Speakers
| Speaker | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Harris | Oct 09, 2026 |
A Season on the Drink & Serving Our Troops: Service with Pen & Charcoal
![]() Pat Harris is a lifelong Saint Paulite, husband, father, finance professional, writer, and community leader. Community service is central to his life. Pat served on the Saint Paul City Council for twelve years, he has served on numerous community boards, and he is the founder of Serving Our Troops, a nationally recognized effort to support our soldiers and families which has been awarded two Emmys. His debut novel, A Season on the Drink, recently won Gold at the 36th Annual Midwest Book Awards. He graduated from Marquette University and has an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He has provided financial solutions for labor and government for over two decades, and he is currently a Regional Director with the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust. He is married to Laura Harris, and they have four young children. |
| Neil Ghosh, Author | Oct 16, 2026 |
"Do More Good"
![]() Neil Ghosh is a seasoned executive whose expertise spans the nonprofit, government, philanthropic, and private sectors. His book, Do More Good, showcases some of the most captivating individuals in modern history—people he has met and interacted with on his mission to inspire meaningful change. With more than 30 years of leadership experience, Neil has successfully launched and scaled both nonprofit and for-profit ventures, building teams, business models, partnerships, and strategies to drive impact and support vulnerable populations in more than 50 countries. Neil’s work has been featured in national outlets including CNN, Devex, the Washington Post, Economic Times, Voice of America, the Australian, the Huffington Post, Patheos, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. |
| Ben Utecht, Author, Chief Culture Officer | Nov 13, 2026 |
The Champion's Creed
![]() The game plan for building and practicing championship culture. Ben Utecht, Super Bowl Champion and award-winning author of The Champion’s Creed, is a global keynote speaker on organizational culture and leadership. A former NFL player turned culture strategist, Ben helps companies, conferences, and executive teams transform values into action, creating high-performance workplaces where people and purpose drive results. |
| Dr. Cora Leibig | Dec 04, 2026 |
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