm | Youth Entrepreneurship
October 05, 2016 Roger Falk and Michael R. Levy | $720 Million Mobility Bond: Go Big—Big Deception
September 28, 2016 SPEAKER CHANGE: JOHN-MICHAEL CORTEZ | The Smart Corridor Mobility Bond
September 21, 2016 Evan Smith, Texas Tribune | Trump, Clinton, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
September 14, 2016 Professor Eytan Gilboa | Middle East Update: Major Events & Implications for the West
September 07, 2016 Goodwill of Central Texas | How does Goodwill turn 84 million pounds of donations into employment for Central Texas?
August 31, 2016 Leslie Hyland Rodgers | The Healing Power of Music
August 24, 2016 Kent Cummins, Magician | A Magical Life
August 17, 2016 Grace Miller, Community Outreach Specialist @ Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Planned Parenthood’s Role in Community Health
August 10, 2016 Ewe Blab, Pro Basketball Player | Olympic Basketball 1984 vs 1992 — Oh, What a Difference!
August 03, 2016 David Brooks, Public Speaker | Successfully Speaking
July 27, 2016 Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H. -- What You Need to Know about the Zika Virus
July 20, 2016 Thierry Daupin -- Topic: READY FOR RUGBY, AUSTIN?
July 13, 2016 Janet Zaretsky: Elevating Your Conversational Intelligence: The Power of Responding Versus Reacting
June 23, 2016 June MBC Happy Hour

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