Past Speakers
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March 7, 2022
Joe Troy – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Boasso Global, Inc.
Joe Troy is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of private equity-owned Boasso Global, Inc., a Tampa-based multi-national and leading supplier of logistics and depot services to the ISO tank container industry. Prior to Boasso, Joe was EVP & CFO of bulk liquid logistics provider Quality Distribution, Inc. for over 10 years, and before that held senior leadership positions with multi-industry conglomerate Walter Industries, Inc., including EVP & CFO.
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February 28, 2022
Ernest Ferraresso, Associate Program Director of Partnerships and Projects for Cyber Florida
As the Associate Director of Partnerships and Projects for Cyber Florida, Ernie Ferraresso oversees the Center’s partnership program, working with industry, academia and the private sector to collaborate on projects of mutual interest.
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February 21, 2022
Bemetra Simmons
Bemetra Simmons is the president and chief executive officer of the Tampa Bay Partnership, a coalition of regional business leaders working together to improve the personal and economic well-being of Tampa Bay residents.
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February 14, 2022
Darryl Shaw, Co-Founder & CEO, BluePearl Specialty & Emergency Hospital
Darryl is the Co-Founder and CEO of BluePearl Specialty & Emergency Hospital for Pets. Darryl has been CEO of business operations since he and his brother, Neil, opened their first veterinary hospital with three employees in Tampa in 1996 and has managed the growth to over 100 specialty veterinary hospitals throughout the United States.
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February 7, 2022
Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County Sheriff
A veteran law enforcement officer, Sheriff Chad Chronister has served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office for the past 28 years. He has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from St. Leo University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy's 260th Session.
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January 31, 2022
Craig Latimer, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer was elected to his position in November 2012 and took office on January 8, 2013. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2020, and is now proudly serving his third term in office. His vision is to make Hillsborough County the best place in America to vote.
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January 24, 2022
Bob Miles, Executive in Residence, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Our Harbour Island neighbor, Bob Miles, is well known in Tampa for his creative leadership energy in many civic initiatives with the Economic Club and other organizations. Beyond Tampa, Miles is an acclaimed global subject matter expert regarding the values and practices which distinguish the iconic investor Warren Buffett and drive the historic success of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway investment firm.
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January 10, 2022
Don Barnes
Economic Club member Don Barnes manages day-to-day operations of the civic organization (Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla) which dedicates itself solely to enriching the vitality and imagination of greater Tampa through its highly successful annual calendar of Gasparilla festival events. In this tradition, each year the Krewe hosts the third largest parade in the US States and the largest children’s parade in the country, now more than 350,000 spectators.