Past Events
September 12, 2019
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Philomena Mantella, President, GVSU
Topic: The Future of Education
April 17, 2019
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Gerry Anderson, CEO/Chairman - DTE Energy
Topic: Leading with Purpose - How I Discovered that the Soft Side of Business is the Hard Side
January 31, 2019
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2019 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 11, 2019
West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast
October 3, 2018
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Missy Young, Chief Information Officer, Switch, Inc.
Topic: Artificial Intelligence: Keeping the Human in Humanity
March 21, 2018
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Fred Keller, Cascade Engineering Founder/Chair; John Kennedy, President/CEO, Autocam Medical; and Spencer Stiles, President, Stryker Instruments
Topic: Convergence of Automation and Work
January 17, 2018
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2018 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 12, 2018
West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast
November 29, 2017
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Mike VanGessel, CEO, Rockford Construction; Joined by Ryan VerWys, ICCF and Matt McLogan, Grand Valley State University
Topic: Westside Story
October 2, 2017
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Jim Hackett, President and CEO, Ford Motor Co.
Topic: Technology and Human Promise
No video stream available
February 13, 2017
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: The Honorable Mike Rogers, former U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chair
Topic: Global security means local problems: Space. Cyber. Expansionism. Politics.
No video stream available
January 26, 2017
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2017 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 13, 2017
West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast
October 31, 2016
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Lou Anna K. Simon, President, Michigan State University
Topic: Land-grant Engagement for the 21st Century
September 27, 2016
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Birgit Klohs - President, The Right Place
Topic: Why West Michigan Works
March 29, 2016
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Mary Kramer - Crain's Detroit Business, Publisher, and on the GVSU Board of Trustees
Topic: Hurray for Hush Puppies: Why West Michigan companies are adding women to their corporate boards
January 28, 2016
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2016 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 8, 2016
West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast
November 6, 2015
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Doug Conant, Former President/CEO of Campbell Soup Co.
Topic: 35 Years in the Rearview Mirror... Life Lessons from the Corporate Journey
October 15, 2015
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Alan Steinman, Ph.D. - Director, Annis Water Resources Institute, GVSU
Topic: Michigan's Blue Economy: Why Water Matters
March 30, 2015
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Governor John Engler
Topic: The State of Our State and Union
January 16, 2015
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2015 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 9, 2015
West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Bill Currie, Matt Missad, & Peter Secchia - Universal Forest Products
Topic: Business Lessons Learned
September 18, 2014
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Michael Finney
Topic: When Michigan Means Business
May 1, 2014
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Stuart Hart
Topic: Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable World
February 12, 2014
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: R. D. Musser, III
Topic: Sustaining a Grand Vision Through Three Centuries
January 31, 2014
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2014 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 10, 2014
West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast
Video
November 12, 2013
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Dick DeVos
Topic: So What Does Make West Michigan So Special?
October 11, 2013
Huntington Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Mike Guswiler
Topic: The 7B Business of Sports Tourism - How West Michigan Can Get a Bigger Piece of the Pie
April 16, 2013
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Brandon Solano, Vice President of Franchise Development, Domino's Pizza
Topic: A Smart Risk: Domino's Pizza Turn Around
March 27, 2013
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Sir Ken Robinson
Topic: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
February 27, 2013
Black History Month
Speaker: Veta Tucker
Topic: The Underground Railroad
January 25, 2013
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2013 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
November 28, 2012
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Sandy Baruah - President & CEO of The Detroit Regional Chamber
Topic: The Rate of Change: Is Michigan Reaching for Sixth or Stuck in Second?
October 18, 2012
Huntington Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Gregory Horowitt - Author of The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
Topic: Making Entrepreneurs: Lessons Learned from Silicon Valley
Please Note: We were unable to tape the speech. This is a similar video and not a copy of the actual talk from the breakfast series.
