Events

The Rinker College of Business Speaker Series is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn and grow from regular business-leader exchanges. Each semester, we host at least one senior executive-level speaker, often in tandem with the Titus Center for Franchising.

Past Free Enterprise Speakers

Sponsored by Young America’s Foundation

  • Jimmy Song – March 27, 2025
  • Arthur Laffe- November 13, 2025
  • Andrew Puzder – April 17, 2024
  • Kevin Hassett – October 10, 2023
  • Yeonmi Park – March 2, 2023
  • Seth Dillon – April 19, 2023
  • Alex Epstein – April 19, 2022
  • Steve Forbes – November 11, 2022
  • Art Laffer – November 1, 2022

Free Enterprise Speakers

  • Jason Riley – March 26, 2025
  • Phil Gramm – March 27, 2024
  • Armstrong Williams – November 8, 2023
  • Anne Bradley – November1, 2023
  • Senator Rand Paul – October 16, 2023
  • Jeff Van Duzer – February 28 , 2023
  • Anne Bradley – February 16, 2022

Business Leaders Series

  • Michael Ainslie – February 5, 2025
  • Buddy Raney – November 14,  2024
  • Jeff Brams – October 24 , 2024
  • Michael Solomon – September 17, 2024
  • Alan Gast – February 13 , 2024
  • Jesse Biter – February 27, 2024
  • Cliff Rittel – October 3, 2023
  • Geoff Jervis – February 23, 2023
  • Dan Cathy – March 15 , 2023
  • Roy Assad – April 20, 2023
  • Lisa Bytner – March 15, 2023
  • Beth Maliakkal – February, 2023
  • Cyrus Friedham – November 16, 2022
  • Michael Greenwald – October 12, 2022
  • Tom Cridland – September 19, 2022
  • Angie Cella – October 14, 2021
  • Jim Inglis – September 23, 2021
  • Karl Watson Jr. – March 26, 2021