Third annual Palmetto Panel to include state and national speakers
January 30, 2017
The 2017 Palmetto Panel will be Saturday, February 25th, from 9-5 at the Madren Center on Clemson’s campus. The conference provides attendees with expert speakers who impart valuable information that you won’t hear anywhere else
The co-chairs of the Palmetto Panel, Diane Hardy and Stacy Shea, created the program to help educate, motivate, and energize citizens of South Carolina so they have the knowledge and the confidence to engage local and state government more effectively.
“The Palmetto Panel has been a great success, drawing citizens from across the state,” said co-chair Stacy Shea. “By providing networking and training opportunities, this conference helps fellow South Carolinians to be well-informed, active participants in the functions of government that ultimately impact our lives.”
The program is limited to 125 participants. Those attending will have the opportunity to personally meet and talk with speakers and to participate in a Q&A session.
This speaker lineup this year includes state and nationally recognized experts in their respective areas.
Speakers:
- Curtis Loftis; Businessman, Philanthropist, SC Treasurer, & first Republican to ever defeat an incumbent in a statewide primary.
- Clare Lopez; Analyst for the Center for Security Policy, Author, professor, Operations officer with the CIA, and Lincoln Fellow
- Hank Cooper; PhD, ambassador to the Soviet Union under Reagan, Chairman of High Frontier, focusing on protecting our grid.
- Vince Coakley; Radio personality on 106.3 WORD Radio
- Bob Nelson MD; authored over 50 articles and is the founding member of the GA Chapter of the Free Market Medical Assoc.
- John Anthony; Nationally acclaimed speaker, researcher and writer. Founder of Sustainable Freedom Lab.
- Bill Norton; National speaker, Instructor for the Center for Self Governance.
- Ron Aiken; Founding editor of the independent, investigative journalism website Quorumcolumbia.org.
To register for the Palmetto Panel go to www.PalmettoPanel.com. The cost is $45 and includes continental breakfast and lunch.
