Past Speakers
Past speakers for the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition include:
Business for a Better World: A panel discussion with Wisconsin B-Corp Leaders
Hear from a collective of corporations committed to shaking up shareholder primacy. The owner-founders of these three mission-driven corporations believe they can make a difference while also making a profit.
Feb 29, 2024
Smart Urban Development Roundtable
With noted regenerative infrastructure architect Tim Duggan as keynote, this roundtable program spurred close, collaborative conversations between Carthage faculty and Kenosha professionals on topics related to urban ecosystems, smart infrastructure, equitable urban development, and building talent and community within Kenosha.
Nov 9, 2023
Building for the Future: Ascent Milwaukee with Engineer Jordan Komp
Engineer Jordan Komp of Thornton Tomasetti discussed the challenges and marvels of building the world’s tallest mass-timber building, the 25-story Ascent Tower in Milwaukee, WI.
Oct 5, 2023
“Caring for the Community: Creating a Culture of Mental Health”
Moderator Kelly Smith, and panelists John Huggett, Vice President of Central Operations for the Boldt Company, Kari Foss, Behavioral Health Manager for Kenosha County, and Linda Wohlgemuth, Senior Vice President and COO of Froedtert South, discussed the mental health crisis and employer-driven responses to ensure the well-being of students, employees, and the community as a whole.
Feb. 15, 2023
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Travis Hessman
Vice President of Content, Endeavor Media
Oct. 27, 2022
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Trust and Demand Panel discussion, featuring:
Steven Bauer, senior vice president at Haribo; Glenn Quaiver, vice president of distribution for ULINE; Patrick Simmons, vice president of transportation for Tyson Food; and Professor Doug Voss, professor of logistics and supply chain management at the University of Central Arkansas
May 5, 2022
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Rosario Marin
41st Treasurer of the United States
Feb 23, 2022
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Raven Jemison
Executive Vice President of Business Operations, Milwaukee Bucks
Nov. 9, 2021
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Catherine Jacobson
President and CEO, Froedtert Health
March 30, 2021
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Daymond John
Co-star of ABC’s “Shark Tank, two-time New York Times best-selling author, brand expert, founder and CEO of FUBU, and presidential ambassador of global entrepreneurship
Feb. 9, 2021
Randall Tucker
Chief Inclusion Officer at Mastercard
March 14, 2019
Read more about Mr. Tucker’s visit on the Kenosha News’ website
See photos from Mr. Tucker’s visit on our Flickr
James and Deborah Fallows
Best-selling authors of “Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America”
Feb. 18, 2019
See photos from the Fallows’ visit on our Flickr
Governor John Baldacci
Maine Governor and U.S. Congressman
Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2018
See photos from Gov. Baldacci’s visit on our Flickr
Alex Lasry
Milwaukee Bucks Vice President of Strategy and Operations
Sept. 30, 2015
Thomas Martinez
Vice President of Sales Operations at Zenefits
May 4, 2015
Michael McCrea
Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology/Director of Brain Injury Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Feb. 11, 2015
Jeffrey Ball
Writer, scholar-in-residence at Stanford University
Oct. 29, 2014
Bryant Ambelang
President and CEO of NatureSweet, Ltd.
April 8, 2014
Lester Munson
ESPN legal affairs reporter
March 12, 2014
Lisa Carlson ’84 and Steve Hopp
Benefits executives at Gallagher Benefit Services
Dec. 11, 2013
Richard Halloran and Fumiko Mori Halloran
Writers, journalists, and East Asian policy experts
Oct. 23, 2013
Scott Lang
Chairman, president and CEO of Silver Spring Networks
Sept. 30, 2013
Christopher A. Ruud
Vice President of Global LED Adoption at Cree, Inc.
