Previous Speakers
Spring 2000
| Steve Vinson, Former Managing Director, Barclays Capital |
| Claude Bennett, M.D., President and CEO of BioCryst |
| Richard Scrushy, Former Chairman and CEO of HealthSouth |
Fall 2000
| James A. Demme, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bruno’s Supermarkets, Inc. |
| Gary Fayard, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Coca-Cola Company |
Spring 2001
| Joseph Taranto, Chief Executive Officer, Everest Reinsurance Company |
| Jack Ward, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer of Russell Corporation |
| James C. Hoyle, Jr., M.D., Medical Director of Clinical Operations, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, P.A. |
Fall 2001
| David Bullington, Vice President of Taxes, WalMart, Inc. |
| C. Alan Martin, Executive Vice President, Alabama Power Company |
| Don Bell, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Bell MicroProducts, Inc. |
Spring 2002
| Linda Paulmeno Sewell, Director of Communications, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. |
| William W. Brooke, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Harbert Management Corporation |
| Paula Lillard, General Manager, Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Alabama, Inc. |
| Francisco N. Codina, President, Ford Customer Service Division, Ford Motor Company |
| Joseph B. Bolen, III, Senior Vice President, Heath Care Networks, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama |
| Jon Rotenstreich, Managing Partner, Jon Rotenstreich LLC |
| H. Harrison Parrish, Co-Founder and Director, Movie Gallery, Inc. |
Fall 2002
| Charles Renfroe, Chief Executive Officer and Owner, Renfroe Enterprises |
| Don Birdwell, Chief Executive Officer, Sunguard, Inc. |
| William T. Heard, III, President, Bill Heard Chevrolet |
| Joe Kelley, Senior Consultant, Kroll, Inc. |
Spring 2003
| Rick E. Maples, Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. |
| Kay Y. Wallace, Founder and Presisdent, Effective Solutions |
| Karole F. Lloyd, Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP |
| Bill G. Smith, Chief Executive Officer, B.G. Smith and Associates |
| Robert E. Lowder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Bank |
Fall 2003
| Paul S. Hsu, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Manufacturing Technology Inc. |
| Van L. Richey, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Cast Iron Pipe Company |
| Charles E. “Eddie” Adair, Partner, Cordova Ventures |
| J. Steven Roy, Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Movie Gallery, Inc. |
| J. Daniel Garrett, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) |
Spring 2004
| Bob Herz, Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,(FASB) |
| Steve Mason, Vice President of Operation Services, Chick-fil-A |
| Marillyn A. Hewson, President, Kelly Aviation Center, Lockheed Martin affiliate |
| Donald M. James, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Vulcan Materials |
Fall 2004
| Peri A. Widener, Senior Executive, Boeing Integrated Defense |
| Jay Newkirk, President & Chief Executive Officer, Jay Newkirk Enterprises, Inc. |
| Joseph P. Borg, Director of the AL Securities Commission, |
| Jeffrey A. Bayer, Founder of Bayer Properties |
| John Watson, Chairman of Smith’s, Inc. |
| Hatton C.V. Smith, President of Royal Cup Coffee |
Spring 2005
| Ed Labry, Special Assistant to the President, First Data Corporation |
| Vaughn Burrell, Chairman, Long-Lewis Ford |
| Ray Pate, President & Chief Executive Officer, NCRIC Group |
| David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States |
| Leo M. Tilman, Chief Institutional Strategist & Managing Director, Bear Stearns |
| William R. Dexheimer, President, ValueCentric Marketing Group, Inc. |
| Benjamin P. Jenkins, III, President, General Bank, Wachovia CorporationT. Alan Ritchie, Managing Partner, New Capital Partners |
| T. Alan Ritchie, Managing Partner, New Capital Partners |
Fall 2005
| Cobb H. Sadler, Vice President & Sr. Telecom Equipment Analyst, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. |
| Heath P. Terry, Director, Equity Research, Internet & Entertainment Software, Credit Suisse First Boston |
| C. Sean Day, Chairman, Teekay Shipping Corporation |
| Olin King, Chairman, Crown Group |
| January Dennison, Chief Executive Officer & President, Technology Research Consultants, Inc. |
| Jeff Simon, Senior Managing Director, Co-Chief Investment Officer-Institutional Equity Division, Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. |
Spring 2006
| Edgar L. Reynolds, President of Network Operations, Cingular Wireless Corporation |
| James Kelsoe, Jr., Manager, High Income Fund, Morgan Keegan |
| Wilmer "Buddy" Parker, Partner, Gillen Parker & Withers LLC |
| John R. Wynn, Attorney, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne |
Fall 2006
| Theodore J. Bender III, Managing Director, Croft & Bender LLC |
| Fred W. Gustin, Co-Franchisee of Applebee's and Up the Creek Fish Camp & Grills |
| Sandy B. Cochran, Chief Executive Officer & President, Books-A-Million |
| James T. McManus II, Director of Energen & President of Energen Resources, Energen Corporation |
Spring 2007
| William H. "Bill" Stender, Retired Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, CAS, Inc. |
| Irma L. Tuder, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Analytical Services, Inc. |
| James Stengel, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Procter & Gamble |
| John B. Saint, Chief Executive Officer, The Mitchell Company, Inc. |
| G. Thompson Hutton, President & Chief Executive Officer, White Mountains RE: Group, Ltd. |
Fall 2007
| Kirk P. Lakeman, Managing Director of Corporate Banking, Citigroup, Inc. |
| Lee J. Styslinger III, President & Chief Executive Officer, Altec Industries, Inc. |
| Robin C. Loudermilk, Jr., President & Chief Operating Officer, Aaron Rents, Inc. |
Spring 2008
| Gary P. Fayard, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Coca-Cola Company |
| C. Reynolds Thompson III, Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Properties Trust |
| Rubin Hanan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Champs Sports |
| Jeff Cooke, President, Access Marketing |
| Cathy Leonhardt, Managing Director, P.J. Solomon |
Fall 2008
| Rance Sanders, President & CEO, The Sanders Trust, LLC |
| C. Robert Henrikson, Chairman, CEO & President, MetLife, Inc. |
Spring 2009
| Tracy S. Jones, President, Century Automotive Group |
| Ron Stewart, Retired Partner, Accenture |
| Kimberly Till, President & CEO, Harris Interactive |
| Chris Mandaleris, Deputy Director, Inspections, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board |
Fall 2009
| Susan N. Story, Chief Executive Officer & President, Gulf Power |
| Christine E. Larsen, Chief Operating Officer of Treasury & Security Services, JP Morgan Chase |
| Ken D. Tidwell, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group |
Spring 2010
| George Lazenby, Chief Executive Officer, Emdeon Business Services |
| Matt Salmonson, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Gap |
| Bill Bolen, Director, Homrich Berg |
| Harry Anderson, Senior Vice President, Global Business and Technology Services, The Coca-Cola Company |
Fall 2010
| Andre Anderson, Senior Vice President, Corporate Engagement Div., Federal Reserve Bank |
| Richard "Rick" Smith, Chairman & CEO, Equifax Inc. |
| Susan Cochran, Executive Vice President & CFO, Cracker Barrell Old Country Store Inc. |
| Gregory Jonas, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley |