• “…humanity is now entering a period of radical transformation where technology has the potential to significantly raise the basic standard of living for every man, woman and child on the planet. Within a generation, we will be able to provide goods and services that were once reserved for the wealthy few to any and all who need them…Abundance for all is actually within our grasp.” —— Peter Diamandis

    March 8 — Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation
     
    Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO, X Prize Foundation

    ABUNDANCE: Why the Future Will Be Much Better Than You Think

    Thursday, March 8, 2012 (rescheduled from Feb 23)
    The City Club on Bunker Hill, Downtown Los Angeles

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  • Garten Rothkopf is an international advisory firm specializing in transformational trends especially those associated with energy choice and climate change, emerging markets and global risk. Formerly, he was: CEO of Intellibridge Corporation, and U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce.

    March 15 — David Rothkopf on The Big Business & Government & Capitalism March 15 — David Rothkopf on The Big Business & Government & Capitalism
     
    David RothkopfPresident and CEO, Garten Rothkopf; and CEO and Editor-at-Large of the FP Group (Foreign Policy Magazine)

    Big Business v. Big Government: The battle that will define the future of America and Capitalism


    Thursday, March 15, 2012
    The City Club on Bunker Hill, Downtown Los Angeles


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  • In What Money Can’t Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes up one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: Isn’t there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don’t belong? What are the moral limits of markets?

    May 10 — Michael Sandel on the Moral Limits of Markets
     
    Michael SandelHarvard Professor,
    bestselling author, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? 

    What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets

    Thursday, May 10, 2012
    The City Club on Bunker Hill, Downtown Los Angeles


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  • Gilt Groupe took only four years (mostly during a recession) to take the fashionista crowd by storm, revolutionize both the fashion and e-commerce industries, attract five million members and earn a $1 billion valuation. Join us to hear their story.

    May 17 — Alexandra Wilkis Wilson and Alexis Maybank, Co-founders of Gilt Groupe May 17 — Alexandra Wilkis Wilson and Alexis Maybank, Co-founders of Gilt Groupe
     
    Alexandra Wilkis Wilson and Alexis Maybank,
    Co-founders of Gilt Groupe

    The Launch of Gilt Groupe, a Hyper-Growth Start-up in the Fashion/Luxury Industry

    Thursday, May 17, 2012

    The City Club on Bunker Hill, Downtown Los Angeles


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