September 19, 2012
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: John Russell - CEO of Consumers Energy
Topic: Our Promise to our Customers and to Michigan
May 8, 2012
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Birgit Klohs
Topic: Advancing West Michigan's Economy - A Long-term Strategy for Growth
April 10, 2012
Business Ethics Dinner
March 21, 2012
Huntington Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Doug Rothwell
Topic: From Turning Around To Growing a New Michigan
February 10, 2012
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers
Topic: Cyber Threat to U.S. National Security
January 18, 2012
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2012 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
December 1, 2011
Huntington Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Lt. Governor Brian Calley
November 8, 2011
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Franco Bianchi
Topic: From West Michigan to the World - The Haworth Way
September 14, 2011
Political Fallout: Impacts on Main Street and Wall Street
Panelists: Mitch Stapley, Erika King, Bob Roth, Sridhar Sundaram, and Paul Isely
May 10, 2011
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Mark Murray, President/CEO of Meijer Inc.
Topic: Transformational Business Development
March 22, 2011
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Gary Tilkin, CEO/President, Global Forex Trading
Speaker: Boris Schlossberg, Director of Currency Research, Global Forex Trading
Topic: Three Themes That Can Move Currencies This Year
February 2, 2011
Speaker: Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
Topic: Minority Entrepreneurship- Not! Celebrating Black History Month
January 19, 2011
Colliers International and Seidman College of Business
Topic: 2011 West Michigan Economic & Real Estate Forecast
January 6, 2011
Seidman College of Business and Alliance for Health and Health Professions
Topic: 2011 West Michigan Economic Health Care Economic Forecast
September 29, 2010
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Tim Selgo, Athletic Director, Grand Valley State University
Topic: Fundamentals for Successful Leadership
May 11, 2010
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Birgit Klohs, President of The Right Place, Inc.
Topic: Opportunities for West Michigan Business
April 14, 2010
A Peter F. Secchia Lecture
Speaker: Doug DeVos
Topic: 10 Pillars of Economic Wisdom
April 6, 2010
Financial Crisis & Proposed Regulatory Reform
Topic: Does it Address the Fundamental Problems?
January 15, 2010
Grubb & Ellis / Paramount Commerce
Topic: Economic / Real Estate Forecast 2010
October 30, 2009
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Professor Bradley R. Schiller, University of Nevada, Reno
Topic: The Great Recession of 2008-09
October 13, 2009
A Peter F. Secchia Lecture
Speakers: Dr. John Tiemstra, Dr. Daniel Giedeman, Dr. Hari Singh, Dr. Gary Wolfram, Larry Reed, Harry Veryser and moderator Dr. Paul Isely.
Topic: Debating Today's Economic Recovery
October 12, 2009
A Peter F. Secchia Lecture
Speakers: Jonathon Alter, Newsweek Magazine and Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg
Topic: Nothing to Fear: What the 1929 Economic Collapse Can Teach Us Today
September 23, 2009
Speaker: Thomas J. Haas, President, Grand Valley State University
Topic: GVSU…Minding Our Business for Your Business
May 12, 2009
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Birgit Klohs, President of The Right Place, Inc.
Topic: Positioning West Michigan in the Era of Globalization
April 7, 2009
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Stuart Diamond, The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business
Topic: Is Incompetence Unethical?
February 24, 2009
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Mary Ellen Sheets, Founder and Chair, Two Men and a Truck®/International.
Title: Innovation: Two Men and a Truck
February 11, 2009
Economic Recovery Roundtable Discussion
Panelists: Mitch Stapley, Tom Ranville, Paul Isely, Jim Gillette, Dan Giedeman, Jeanne Englehart, Gregg Dimkoff, and John Balbach
February 2, 2009
Black History Month
Speaker: Col. Clarke L. McGriff
Topic: Diversity in the Workplace
January 16, 2009
Grubb & Ellis / Paramount Commerce
Topic: Economic / Real Estate Forecast 2009
November 11, 2008
A Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Blake Krueger, CEO & President, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Topic: Global Leadership through Innovation
October 21, 2008
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: Kevin Holloway, President of Animal Agriculture at Monsanto in St. Louis.
