50th Anniversary Speaker Series
From Fortune 500 CEOs, to the world's top business journalists, to Hollywood's hot young producers, Darden's 50th Anniversary Speaker Series features the world’s thought leaders. The individuals in the Speaker Series lead the way in their fields and they share their stories, expertise, and advice with Darden students, faculty, and staff regularly. We invite you to attend any of the 50th Anniversary speaker events. All presentations are open to the public. We have podcasts available of most Speaker Series events. If you are unable to attend in person, please check the Podcasts@Darden website to find out if the event is available for audio download.
2006-07 Speakers
September 28 - Michael D. Fraizer, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Genworth Financial
October 3 - Rich D. Fairbank, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Capital One
October 24 - The Honorable Francis J. Harvey, Secretary, US Army
October 26 - Mark Johnson, Darden Producers Forum (in conjunction with the Virginia Film Festival)
October 31 - Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman & CEO, General Electric
February 21 - Frances K. O'Sullivan, Senior Vice President & COO, Product Group, Lenovo
March 6 - Ron Meyer, President & COO, Universal Studios
April 3 - Michael Raynor, Distinguished Fellow, Deloitte Research
April 20 - William A. Hawkins, President and COO, Medtronic, Inc.
2005-06 Speakers
Robert Johnson, Honeywell Aerospace
Henri Termeer, Genzyme Corporation
Ronald J. Alsop, News Editor and Senior Writer for the Wall Street Journal
Kevin Sharer, Chairman, President, and CEO, Amgen Inc.
Terry McGraw, Chairman, President, and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies
Julie Lynn and Kelly Thomas, Producers of "Nine Lives"
Past Speakers | Podcasts