Breakfast Forum

Join recently elected Supervisor Chad Lupinacci to discuss the future of Huntington. Prior to being elected Supervisor, Lupinacci served in the New York State Assembly from 2013 -2017. He was the Ranking Member on the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, and was a member of the Committees on Election Law, Judiciary, Tourism, Parks, Arts &…

Reclaim New York is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that empowers New Yorkers, through education and civic engagement, to reclaim ownership of their government. Their transparency project is launching a wave of citizen-driven oversight that is producing more responsive local governments. Their mission is to expose the entrenched and broken governing class so New Yorkers can have…

Find out how our conscious 'thinking' brain plays second fiddle to our emotional brain, and how that affects our decision making process. Joanne has thirty years as a communications strategist and graphic designer, specializing in direct marketing, branding and neuromarketing. She lectures regularly at prominent universities on both sides of the Atlantic. This event is…

Join Nassau County Executive Laura Curran for a discussion on the critical issues facing Nassau. This event will be held at the DeSeversky Mansion on the NYIT Campus. Laura Curran was sworn in as the Nassau County Executive in January of 2018. As County Executive, Laura wants to "root out the corruption that has plagued…

Marc Alessi will give us an update on the progress at the Tesla Center at Wardenclyffe. The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, also known as Friends of Science East, Inc., a not-for-profit organization incorporated by the State of New York, was established with the specific purpose of developing a regional science and technology center on…

Angie Carpenter is a public servant whose impact resonates well beyond her role as Islip Town Supervisor. Even prior to being in government, Angie was always an extremely active member of the community. When her sons were young she was involved with Little League, Boy Scouts and PTA, of which she is a lifetime member.…

Dr. Powell is the founder and President of Maglev Strategies. It provides an unbiased analysis of how maglev technologies could benefit various applications. Dr. Powell has worked to develop new technologies in a number of fields, ranging from the deep ocean to terrestrial maglev applications to planetary exploration. His expertise is in critical research analyses,…

Mr. Phil Eng has been Chief Operating Officer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Inc., since 2017. Mr. Eng oversees major operating initiatives at all MTA agencies including the delivery of new fare payment systems and mobile ticketing apps, advertising contracts, technology integration, overall procurement strategy, oversight of best practices used across all agencies and other key…

Will the next state Senate eliminate our tax cap? Former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy will speak on school spending, county budgets and federal deficits. Steve Levy is the Executive Director of the Center for Cost Effective Government where he focuses on bringing an end to burdensome state and federal mandates. Steve Levy also brings…

Geraldine hart was elected as Suffolk County's first woman police Commissioner in February 2018. Her selection underscores Suffolk County’s new focus on corruption-fighting and inter-agency partnerships. Before becoming commissioner, Hart was the FBI's Senior Supervisory Resident Agent and lead the FBI's Long Island office. She was the FBI's liaison to senior FBI leaders, executive leaders…