Topic: Monsanto: The Business of Feeding the World
October 9, 2008
Seidman Alumni Association Breakfast Lecture
Speaker: L. William (Bill) Seidman
Topic: Presidential Candidates: Who's Going to Help Michigan More?
May 13, 2008
Speaker: Birgit Klohs, President of The Right Place, Inc.
Topic: West Michigan - Thriving In A Challenging Economy
February 28, 2008
Ambassador Secchia Lecture
Speaker: Mark Murray, President, Meijer, Inc.
Title: The Skills We'll Need to Return to Growth
February 25, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Barron Harvey, Dean, Howard University
Title: Why Celebrate Black History
November 7, 2007
Speaker: Joe Papa, CEO and President, Perrigo
Topic: Meeting the World’s Growing Need for Quality, Affordable Healthcare Products?
September 27, 2007
The Ambassador Secchia Lecture Breakfast
Speaker: Tom Izzo, Head Basketball Coach, Michigan State University
Topic: The Business of Basketball
May 10, 2007
Speaker: Birgit Klohs, President, The Right Place, Inc.
Topic: The West Michigan Economy - Is There a Recipe for Success?
March 22, 2007
Speaker: H. James Williams, Dean, Seidman College of Business
Topic: Competing in a Changing World: Business Education Matters!
November 8, 2006
A Peter F. Secchia Lecture
Speaker: George Hamilton, President, Dow Automotive
Title: Chemistry and Cars
October 18, 2006
Speaker: L. William Seidman, Chairman, FDIC
Topic: What in the World Is Going On?
September 14, 2006
Speaker: Paul Doyle
Topic: Go Beyond Compliance: Treat Privacy as a Business Issue and Gain a Competitive Advantage
May 16, 2006
Speaker: Birgit Klohs, Right Place Program
Topic: West Michigan in the Global Economy
March 21, 2006
Speaker: Rick Breon, CEO Spectrum.
Topic: Destination Health Care
November 16, 2005
Speaker: Hank Meijer, Meijer, Inc.
Topic: Meijer in the New Normal
October 27, 2005
Speaker: Mark Murray, President, Grand Valley State University
Topic: Higher Educations - Key to Strong Communities and a Strong Economy
September 15, 2005
Speaker: Dave Van Andel, Van Andel Institute
Topic: VAI: The Present and Future Promise
March 22, 2005
Speaker: Dan Griswold, Director, Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, Washington, D.C.
Topic: Outsourcing.
February 25, 2005
Speaker: George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids.
Topic: Sustainability in a Diverse Community.
February 9, 2005
Speaker: Jeffrey W. Montie, Executive Vice President, Kellogg Company, and President Kellogg North America.
Topic: Winning in the Cereal Aisle.
November 9, 2004
Speaker: Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Secretary of State
Topic: An Update on Secretary of State Initiatives.
October 19, 2004
Speaker: Fred Keller, Chairman/CEO of Cascade Engineering
Topic: Sustainable Business in West Michigan: A Vision Shared by the U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council.
October 12, 2004
Speaker: Phil Haan, Executive Vice President-International Sales & Information Services
Topic: Building a Global Route Network Through Alliances
September 16, 2004
Speakers: Mark Cowan, Partner, Patten Boggs - Washington, D.C.
Michael Driver, Partner, Patten Boggs - Denver
Colonel John Garrett, Defense/Security Advisor, Patten Boggs - Washington, D.C.
