Program

2024-2025 Program

November 4, 2024

 

General Stephen N. Whiting

Commander, U.S. Space Command, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.  

As the Commander of U.S. Space Command, General Whiting is responsible for defending U.S. and Allied interest in the space domain while providing space-enabled combat effects to joint warfighters around the globe.  He exercises combatant command authority over Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airman and Guardians operating ground and space-based systems around the world.

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Dinner Menu for November 4:

Soup Course: 

Butternut Squash (Milk, Vegetarian), Cranberry Coulis, Toasted Pumpkin Seed.

Main Course:

Red Wine Braised Beef Short Rib, Sweet Potato Cake, Charred Brussel Sprouts, Smoked Bacon, Apple Chutney & Cider Scented Beef Jus (Milk, Egg).

Salmon Option:

Basil Parmesan Crusted Verlasso Salmon With Herb & Parmesan Spaghetti, Squash, Green Bean Bundle & Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce.

Vegetarian & Vegan Option:

Roasted Cauliflower Steak (Vegetarian, Tree Nuts).  Garden Herb Chimichurri, Toasted Almond Quinoa, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Grilled Scallions Roasted Garlic, Grilled Lemon.

Dessert:

Mixed Berry Upside Down Cake (Milk, Egg, Wheat).  Vanilla Pound Cake, Brown Sugar Glaze, Fresh Blackberries, Colorado Honey Syrup.

January 9, 2025

“Artificial intelligence, disinformation, deepfakes and the complex legal terrain, a new era of business risk”

Shawn Murray

President and CAO at Murray Security Services and was previously assigned to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency as a Senior Cybersecurity Professional.

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February 26, 2025

Lance Izumi, J.D.

Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute.  He has written and produced books, studies, and films on a wide variety of education topics.  Most recently, he is the author of the 2023 book The Great Parent Revolt:  How Parents and Grassroots Leaders Are Fighting Critical Race Theory in America’s Schools and the 2022 book The Homeschool Boom:  Pandemic, Policies and Possibilities.

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March TBD, 2025

Colorado’s 5th Congressional District Representative