The 2020 AMAC Action National Conference
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, Orlando, FL - April 15th, 16th, & 17th
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The Event
When
April 15 to April 17, 2020
Where
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
14651 Chelonia Pkwy
Orlando, FL 32821
855-809-6976
Hotel Website
Schedule
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Morning Session |
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New Speakers & Entertainment
Grace-Marie Turner
Speaker
Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform.
She has been instrumental in developing and promoting ideas for reform to transfer power over health care decisions to doctors and patients. She speaks and writes extensively about incentives to promote a more competitive, patient-centered marketplace in the health sector.
Nick Adams
Speaker
Born and raised in Australia, Nick Adams immigrated to America in 2016, with the United States government recognizing his ‘extraordinary ability.’ Nick’s first challenge came at sixteen months. He was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma (a rare form of childhood cancer), and given just a five percent chance of survival. He defied the odds, with a tenacity that would become a hallmark of his life. This early adversity indelibly shaped his life. As Nick wrote: “It taught me to hope. It taught me to dream. That anything is possible. That no hurdle is too high, no burden too great and no obstacle insurmountable.
Ben Ferguson
Speaker
At 13, Ben Ferguson became the youngest radio talk show host in the country, and the youngest nationally syndicated host at 20. Ferguson published his first book, a political work, “It’s My America Too,” published by William Morris/Harper Collins.
Robert Charles
Speaker
Robert B. Charles served in the Reagan and Bush 41 White Houses, as Assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell, and counsel to the US House National Security subcommittee for five years; a former litigator, he taught law at Harvard University’s Extension School, recently authored “Eagles and Evergreens” (2018), and consults in Washington DC.
Andy Mangione
Presenter
Andy Mangione is a passionate advocate for older Americans, and has put this passion into practice as a key member of AMAC’s leadership team. He joined AMAC in 2012 after obtaining a firsthand look at the organization’s mission, serving as AMAC’s Vice President – Government Relations and leading much of AMAC’s legislative and governmental interaction in the nation’s capital through 2014.
Gerry Hafer
Presenter
After earning his A.S. Computer Science degree from Pierce College in Philadelphia, Gerry began what would be a 30-year career in the Electric Utility Industry in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Along the way, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1992.
Kurt Meyer
Presenter
Kurt Meyer is an executive with over twenty-three years of corporate management experience. He began his career in the defense industry then entered the financial services sector. His entrepreneurial business acumen and success in leading corporate expansion efforts compelled him to establish Strategic Business Network, Inc., in 2006, a management consulting company.
Grace-Marie Turner
Nick Adams
Ben Ferguson
Robert Charles
Andy Mangione
Gerry Hafer
Kurt Meyer
Speakers
Grace-Marie Turner
Nick Adams
Ben Ferguson
Robert Charles
Andy Mangione
Gerry Hafer
Kurt Meyer
Grace-Marie Turner
Speaker
Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform.
She has been instrumental in developing and promoting ideas for reform to transfer power over health care decisions to doctors and patients. She speaks and writes extensively about incentives to promote a more competitive, patient-centered marketplace in the health sector.
Nick Adams
Speaker
Born and raised in Australia, Nick Adams immigrated to America in 2016, with the United States government recognizing his ‘extraordinary ability.’ Nick’s first challenge came at sixteen months. He was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma (a rare form of childhood cancer), and given just a five percent chance of survival. He defied the odds, with a tenacity that would become a hallmark of his life. This early adversity indelibly shaped his life. As Nick wrote: “It taught me to hope. It taught me to dream. That anything is possible. That no hurdle is too high, no burden too great and no obstacle insurmountable.
Ben Ferguson
Speaker
At 13, Ben Ferguson became the youngest radio talk show host in the country, and the youngest nationally syndicated host at 20. Ferguson published his first book, a political work, “It’s My America Too,” published by William Morris/Harper Collins.
Robert Charles
Speaker
Robert B. Charles served in the Reagan and Bush 41 White Houses, as Assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell, and counsel to the US House National Security subcommittee for five years; a former litigator, he taught law at Harvard University’s Extension School, recently authored “Eagles and Evergreens” (2018), and consults in Washington DC.
Andy Mangione
Presenter
Andy Mangione is a passionate advocate for older Americans, and has put this passion into practice as a key member of AMAC’s leadership team. He joined AMAC in 2012 after obtaining a firsthand look at the organization’s mission, serving as AMAC’s Vice President – Government Relations and leading much of AMAC’s legislative and governmental interaction in the nation’s capital through 2014.
Gerry Hafer
Presenter
After earning his A.S. Computer Science degree from Pierce College in Philadelphia, Gerry began what would be a 30-year career in the Electric Utility Industry in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Along the way, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1992.
Kurt Meyer
Presenter
Kurt Meyer is an executive with over twenty-three years of corporate management experience. He began his career in the defense industry then entered the financial services sector. His entrepreneurial business acumen and success in leading corporate expansion efforts compelled him to establish Strategic Business Network, Inc., in 2006, a management consulting company.