Topic: An Insider's View of the Federal Sales Process
June 15, 2004
Speaker: Patrick Anderson
Topic: Choosing the Next President: Pocketbook Predictions
March 16, 2004
Speakers: Ron Bee, Senior Analyst and Director of Development and Special Projects at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Topic: Big Bombs and Big Questions, Weapons of Mass Destruction after 9/11
February 13, 2004
Speaker: Ian Broede, Vice President of Business Development with Nokia
Topic: NOKIA, Culture, Values and Philosophy, How a company stays in business more than 135 years
January 27, 2004
Speaker: Michael Faas, President and CEO of Metro Health
Topic: Field of Dreams...the evolving story of Metro Health Village
January 21, 2004
Topic: 2004 Real Estate Forecast
October 8, 2003
Speaker: Michael Freed, Executive Vice President of Corporate Resources and Chief Financial Officer of Spectrum Health
Topic: Defining Health Care Value
September 25, 2003
Speaker: Peter Secchia, Chairman of the Board, Universal Forest Products
Topic: Millennium Park
April 1, 2003
Speaker: John Kamm, Executive Director Dui Hua Foundation
Topic: Business and Human Rights in China: Opening Markets, Opening Minds
February 26, 2003
Speaker: Fred Keller, Chairman & CEO, Cascade Engineering
Topic: A Sustainable Business
January 15, 2003
Speaker: James Dunlap, President of Huntington Bank
Topic: Changing the Company Culture
October 17, 2002
Speaker: Doug DeVos, President of Alticor
Topic: Putting Your Values First
July 10, 2002
Speaker: Dr. Cheng Enfu, Dean, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Topic: Economic Development of China and Business Prospects
June 10, 2002
Speaker: Linda Fasulo, Journalist and UN Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC
Topic: The Effects of September 11th on US Foreign Policy in the Mideast.
April 17, 2002
Speaker: Mitch Stapley, Vice President and Chief Fixed Income Officer, Fifth Third Bank
Topic: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
January 10, 2002
Speaker: Steve Van Andel, Chairman, Alticor, Inc.
Topic: The Spirit of Free Enterprise
October 25, 2001
Speaker: Ralph Acampora, Managing Director and Director of Technical Research, Prudential Securities, New York City
Topic: The Future of the U.S. Economy ("breakfast in the evening")
September 25, 2001
Speaker: Richard Cook, CEO, X-Rite Inc.
Topic: The Power of Light
April 11, 2001
Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Schneider, Ambassador of the United States to the Netherlands
Topic: Business Opportunities and Challenges in Life Science Industries
November 2, 2000
Speaker: James P. Hackett, President and Chief Executive Officer and Director, Steelcase, Inc.
Topic: Overestimating the Arrival, Underestimating the Impact
May 12, 2000
Speaker: Congressman Peter Hoekstra, Michigan's Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives
Topic: Re-establishing a "rational" federal government
January 25, 2000
Speaker: Michael Maibach, Vice President, Government Affairs, Intel Corporation
Topic: The Internet Revolution
October 13, 1999
Speaker: Frederik Meijer
Topic: Things I Believe
March 23, 1999
Speaker: Ayako Doi, Editor of Daily Japan Digest
Topic: Has the U.S. Lost a Valuable Regional Partner?
March 4, 1999
Speaker: Ralph Acampora, Managing Director and Director of Technical Research for Prudential in New York
Topic: Stock Market Behavior
February 5, 1999
Speaker: Derek Boothby, Retired Director of European Political Affairs for the United Nations
Topic: Global Change and Challenges
December 9, 1998
Speaker: Paul Hillegonds, President of the Detroit Renaissance
Topic: Economic Development in Detroit and the Role of Detroit Renaissance
November 11, 1998
Speaker: Mitch Stapley, Director of Fixed Income, Old Kent Bank
Topic: How to Take Advantage of Investment Opportunities Arising from the Crisis in Southeast Asia
March 17, 1998
Speaker: Ben Barber, Washington Times, State Department Correspondent
Topic: Why Did the Asian Miracle Go Bad?
