An Arctic adventure ended in a daring helicopter rescue for eight prominent Nashvillians.  Rotarian Tim Ozgener of OZ Arts will lead the panel discussion of Nashvillians: Karl Dean, Kevin Crumbo, Bert Mathews, John Deane, Breck Walker and Frank Garrison, along with their rescuers from Svalbard, Kjell Erik and Mari Martinsen.  Hear what the group experienced Read More »

Bill Lee is a seventh-generation Tennessean and the 50th governor of Tennessee. He was raised in Franklin where he still resides today with his wife Maria on his family’s farm. After graduation, he returned home to Franklin to join the family business his grandfather started in 1944, a comprehensive mechanical construction service company. He became president Read More »

Tequila Johnson is an award-winning community organizer and strategist whose work focuses on creating equality and increasing civic engagement among Black Americans and other communities of color. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, on CNN, MSNBC and around the country. Johnson is the co-founder and vice president of The Read More »

From left: Noreen Parker – WZTV (FOX17), Rene LaSpina – WSMV (News 4 – NBC affiliate), Lyn Plantinga WTVF (NewsChannel 5 – CBS affiliate), Tracey Rogers – WKRN (News2 – ABC affiliate) From payroll to programming, the women who lead Nashville’s TV stations are responsible for nearly every aspect of their station’s operation. On the Read More »

Robert “Bob” Huffman serves as Rotary District 6760’s District Governor. Huffman joined Rotary in 2008 and is a member of the Clarksville-Sunrise Rotary Club, a multi-level Paul Harris Fellow and Paul Harris Society Member. Best known for his Chairmanship as the District 6760 Youth Services and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program. As a member of Read More »

Jeff Lyash is president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Appointed by the Board of Directors in February 2019, Lyash leads the nation’s largest public utility in its mission of serving people of the Tennessee Valley to make life better.

AMERICA’S GREATEST FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES Ambassador Christopher Hill, is Chief Global Advisor, University of Denver. Christopher Hill will discuss where America’s greatest foreign policy challenges stand, both short term and long term. He will also discuss the state of American diplomacy,drawing on his foreign service experience to elucidate underlying causes of challenges and their implications for U.S. Read More »