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Chief William Bratton – “The Fundamentals, Practicalities, and Realities of Good Policing in America”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesDuring a 46-year career in law enforcement, Commissioner Bratton instituted progressive change while leading six police departments. He is the only person ever to lead the police agencies of America’s […]
Learn More Purchase Livestream Tickets Purchase Seated TicketsMichael Steele – “Current Political Landscape in America”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesMichael Steele was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, making history as the first African American elected to statewide office, and again with his subsequent chairmanship of the Republican […]
Learn More Purchase Livestream Tickets Purchase Seated TicketsDavid Wasserman – “What’s the Roadmap to the 2024 Elections?”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesDavid Wasserman is Senior Editor covering the U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report. He offers illuminating facts, figures, and maps in an entertaining and strictly non-partisan tour […]
Learn More Purchase Livestream Tickets Purchase Seated TicketsAl Franken – “Can Washington Work Again?”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesLive Streamed from his New York Studio Al Franken is a former U.S. Senator from Minnesota, author, comedian, writer, producer, and five-time Emmy winner, as well as the author of […]
Learn More Purchase Livestream Tickets Purchase Seated TicketsDr. Stephanie Edgerly – “The End of News? How Media Audiences Are Changing”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesDr. Stephanie Edgerly is an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University. As a premier researcher of U.S. media […]
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BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesAdmiral Harry Harris, after retiring from the US Navy served as Admiral to South Korea where he experienced firsthand the tensions in the Asian Pacific and the difficult position that […]
Learn More Purchase Livestream Tickets Purchase Seated TicketsRobert Kagan – “America’s Role in Establishing a New and Stable World Order”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesRobert Kagan is the Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. He is a […]
Learn More Purchase Livestream Tickets Purchase Seated TicketsDaryl Johnson – “How the Domestic Terrorism Threat Is Being Ignored”
BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United StatesDaryl Johnson is one of the foremost experts on domestic terrorism in the U.S. Beginning his career as a civilian in the U.S. Army, Johnson was also senior analyst at […]
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