February 17, 1998
Speaker: Sue Scharf, Director of Wellness Plus of Grand Rapids
Topic: Fueling a Passion for Health
January 12, 1998
Speaker: Nancy Skinner, President of Nancy Skinner & Associates
Topic: Communicating Change - Sharing Tips and Tools for Enhancing Your Credibility as a Leader
December 3, 1997
Speaker: Steve Van Andel, Chairman, Amway Corporation
Topic: Traditions
October 15, 1997
Speaker: Robert Virgil, General Partner of Edward Jones in St. Louis
Topic: Managerial Challenges in a Changing Economy
September 22, 1997
Speaker: Art Cornwell, Business Consultant
Topic: How to Redesign Your Business for Tomorrow's Markets
June 19, 1997
Speaker: Dr. Stefan Kwiatkowski, Professor with the Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management in Warsaw, Poland Dr. Bengt Johannisson, Professor from Sweden
Topic: Entrepreneurship
May 8, 1997
Speaker: Dean A. Peterson, Senior Commercial Office, Office of the U.S. Executive Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Topic: Eastern European Opportunities for Investment
April 8, 1997
Speaker: Gwen Lyle, International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Export Assistance Center in St. Louis, Missouri
Topic: Conditions and Challenges Faced in Trading with China
March 26, 1997
Speaker: Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, President of Mercosur Consulting Group
Topic: Current Developments in the Mercosur Countries
December 3, 1996
Speaker: Robert Cooper, President of Ameritech Michigan
Topic: The Communication Revolution's Impact on Business
October 22, 1996
Speaker: Derek Kaufman, President and CEO of Diesel Technology
Topic: Technological Revolution
September 19, 1996
Speaker: G. Allen Mebane, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Topic: The Fiber Industry
March 14, 1996
Speaker: Joseph Stewart, Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Kellogg Company
Topic: Global Marketplace, Global Company, and Global Philosophy
February 1, 1996
Speaker: Clare W. Zempel, Chair Economist and Chief Investment Strategist with Robert W. Baird & Co.
January 13, 1996
Speaker: Nancy Skinner, President of Nancy Skinner & Associates
Topic: Enhancing Your Credibility as a Leader
January 5, 1996
Speaker: Ralph Acampora, First Vice President and Director of Technical Research for Prudential Securities
Topic: The 1996 Market Outlook
December 1, 1995
Speaker: Honorable John Logie, Mayor of the City of Grand Rapids
Topic: Agenda for the 21st Century
October 25, 1995
Speaker: Roger Axtell, Retired Vice President of Worldwide Marketing with the Parker Pen Company
Topic: Do's and Taboos in Business and Travel
September 14, 1995
Speaker: Larry Wachtel, Senior Vice President and Market Analyst at Prudential Securities
Topic: Wall Street Comes to Mainstreet
September 11, 1995
Speaker: Mariano Pane, Italian Businessman and Entrepreneur
Topic: The Environment
April 26, 1995
Speaker: U.S. Congressional Representatives: Vernon Ehlers, Peter Hoekstra, and Fred Upton
Topic: Question Panel
April 11, 1995
Speaker: John Canepa, chairman and CEO of Old Kent Financial Corporation
Topic: West Michigan Economic Development and the New Arena
February 22, 1995
Speaker: Upjohn Institute - George Erickcek, Senior Regional Analyst & Dr. Randall Eberts, Executive Director
Topic: The 1995 Employment Outlook for the Grand Rapids Area
January 19, 1995
Speaker: Ralph Acampora, First Vice President and Director of Technical Research for Prudential Securities
Topic: Forecast '95
November 15, 1994
Speaker: Adriaan Jacobovits, Ambassador from the Netherlands
Topic: What makes the Dutch Tick
October 4, 1994
Speaker: Paul Tsongas, Senator
Topic: Concord Coalition
September 23, 1994
Speaker: William Seidman, Consultant to Government and Business
Topic: Reflecting the past