June 13, 2013
Wendy DuBoe
President and Chief Executive Officer for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
April 11, 2013
Gregory S. Woodward
President of Carthage College
March 20, 2013
Hoyt Harper II ’77
Senior Vice President of Starwood Hotels and Resorts
April 11, 2012
F. Gregory Campbell
21st President of Carthage College
Feb. 9, 2012
Pat Hughes
“Voice of the Cubs”
Jan. 17, 2012
Stephen Balch
Founder and chairman of the National Association of Scholars
Nov. 16, 2011
Mike Leonard
Veteran feature correspondent for NBC-TV
Oct. 27, 2011
Edward Michael
Executive vice president at Abbott Laboratories
July 18, 2011
Anthony Alofsin
Frank Lloyd Wright expert
April 13, 2011
Nicholas Pinchuk
CEO, Snap-on Incorporated
March 15, 2011
Duane R. Kullberg
Retired Managing Partner and CEO, Arthur Andersen & Co.
March 3, 2011
John McDonough
President of the Chicago Blackhawks
Sept. 15, 2010
Col. Donald D. Woolfolk
Deputy Director of Intelligence, Navy Special Warfare Command
Nov. 10, 2010
Sumner Slichter
Policy Director, Office of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, Washington, DC
Antonio Perez
President and CEO, Talgo America, Inc.
Eileen Mackevich
Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Tim Sullivan
President and CEO, Bucyrus, Inc.
Christopher Begley
Chairman and CEO, Hospira, Inc.
Gale Klappa
President and CEO, Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Lovie Smith
Head Coach, Chicago Bears
Charles A. Bowsher
Former Comptroller General of the United States
The Honorable Clayton Yeutter
Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Karl Ostby
Chairman, S.E. Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority
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Philip C. Evenson
Executive Director, S.E. Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Roch Lambert
Vice President and General Manager, Bombardier Recreational Products
Art Linkletter
Entertainer
Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau
Commander, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, U.S. Navy
James H. Billington
Librarian of Congress
Carl Lewis
Olympic Gold Medalist
Roland Hemond
Executive Advisor to the General Manager, Chicago White Sox
Daniel J. Travanti
Actor
Samuel C. Johnson
Chairman Emeritus, SC Johnson
David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Former Governor, State of Wisconsin
Sergei N. Khrushchev
Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University
Bill Broydrick
Broydrick & Associates
David R. Duerson
President/CEO/Majority Partner, Fair Oaks Farms, LLC
Arthur I. Cyr
A. W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business, and Director of the Program in International Political Economy, Carthage
Siva Yam
President, U.S. - China Chamber of Commerce
Congressman Paul Ryan
First Congressional District, Wisconsin
Michael H. Moskow
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Jeff Nowak
Executive Editor/Vice President, Special Interest Magazines, Reiman Publications
The Honorable Diane S. Sykes
Judge, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Allan H. “Bud” Selig
Commissioner, Major League Baseball
Janet Hale
Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Frank Busalacchi
Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Bruce Dumont
Founder and CEO, The Museum of Broadcast Communications
Andy MacPhail
President/Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Cubs
William Schneider
Senior Political Analyst, Cable News Network
Michael Hodge, MBE
British Consul General, Chicago
Ellen M. Gardner
President, Ameritech Wisconsin
William E. La Macchia
President and CEO, The Mark Travel Corporation
Robert A. Cornog
Chairman, President and CEO, Snap-on Incorporated
Alan R. Blatecky ’68
Vice President of Information Technologies, MCNC
The Honorable James R. Klauser
Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Administration and Special Counsel to the Governor
Michael J. Powers ’63
Vice-Chairman for Professional and Organizational Development, Ernst & Young LLP
Pat Richter
Director of Athletics, UW-Madison
Richard Abdoo
Chairman, President and CEO, Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Jean-Pierre Rosso
President and CEO, Case Corporation
Robert Michael
Economist, University of Chicago
Audrey Freedman
Audrey Freedman & Associates
A. W. Tom Clausen ’44
Retired Chairman and CEO, BankAmerica Corporation