La Société Deux Magots (LSDM) Speaker Summaries 2015

LSDM Speakers

# of Speakers: 45

January 2015

La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) members, 1%, Commander, The Bishop, and Mezzanine listen to presentation by Ashok Madaravally, Senior Manager, 10,000 Start-Ups, NASSCOM.   Visible in image are The Commander and Mezzanine.  Other MTDT members attending, but not pictured, were The Bishop and 1%.  To Madaravally's left is Vartika Manasvi, Lead-Marketing and Communications, 10,000 Start-ups, from NASSCOM's New Delhi Office.   20 January 2015, NASSCOM, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
India is on the cusp of a technological revolution.  There are 200MM smart phone users in India today.  Within 18 months that number will increase to 700MM.

Members of the Margaret Taylor Dance Troupe (MTDT), from left, The Commander, Magnolia, Basketball, and Mezzanine, hear presentation about Code Mantra from Mr. Murali Krishnan, Head Global Delivery, Code Mantra.  Chennai, India.   27 January 2015.
US engineering students.... be afraid. Be very afraid.

February 2015

F16 (far left) and The Bishop (far right) present La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) scholarship check for $1150.00 to help defray the costs of Jon Ruiz Sanchez (third from left) in participating in the Courchevel/Park City Student Exchange Program, 10 February 2015 to 22 February 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, 10 February 2015.    Jon's Dad, the Crazy Cook, Assistant Manager of Wasatch Bagel, is 2nd from left.
Courchevel or bust!

March 2015

Moe Hickey, Park City School Board, addresses La Societe Deux Magots.  Wasatch Bagel.  06 March 2015.
Legal action by Park City School District challenging Utah's tax redistribution formula for education is "not off the table."

Jonathan Ruiz speaks at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  07 March 2015.   Jonathan is recently returned from the Courchevel, France as a participant in the Park City, UT and Courchevel, France high school student exchange program.

Craig Irvine, head Quadracity - Solar Solutions, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 12 March 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT
....the growth of solar power is unstoppable.

Steve Dearing speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  17 March 2015.
"we're not going to have the word "poor" in the name of any of our ski runs."

Jeramy Lund, Chairman of PandoLabs speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 18 March 2015.  Wasatch Bagel.  Accompanying Jeramy is Ted McAleer, CEO of Pando Labs and cofounder, Park City Angels, a local investor group.
We want to try to diversify Summit County's economic base beyond snow sports.  We can do more to move the needle in Park City.  There is a tremendous reservoir of experienced business and investor resources in Park City which can provide advice to budding entrepreneurs.

Kim Coleman (R), Utah State Representative, District 42, (West Jordan) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  19 March 2015.  Wasatch Bagel.   Moe Hickey, Park City School Board, far left, presses a point to Kim.
....so this really is a unique effort to see both groups codify reasonable, defensible and agreeable protections for Utahns.

Joe Hunter speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  26 March 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
60% of Americans are libertarians.  They just don't know it.

April 2015

John Ballard, principal, MagicSpace Promotions, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 03 April 2015.
Salt Lake City has, disproportionate to its size, an excellent performing arts establishment... opera,  classical/symphony, ballet, universities.  The strength of this performing arts community lends itself to success in Broadway theater as well.

Sally Tauber, Director of Development, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Utah State University, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 07 April 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
I was known as "that girl" who worked on the bindings.

James Dumas, Food and Beverage Head, High West Distilleries, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  08 April 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
I told dad that I wanted to be a chef... and he disowned me!

Jack Thomas, Mayor, Park City, UT, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 13 April 2015.
My "aha moment" during my recent visit to Courchevel was that they are "up" only four months a year, during ski season.  That's when they make all their money.  They are virtually "shut down" for the remaining eight months of the year. 

May 2015

Dr. Ray Price speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 01 May 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
More people die of trauma worldwide (where surgery is usually required) than HIV, TB and Malaria combined.

Randy Barton, Managing Director of The Egyptian Theatre, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  13 May 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT
We're on the brink of a new era.   Creative, young, outsiders, who energized much of what Park City is today can't afford to live here any more.

Michael Davidson, CEO of Gen Next, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 27 May 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
We engage successful people to focus on big issues to come up with the best ideas.

June 2015

John Chanslor speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 10 June 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT
"Living his dream as a seven year old of life as a deep sea diver"

Jean Pierre Hocke speaks to ROMEO group, La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.   24 June 2015.
Dealing with refugee issues was easier in the cold war than it is today.   Strong leaders, irrespective of ideology, could usually be persuaded by the UN to cooperate in resolving refugee issues.

July 2015

Gil Miller, Managing Partner, Rocky Mountain Advisory, LLC, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  08 July 2015.
I don't call Ponzi investors victims.  They're investors.  Most people know that you can't sustain a 9% return year over year... in real life.

