The Program Committee is always working to line up a dynamic program schedule.

2007 / 2008 Programs
	May 13 2008
	"Rethinking High School: A Business/Education Partnership that Works" Cited as one of the five most innovative schools in the nation by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Arrupe Jesuit High School in north Denver has a 100 percent graduation rate . Through community/business partnerships, students from low-income families have opportunities to experience careers such as banking, law, medicine, and finance while following a rigorous college preparatory program. Rev. Stephen Planning, president of Arrupe, will discuss the reasons for the outstanding success of Arrupe in serving economically disadvantaged young people.
	May 20 2008
	"The Ravenous Appetite of China and India for Natural Resources - The Potential Impact on Colorado With China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) now growing at more than 10 percent per year and India's at 7-9 percent, both countries are drastically increasing their use of all natural resources. As a result, the price of nearly every natural-resource commodity has dramatically escalated since 2003 and the competition to obtain a share of these natural resources has become intense. How has Colorado been affected by this new world disorder? Dr. Vince Matthews, Director of the Colorado Geological Survey, will answer that question and discuss how the increased pressure to produce this natural wealth has the potential of increasing conflicts among various constituencies in our state.
	May 27 2008
	"2008 Elections" Denver Clerk and Recorder Stephanie O'Malley will join Secretary of the State Mike Coffman to discuss how Denver and Colorado will be conducting the 2008 elections.
	June 3 2008
	Annual Meeting "The Principled Politican, The Ralph Carr Story" Channel 9 reporter Adam Schrager will discuss his new book which tells the story of Colorado Governor Ralph Carr, the only political leader to welcome Japanese-Americans to his state during World War II. Carr had catapulted to the top of the national Republican Party and was even pegged as a possible future presidential candidate by the New York papers. But when he took a courageous, yet unpopular, stance on the constitutional rights of this minority group, Carr fell rapidly from favor. A riveting biography, The Principled Politician is the story of a courageous man sadly forgotten by Colorado and never known by his country. Schrager has won numerous broadcast journalism accolades, including more than a dozen Emmy awards. He is also a regular contributor to 5280 magazine, teaches broadcast journalism at the University of Denver and has conducted dozens of seminars on the impact of the media on politics.