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La Société Deux Magots (LSDM) Speaker Summaries 2019

LSDM

La Société Deux Magots (LSDM) is a non-partisan ROMEO (retired old men eating out) group which meets daily, at 7:00 AM at Wasatch Bagel in Park City, UT. LSDM members are the rightful intellectual heirs of a group of authors and artists (Hemingway, Joyce, Sartre, Picasso, Camus, de Beauvoir) who met daily at Cafe Deux Magots, in Paris, France in the 1930's.  http://www.LSDM-Parkcity.com

Following are annual reports of speakers for 2019.

LSDM Speakers

# of Speakers: 36

January 2019

Dell Fuller, Chairman Hope Alliance(HA) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 22 January 2019.
Images of grateful recipients of eyecare were compelling evidence of the efficacy of Hope Alliance program.

Steve Joyce, Park City Councilman, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 30 January 2019. Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.
Our objective is to get more people to use mass transit.

February 2019

Sebastian Saucedo speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 27 February 2019. Wasatch Bagel.
Sebastian is the best soccer player... as judged by professional accomplishment... ever to originate out of the state of Utah.

March 2019

Dennis Lockhart, retired President of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel. 01 March 2019.
There's going to be a reckoning.

Nick Sargent, President, Snowsports Industries America (SIA) speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 05 March 2019.
China, definitely, could be a transformative element in stimulating our industry to exciting, incremental levels of growth.

Cheryl Fox speaks at La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT. 13 March 2019.
Cheryl maintains the value of the Osguthorpe Farm as open space is significant to Park City, whose tourism economy depends on scenic venues and outdoor recreation.

April 2019

Harlan Cadinha, money manager, Principal, Honolulu based Cadinha and Company, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 03 April 2019. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
I'm optimistic regarding continued growth of America's economy..

Raquel (Rocky) Rodriguez, Miami lawyer, pundit, and former General Counsel to Governor Jeb Bush, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 07 April 2019. Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT
At this stage, considering current stellar economic performance, weak field of Democratic competitors, and barring a "deus ex machina," the election would seem to be Trump's to lose.

May 2019

Becca Gerber, Park City Council Member, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots, Wasatch Bagel, 01 May 2019.
Park City has evolved from "blue collar ski town" to "fur collar ski town."

Gary Hoogeveen, CEO Rocky Mountain Power, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 14 May 2019. Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.
Our Integrated Resource Plan calls for phasing fully depreciated coal plants out and replacing power generation with a medley of natural gas, solar and wind. This can be accomplished with little-to-no longterm increases in power costs to the customer.

Nann Worel, Park City Council Member, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 15 May 2019. Wasatch Bagel;
We don't want to do handouts. We want to give a hand up.

Dr. Kelly Woodward, Head, LiVe Well Center, Park City Hospital, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT. 17 May 2019.
Dementia now correlates to history of low sleep patterns. Insufficient sleep shortens life.

June 2019

Katie Wright, Head Park City Foundation and Diego Zegarra, Social Equity Director, Park City Foundation, speak to La Societe Deux Magots.
80% of white five year olds in Park City are 'Kindergarten Ready.' Only 20% of minority students are 'Kindergarten Ready.'

Jeff Jones, Director of Economic Development and Housing, Summit County, UT, speaks to La Société Deux Magots, 06 June 2019 Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT
"Low unemployment, rapid job growth, but, most new jobs in lower paying service sector. Summit County's average earnings per job is $53,854, $11,808 below the national average of $65,662. Cost of living is at 135.8 (100 = USA average) index. It follows that there is a real shortage of affordable housing."

Robin Filion speaks to La Société Deux Magots, 10 June 2019 Wasatch Bagel
Increased CO2 concentrations would lead to increased surface temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, changes to ocean systems, impacts to food production systems, human health impacts, ecological impacts and geopolitical impacts.

Dr. Greg Frazier, world motorcycle adventurer, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots, 25 June 2019. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
I know the words "beer" and "toilet" in twenty four languages.

July 2019

Ed Parigian, candidate for Park City Council, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 09 July 2019. Wasatch Bagel.
I want to bring back a sense of community to Park City.

