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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, lead engineer forI-4 Ultimate Improvement construction project, Chief of Naval cybersecurity and Orlando airport CEO are but a few of the top notch presenters at our weekly Speakers Forum held in conjunction with our weekly luncheon meetings.
To see our calendar of speakers and videos of previous speakers be sure to check below.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF ORLANDO SPEAKER FORUM
Our Weekly Speaker Forum provides information you are likely not to find elsewhere, and you can join us every Thursday at noon.


March 6,2025: Bill Carleton: Sleep In Heavenly Peace.
Bill and his wife Debi were married in 1987 and have been blessed with 10 natural children and, so far, 9 grandchildren. Professionally,...


March 13, Stephanie Bowman: One Heart
I was born in Indiana into a vibrant family of four siblings. My father's proud service in the Army and my mother's dedication to...


March 27: Central Florida Public Media Pres. and G M, Judith Smelser: Collaborative Journalism
Judith Smelser is president and general manager of Central Florida Public Media, previously named WMFE, the only local nonprofit news...


April 3,2025: Channel 6 Investigative Reporter, Louis Bolden
Emmy Award-winning reporter Louis Bolden joined the News 6 team in September of 2001 and hasn't gotten a moment's rest since. From...


April 10, 2025: Michael Carman Provides A SunRail Update
Michael Carman has been in the rail industry for over 28 years working various positions in Class 1 Freight and commuter rail. In his...


April 17, 2025 – Tara McCue Executive Director. Central Florida Regional Planning Councip
Tara McCue, AICP, is the Executive Director at the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, a council of governments covering...


April 24: Ron Stucker, Director, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation.
Ron Stucker has served as the Director of the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) Director since 2015. MBI is a multi-agency task...


May 1: Dr. James Fenton, Director of the UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center: Florida-Made Energy
Charlie DeFelice is a Technology executive with over 35 years of experience in leadership technology roles in the Financial Services...


May 15: Matthew Nimah Discusses His Experience at The Marjorie Douglas Stoneman Massacre
Matthew Nimah attended Marjorie Stoneman Douglas from August 2015 until May of 2019…and was present at school on February 14, 2018, when...


May 22: United States Army lieutenant general, Jay Garner...Memorial Day
Jay Montgomery Garner was born April 15, 1938, in Arcadia, Florida , Garner served an enlistment in the United States Marine Corps...


July 17: Rotarians Jan And Curly Bowman. Sharing Smiles In Mexico
Jan Bowman Graduated from Purdue and Indiana University with degrees in Nursing. In the 1980s she moved into insurance and retired as...


July 24: David Griffen Esq. : Compulsive Gambling Issues In Florida
David Griffin, a Paul Harris Fellow, has had an inspiring journey and realistic perspectives on personal performance is the result of his...


March 6,2025: Bill Carleton: Sleep In Heavenly Peace.
Bill and his wife Debi were married in 1987 and have been blessed with 10 natural children and, so far, 9 grandchildren. Professionally,...


March 13, Stephanie Bowman: One Heart
I was born in Indiana into a vibrant family of four siblings. My father's proud service in the Army and my mother's dedication to...


March 27: Central Florida Public Media Pres. and G M, Judith Smelser: Collaborative Journalism
Judith Smelser is president and general manager of Central Florida Public Media, previously named WMFE, the only local nonprofit news...


April 3,2025: Channel 6 Investigative Reporter, Louis Bolden
Emmy Award-winning reporter Louis Bolden joined the News 6 team in September of 2001 and hasn't gotten a moment's rest since. From...


April 10, 2025: Michael Carman Provides A SunRail Update
Michael Carman has been in the rail industry for over 28 years working various positions in Class 1 Freight and commuter rail. In his...


April 17, 2025 – Tara McCue Executive Director. Central Florida Regional Planning Councip
Tara McCue, AICP, is the Executive Director at the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, a council of governments covering...


April 24: Ron Stucker, Director, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation.
Ron Stucker has served as the Director of the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) Director since 2015. MBI is a multi-agency task...


May 1: Dr. James Fenton, Director of the UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center: Florida-Made Energy
Charlie DeFelice is a Technology executive with over 35 years of experience in leadership technology roles in the Financial Services...


May 15: Matthew Nimah Discusses His Experience at The Marjorie Douglas Stoneman Massacre
Matthew Nimah attended Marjorie Stoneman Douglas from August 2015 until May of 2019…and was present at school on February 14, 2018, when...


May 22: United States Army lieutenant general, Jay Garner...Memorial Day
Jay Montgomery Garner was born April 15, 1938, in Arcadia, Florida , Garner served an enlistment in the United States Marine Corps...


July 17: Rotarians Jan And Curly Bowman. Sharing Smiles In Mexico
Jan Bowman Graduated from Purdue and Indiana University with degrees in Nursing. In the 1980s she moved into insurance and retired as...


July 24: David Griffen Esq. : Compulsive Gambling Issues In Florida
David Griffin, a Paul Harris Fellow, has had an inspiring journey and realistic perspectives on personal performance is the result of his...
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