Making the Connections                     

Did you know that more than 10,000 jobs in the Jacksonville area are directly or indirectly attributable to international trade, which generates an economic impact of more than $1 billion annually on the local economy? An important part of the Council’s mission is to support the future success of Jacksonville as an international trading center and ensure that our citizens are informed participants in the First Coast’s business and economic policy debates. The Global Economic Forum offers invaluable insight into international political, economic, business and financial trends – information that is important to First Coast businesses as they make both short and long term development, staffing and investment decisions.  

The Global Economic Forum is directed at the business and professional community and our programs are all held downtown at the River Club. This Forum was launched in April 2004 with Nobel-prize winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz.  Past speakers have included the West Coast Editor of The Economist, John Andrews,  U.S. Editor of The Times of London, Gerard Baker, Partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP and former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, James R. Jones, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations, Heraldo Munoz, and Senior Vice President, Boeing; former Deputy Secretary of State and former U.S. Ambassador to India, Russia, Jordan, Nigeria and El Salvador, Thomas Pickering.    

Given our highly prestigious network of councils, national affiliations, and non-profit status, we are uniquely positioned to attract some of the most distinguished speakers to Jacksonville.

The 2008-2009 Global Economic Forum Speakers Schedule and Topics of Discussion Include: 

• John Zogby "The Economics of Polling"

• Luc J. Messier "Achieving Energy Security and Addressing Climate Change"

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For more information, please see our calendar of events.

Ticket Information 

Tickets are available for $45.00 for Council members and $65.00 for non Council members.   Sponsor tables (for ten) are available for $1,000.  Ambassador's Circle members receive one complimentary ticket to each event. Lunch is included in the ticket price.  To purchase tickets, for the next luncheon, Click here.