Ronnie Daniel, Executive Director Alzheimer's Association (Utah), speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 09 July 2019. Wasatch Bagel. At left, Ray Freer (Tennis); at right, Steve Petisse ('Cake), both Park City Alzheimer's cure advocates and volunteers. Also in attendance, Spencer Hoffman, Regional Manager, Utah Chapter, Alzheimer's Association, and, volunteer Debbie.
At age 65 - 1 in 10 people will have Alzheimer's. At age 85 - 1 in 3 people will have Alzheimer's. 2 of every 3 people with Alzheimer's are women.

Moe Hickey, CEO of Voices for Utah Children, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 15 July 2019. Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.
We can make changes fast. If we don't, we'll be paying a heavy price twenty years from now.

August 2019

Ed Esber, Silicon Valley tech pioneer, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 02 August 2019. Wasatch Bagel.
Ed Esber is a PC industry pioneer, he pioneered the marketing and distribution of retail, packaged software and developed the marketing strategies for two of the world’s best-selling PC software packages of the 1980’s.

Jerry Gross, public education administrator, speaks to La Société Deux Magots (LSDM). 14 August 2019. Wasatch Bagel.
The strongest correlation we've found in public education today is between family income and school performance.

KIM COLEMAN (R) speaks to La Society Deux Magots (LSDM). Candidate for US Congress, Utah District Four...running (should she make it through the primaries) against incumbent, Ben McAdams (D).
People know my heart. I put it out there.

Paul Zane Pilzer speaks to La Société Deux Magots. 28 August 2019. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
But, one cannot ignore China's rising economy. With 500 million middle class driving global product design initiatives, it is safe to say that more and more, products used by Americans will be designed more for the Chinese consumer than anyone else.

September 2019

Wendy Jackson, Executive Vice President, Land Trust Alliance, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) on 10 September 2019, Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Most people don't appreciate the capability of land trusts to restore habitat. Thank you for your example. Land trusts are builders and uniters. We need them more than ever.

Dan Hemmert, candidate for US Congress, Utah - 4, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT. 12 September 2019.
You have to be willing to lose when you run for office. I'm willing to bet on myself.

October 2019

Max Doilney, candidate for Park City Council, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 02 October 2019.
Wants to represent the small businesses owners and longtime locals

CHRIS COLBERT speaks to La Society Deux Magots (LSDM). Chris is the Chief Strategy Officer for NuScale Power. Hat tip – F16.
The US has one kind of cheese, but 100 different reactor designs. France has 1000 kinds of cheese with only 4 reactor designs.

Thomas Jacobson, Commissioner, Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 14 October 2019. Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.
We enforce the law. We don't make the law.

Deanna Rhodes - Candidate for City Council, Park City, UT, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 15 October 2019. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
For example, we should try making the center lane inbound in the AM and outbound in the PM... a la Golden Gate Bridge and others.

Mike Luers, Director of the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation Service, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM), 28 October 2019. Wasatch Bagel. Park City, UT.
Research by Baylor university shows that when creeks are low, estrogen levels feminize the male Bonneville cutthroat trout.

November 2019

David Wiener, CEO 7Tunnels, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 12 November 2019. Wasatch Bagel
...both DuPont and its spin off, Corteva, now use 7Tunnels products to protect their on-wing communications.

Dave Kaufman, Executive Director of The Utah 1033 Foundation, speaks to La Société Deux Magots (LSDM). 13 November 2019. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, Utah.
For your year-end giving, please consider the families of fallen Utah law enforcement officers. Donate here: https://utah1033.org/

Adam Hossain, one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 18 November 2019. Wasatch Bagel.
I am one of a family of fifteen children.... twelve boys and three girls. I am in contact with only my brother and one brother today. I don't know where my other siblings are. My father died fighting in the war.

Eric Morgan, Utah based tech CEO speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM). 20 November 2019. Wasatch Bagel.
LSDM: How do we attract more tech talent to Utah? EM. Temples. More Hindu Temples.

Beth Armstrong, Executive Head Peoples' Clinic, speaks to La Societe Deux Magots (LSDM) 26 November 2019. Wasatch Bagel, Park City, UT.
Eight FTE including two health care providers (1 MD). Forty volunteer medical professionals. Average forty patients a day. Annual budget $900K. No Federal funding. We rely on generosity of contributors.

December 2019