April 2011

Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher: Farewell to the District (5/28/09)

Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher’s Farewell to the District
 
Representative Ellen Tauscher, Congresswoman, 10th District of California

Dr. Gloria C. Duffy, President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club - Moderator Read more »

JoAnne Keatley: Discrepancies in Health Care Access Experienced by Transgender People (5/28/09)

Discrepancies in Health Care Access Experienced by Transgender People

JoAnne Keatley, MSW, Director, Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention and Minority Programs Manager, Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center at UCSF Read more »

Brien A. Seeley: Green Aviation Challenge: NASAs $1 Million Prize for Ultra-Safe 100-MPG Personal Commuter Aircraft (5/27/09)

Green Aviation Challenge: NASA’s $1 Million Prize for Ultra-Safe 100-MPG Personal Commuter Aircraft

Brien A. Seeley, M.D.; President, Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency, Inc.

In the second century of flight, small, two-seat aircrafts that achieve 100 mpg on renewable energy and are immune to gridlock will offer trip speeds of over 100 mph. Seeley will explain how these NASA-inspired PAVs (personal air vehicles) can be a safe, planet-friendly solution to our transportation needs.

 

Aubrey de Grey: Prospects for Defeating Aging Altogether (5/26/09)

Prospects for Defeating Aging Altogether

Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Science Officer, The Methuselah Foundation

Aging is an undeniable fact of life. But what if we could turn back the clock – or at least put aging on hold? De Grey will explain how future therapies may add decades of healthy years to our lives, and why our aging population will probably continue to benefit from progressively improved therapies and avoid debilitation or death from age-related causes at any age.

 

Vincent Warren: Neutralizing the Bush Legacy (5/21/09)

Neutralizing the Bush Legacy

Vincent Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights Read more »

Nick Hayes: Marketing Is Broken, but Influencers Can Fix It (5/20/09)

Marketing Is Broken, but Influencers Can Fix It

Nick Hayes, President, Influencer50 Inc; Author, Influencer Marketing: Who Really Influences Your Customers? Read more »

Mary Furlong: The Changing Role of the Older Adult in Culture and the Marketplace (5/18/09)

The Changing Role of the Older Adult in Culture and the Marketplace

Mary Furlong, Ed.D., President and CEO, Mary Furlong & Associates Read more »

Anat Baniel: Move into Life: The Nine Essentials for Lifelong Vitality (5/18/09)

Move into Life: The Nine Essentials for Lifelong Vitality

Anat Baniel, M.A.

Remember a time when you were bursting with energy, curiosity and creativity? The Anat Baniel Method is a cutting-edge technique that Baniel asserts will help improve physical and mental performance by training the brain to move, think and feel in new ways. Baniel says her Nine Essentials will help you experience vitality at any age or condition, based on brain plasticity science, awareness and simple movements.