It is our desire to make meaningful leadership training available to our community and beyond in a way that reflects Regent University's core values of excellence, integrity, and innovation. With this idea in mind, we will be taking a hiatus this Fall to re-evaluate our ELS programming and approach. We hope to have more information available in Spring 2019.
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April 11 — South Hampton Roads Mayors Forum
Regent is pleased to welcome the mayors of South Hampton Roads for our annual town hall and luncheon. Join us as the mayors share the latest developments in their respective cities and address questions submitted in advance by our audience.
Help shape the agenda of our Town Hall! Submit your questions for the Mayor's today!
Coming Up
Fall lineup coming soon!
Past Guests
| Honorable John Ashcroft | Distinguished Professor of Law and Government, Regent University and Former U.S. Attorney General |
| Bob Aston Jr. | Chairman and CEO, TowneBank |
| Cheryl Bachelder | CEO, AFC Enterprises/ Franchisor of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen |
| Dennis Bakke | Chairman Emeritus, AES Corporation |
| Maria Bartiromo | Host and Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo and Anchor of Closing Bell |
| Anne Beiler | Founder and CEO, Auntie Anne's Pretzels |
| Bill Bolling | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia |
| Jerry A. Bridges | Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) |
| Macon F. Brock Jr. | Founder, President and CEO, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. |
| Herman Cain | President and CEO, T.H.E. New Voice Inc. |
| Donovan Campbell | Decorated Marine Corp Captain (Ret.), Energy Industry Executive and Author |
| Gretchen Carlson | Anchor & Host, FOX News Channel; Former Miss America |
| Dan T. Cathy | President and COO, Chick-fil-A Inc. |
| S. Truett Cathy | Founder and Chairman, Chick-fil-A Inc. |
| Admiral Vern Clark, Ret. | Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Government, Regent University and Former Chief of Naval Operations |
| Henry Cloud | Leadership Expert and Best-Selling Author |
| Barbara Corcoran | Founder, The Corcoran Group and Real Estate Expert |
| Ken Cuccinelli | Virginia Attorney General |
| General Martin E. Dempsey | Commanding General of the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command |
| Richard M. DeVos | Co-Founder and President, Amway Corporation |
| Thomas Donohue | President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
| Steve Elliott | Founder, President; Grassfire.com |
| Thomas F. Farrell II | President and CEO of Dominion Resources |
| Randy Forbes | Congressman, Virginia's 4th Congressional District |
| Paul Fraim | Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia |
| DeVon Franklin | President & CEO of Franklin Entertainment, Author |
| Foster Friess | Chairman, Friess Associates of Delaware Inc. |
| Sal Giunta | First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War; Author, Living With Honor |
| Rudy Giuliani | Former New York City Mayor |
| Honorable Alberto Gonzales | First Hispanic U.S. Attorney General |
| Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III | President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Dr. James Holley III | Mayor of Portsmouth |
| Mike Huckabee | Former Governor of Arkansas; Author; Radio & Television Host |
| T.D. Jakes | CEO of T.D. Jakes Enterprises |
| Daymond John | Founder and CEO of FUBU, Star of ABC's Shark Tank, World-renowned marketing and branding expert |
| Linda Johnson | Mayor of Suffolk |
| Rich Karlgaard | Forbes Magazine Publisher and Columnist and Best-Selling Author of Life 2.0 |
| David Kirkpatrick | Former president of Paramount Pictures |
| Tom Knox | Founder and CEO, Seniorcorp |
| Alan Krasnoff | Mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia |
| Doug Lipp | Former Head Trainer, Walt Disney University |
| Tamara Lowe | Motivational Speaker, Author and Cofounder/Executive Vice President of Get Motivated Seminars Inc. |
| Frank Luntz | Pollster and Political Consultant, President and CEO of Luntz Research Companies |
| John Mackey | Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market |
| Joel Manby | President and CEO, Herschend Family Entertainment Corp., Featured on Undercover Boss |
| John Maxwell | Internationally Recognized Leadership Expert, Founder of Injoy Stewardship Services and EQUIP, and Best-Selling Author |
| Gary McCollum | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cox Communications |
| Honorable Robert “Bob” McDonnell | Governor of Virginia |
| James McGregor | Senior Director, Stonebridge International LLC and China Advisor, SpencerStuart |
| Jeffrey McWaters | Chairman and CEO, Amerigroup |
| Norman E. Miller | Chairman, Interstate Batteries |
| George Merlis | Former Executive Producer of Good Morning America, CBS Morning News and Entertainment Tonight; Author; and Founder of Experience Media Consulting Group |
| James H. Morgan | Executive Chairman, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts |
| Wick Moorman | Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| Dick Morris | American Political Consultant |
| Christopher Mosley | President and CEO, Chesapeake Health |
| Judge Andrew P. Napolitano | Senior Judicial Analyst, FOX News |
| Lt. Col. Oliver North | Combat-Decorated Marine, Best-Selling Author and Former U.S. Counter-Terrorism Coordinator |
| Robert O'Neill | Team Leader, Naval Special Warfare Development Group |
| P.J. O'Rourke | Best-Selling Author and Leading Political Satirist |
| Gen. Peter Pace | USMC (Ret.), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-2007) |
| Dr. Rod Paige | Former U.S. Secretary of Education |
| Mike Petters | President and Corporate Vice President, Northrop Grumman, Newport News |
| C. William Pollard | Chairman, The ServiceMaster Company |
| C. Larry Pope | President and CEO of Smithfield Foods Inc. |
| Mary Lou Quinlan | CEO and Founder, Just Ask a Woman; Best-Selling Author; Correspondent, CBS' The Early Show |
| John Reinhart | President and CEO, Maersk Line, Limited |
| Anne Rhoades | Founding Executive Vice President of People, JetBlue Airways and President of People Ink |
| Susan RoAne | Best-Selling Author and Networking Expert |
| Horst Schulze | Chairman and CEO, West Paces Hotel Group |
| William Sessoms | Mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Don Soderquist | Retired COO and Senior Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| Bonnie St. John | Executive Coach, Speaker and Best-Selling Author |
| General Carl Stiner, Ret. | Retired General, Government Advisor and Best-Selling Author |
| Delegate Scott Taylor | Former Navy SEAL, Iraq War Veteran and Author |
| Sean Tuohy | Entrepreneur, NBA Broadcaster and Subject of The Blind Side |
| Joy Weaver | Speaker, Author and Nationally Recognized Etiquette & Customer Service Expert |
| Brian S. Wesbury | Chief Economist, First Trust Advisors L.P. |
| Art Williams | Self-Made Billionaire, Insurance Entrepreneur, Author and Winning High School Coach |
| Pat Williams | Senior Vice President of the NBA's Orlando Magic |
| Walt Wilson | Founder & Chairman of Global Media Outreach; Former Managing Director of U.S. Operations, Apple Computer |
| Steve Wisniewski | Former NFL Player and Coach |
| Kenneth Wright | Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Zig Ziglar | President, Ziglar Corporation |
Past Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are available at several different levels to meet your budget and goals. All sponsorships (with the exception of Table Sponsors) include a minimum of:
- Recognition on the ELS website and in the ELS program for each luncheon
- Access to additional discount tickets (up to eight per luncheon)
- Invitations to special Regent events.
For more information please contact Grace McPherson, our Director of Advancement, at 757-352-4855 or gmcpherson@regent.edu. I also invite you to follow the Regent University Executive Leadership Series on Facebook.
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