Fritz Edelstein, former senior official at the US Department of Education and publisher/editor Fritzwire, a daily newsletter on nexus between local, state and federal education issues, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 09 July 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).  Federal mandates of NCLB end.  K-12 education to be primarily responsibility of state government, local school districts, and parents.

Lindsay Beebe, Utah coordinator for Sierra Club, Beyond Coal, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  14 July 2015.
Utah ranks last in renewable energy installations per capita among all western states.

Tim Nemeckay speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 15 July 2015.  Wasatch Bagel.  Park City, UT.
We're building a brand... not just a craft.

Aimee Preston, Executive Head, Youth Sports Alliance, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  29 July 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
You learn most from your failures.

Bob Goodman speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM)   Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT. 31 July 2015.
The American people are getting what they say they want.  They want a more equal distribution of income and wealth; and our government will try to achieve that result by manipulating our tax system.  In so doing, they may remove the very incentives for people to compete, to take risks, and create jobs.  That strategy will inhibit long-term growth.

August 2015

Liza Simpson, retiring two term Park City, UT councilwoman, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel.  04 August 2015.
We want every piece of city owned land to go through the filter of affordable housing.

David Wiener, Inventor/Entrepreneur, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) . Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  05 August 2015
Being told I'm crazy has always been my fuel.

Dave Ashworth speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  06 August 2015. Dave is son of Admiral Frederick L. Ashworth, a key player on the Manhattan Project, and Weapon-eer on Bockscar, the US Army Air Force B-29 which dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, during World War II, on 09 August 1945.
September 1944 the "Delivery Group" was ferried from Los Alamos on Orion C-54's to Wendover, Utah.  Frederick L. Ashworth headed the moving operation.

Suze Wier speaks at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.   14 August 2015. Suze spoke on the WWII exploits of her father "Scruffy" Wier, as chronicled in the book, "Scruffy's War," by Blake Heathcote.
As was noted in the movie, the main escape tunnel was 60' short of the forest.  The prisoners drew lots as to the order of escape.  Dad drew #50.

Katie Wood speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT  15 August 2015. Katie is a Marine Biologist who studies at the University of Seattle.  Recently she has been working for the government of the state of Western Australia where she focuses on mollusk populations.
A subtle increase in ocean acidic levels has a large adverse effect on marine life.

September 2015

A. "Sam" Johnson speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel. Park CIty, UT.  03 September 2015.
These companies have "algorithms that write algorithms."

Nann Worel, candidate for Park City Council,  speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  08 September 2015.
[We need] to bolster regional planning without sacrificing our identity.

Steve Joyce, member, Park City Planning Commission, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 09 September 2015, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Whatever you believe about growth, your life will change as a result of Park City's coming expansion.

Justin Martinez, Summit County (UT) Sheriff, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  10 September 2015.
We're on 'em!

October 2015

Brian McInerny, hydrologist, National Weather Service, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel.  Park City, UT.  06 October 2015.
...my role is not to take a political position... but, to show you the science.

Bill Rock, GM Park City ski area, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT. 14 October 2014.
Net net... I think its going to be a better ski experience... the whole (Park City ski area) being greater than the sum of the parts (Canyons and PCMR).

Hope Melville, candidate for Park City City Council, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  15 October 2015.
I believe City Council members need to listen to citizens more.

Phil Kaplan, Member Park City School Board, addresses La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park CIty, UT.  22 October 2015.
Property tax increases are not a good way to fund capital expenditures.

Ali Zeisler, anti school bond advocate, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  23 October 2015.
Community and parents have been left out of the discussion.

November 2015

Gary Drage speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM)   Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  12 November 2015.  Seated to Drage's left is Manhattan, the last surviving engineer who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico.
This was a high profile event with negative worldwide publicity.

Carol Wade speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  20 November 2015.  Wasatch Bagel.  Park City, UT.
I wanted to simplify my life.  I bought a book.  "Simplify your Life for Dummies."

Wesley Smith speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) about his new venture, Ayudafin.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.  24 November 2015.
The Wall Street Journal had an article some days ago on the "Uberization" of finance.  Our MO plays well with the Uber theme.

T. Martin, President, Integrated Energy Companies, former member Salt Lake City Council, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel.  Park City, UT.  27 November 2015. 
Oil people are really smart... they'll figure out a way to  succeed.

December 2015

David Hedderly-Smith speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM).  01 December 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Golden Zone is referred to as an "intrusion related gold system."  The system comes about as a result of subduction between two tectonic plates.

Raquel (Rocky) Rodriguez, Miami Attorney, former Florida General Council to Governor Jeb Bush, and member National Finance Committee of the national Republican Party, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 18 December 2015.  Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Traditionally, the people of Iowa and New Hampshire wait until the last moment to make up their minds.