Hart Brown Future Point of View – “AI, Ethics, and the Future of Business”
5-6-2025 LiveStream 11:55am Hart Brown CEO & Security and Risk Practice Lead, Future Point of View WHO IS HE? Hart Brown is a world-renowned expert and speaker on simplifying complex strategies while implementing them in creative and innovative ways during crisis events where time is of the essence. Hart is a unique combination of an […]
Bob Blackburn: Parks of Oklahoma City: A History
livestream 11:55am 4-29-2025 Bob Blackburn: Parks of Oklahoma City: A History Bob Blackburn, PhD, is the author or co-author of twenty-eight books—including A History of the State Fair of Oklahoma, Sonic: The History of America’s Drive-In, and Love’s: Fifty Years of a Family Enterprise—which tell the stories of some of Oklahoma’s most iconic institutions. After completing […]
Tom McDaniel & Mark McDaniel Moderator Randy McDaniel – “Passing the Torch”
11:55am Livestream 4-22-2025 Tom J. McDaniel is President of American Fidelity Foundation, after having served as President and Chancellor of Oklahoma City University from July 1, 2001 to August 31, 2011. He retired as Vice Chairman and Director of Kerr McGee Corporation in 2000 and then served as President of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, before […]
The Enduring Power of Rotary Connections
The Enduring Power of Rotary Connections By Lauren Branch In 2016, some of our fellow Rotarians, including my husband, Doug, and I had the honor of hosting a group of attorneys from Azerbaijan through the Open World program. Doug and I hosted a young human rights attorney named Samed, and from the moment he arrived […]
Fact-Check Like a Rotarian
Fact-Check Like a Rotarian by Rachel Hubbard I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the Rotary Four-Way Test. Specifically the phrase “Is it the truth?” has been something I’ve been pondering. It’s something many of us struggle with these days. With the rise of artificial intelligence, information we see people we trust post on social […]
Justice Steven Taylor: Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary – “The Investigation, Evidence, Trial & Sentencing”
LiveStream 11:55am 4-15-2025 Oklahoma City Memorial Anniversary – “The Investigation, Evidence, Trial & Sentencing” Steven W. Taylor (born June 7, 1949) is a former Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He is a former mayor of McAlester, Oklahoma. As a state district court judge, Taylor was the presiding judge in the state trial of the Oklahoma City bombing. […]
Club 29 Breakfast Speakers
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room The Club 29 Breakfast is for Club 29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY. It does not serve as a makeup for members of other rotary clubs. Speakers 2025 April 24 Jeff Seymour, President and CEO, OKC Innovation District. “OKC Innovation Ecosystem Update.”
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Not All Heroes Wear Capes by Charlie Price I recently attended Day of Remembrance, a deeply moving event held in honor of the physicians and dentists who rushed to the aid of Oklahomans following one of our state’s darkest moments: the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Many of them recounted what they […]
Rotary AfterHours – RSVP HERE
May 13, 2025 | 5:30-7:00 OKANA Resort and Waterpark Sunset Ballroom 1 Cash Bar, Bring Guests RSVP for Club29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY
Unlocking the Power of AI: Real-World Applications and Lessons Learned
Unlocking the Power of AI: Real-World Applications and Lessons Learned by Freda Deskin, Ph.D I attended a live webinar about artificial intelligence (AI) about four years ago, featuring American billionaire and tech entrepreneur Mark Cuban. As someone who’s had a computer since 1981 and proudly identifies as a tech enthusiast, I was intrigued enough to […]