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Created: October 06 2015

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Broward College is pleased to announce that its 2015-2016 Broward College Speaker Series presented by Hoffman’s Chocolates andin partnership with Broward Center for the Performing Arts will kick-off this season with a fascinating and inspiring Q&A presentation with 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion and MVP Carli Lloyd on Monday, November 23^rd. The series will feature four distinguished speakers who will share their exciting experiences, insights, points of view and behind the scenes stories on some of the most current topics of the day. Each lecture will take place in the Amaturo Theater (201 SW 5^th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) beginning at 7:30 p.m. and include a Q&A session with questions submitted by audience members.

The speakers include:

• Carli Lloyd, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion & Golden Ball Award Winner, 2008 & 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and U.S. Women’s National Team Captain, on Monday, November 23, 2015.
• Mo Rocca, Humorist, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent and Food Network/Cooking Channel Host, on Wednesday, January 13, 2016.
• J.C. Watts, Chairman of the J.C. Watts Companies, Former Congressman, Former Chairman of the House Republican Conference and Oklahoma Sooners Legend, on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
• James Carville, Renowned and Provocative Political Strategist and CNN, NBC, & FOX News Political Commentator, on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. 

Tickets for the Broward College Speaker Series are currently being sold as a Full Series Subscription (all four speakers) from October 5th through November 23rd at a cost of $200. Early subscribers receive a 15 percent discount and the best seats in the house. Individual tickets to see Carli Lloyd will be on sale beginning Friday, November 6th for $55 per ticket. A Three-Pack Subscription (for Mo Rocca, J.C. Watts and James Carville) will be on sale from Tuesday, November 24th through Wednesday, January 13th for $150. Individual speaker tickets for Mo Rocca, J.C. Watts and James Carville will also be available beginning December 15th. Groups of 10 or more will receive a 10 percent discount on individual ticket purchases. To purchase tickets and for more information, please call the AutoNation Box Office at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts at 954-462-0222, or visit www.BrowardCollegeSpeakerSeries.com.  Additional information on each speaker and their topic follows:

CARLI LLOYD

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion & Golden Ball Award Winner, 2008 & 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and U.S. Women’s National Team Captain
Monday, November 23, 2015, 7:30 p.m., Amaturo Theater

SPEAKER TOPIC: “A Conversation with Carli – Success On and Off the Field”  

Carli Lloyd will share her story of how determination, passion and hard work has led her to gold on and off the field.  

Carli Lloyd is an American professional soccer player for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and the National Women’s Soccer League’s Houston Dash. A two‐time Olympic Gold Medalist, she holds the unique distinction of scoring the game‐winning goals in the finals at both the 2008 Games in Beijing and the 2012 Games in London. She also represented the United States at the past three Women’s World Cup tournaments. During the final match of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Carli scored a historic hat trick that helped propel the U.S. to their first World Cup championship since 1999. She received the Golden Ball Trophy, awarded to the best player of the tournament, and the Silver Boot for her six tournament goals and one assist. With a work ethic second to none, she has played in over 200 matches for the U.S. Women’s National Team and has scored 67 goals. Off the field, Carli is a role model who empowers fans to never give up on achieving their goals. She almost gave up on her own soccer dream, but with the help and motivation from those close to her (and from the lessons she took from legends Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali), Carli continued her journey and has never looked back!

MO ROCCA

Humorist, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent and Food Network/Cooking Channel Host
Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 7:30 p.m., Amaturo Theater

SPEAKER TOPIC: “A Conversation with Mo Rocca: From the Constitution to the Kitchen”

Whether as an event MC, guest host, or a featured speaker, Mo Rocca entertains his audience with his unique brand of comedy. With his signature wit and humor, he talks about his experiences as a journalist, writer/producer, and actor. He is known for researching the organization where he’ll be speaking before the event and then incorporating facts about it into his talk. Rocca’s unique combination of comedy and commentary keeps audiences engaged and entertained, while also making them think.

Humorist, journalist and actor Mo Rocca is best known for his off-beat news reports and satirical commentary. He is currently a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, host of CBS’ new series The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation and host of My Grandmother’s Ravioli on the Cooking Channel where he learns to cook from grandmothers and grandfathers across the country. In 2015, all three of his shows earned a total of five daytime Emmy nominations, with CBS Sunday Morning and Innovation Nation each winning for excellence in programming. He is also well known for his previous work as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a regular on the VH1 retrospective I Love the… series. He also hosted shows on Bravo and Animal Planet. Rocca was the former president and author of Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Show.

J.C. WATTS

Chairman of the J.C. Watts Companies, Former Congressman, Former Chairman of the House Republican Conference and Oklahoma Sooners Legend

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

SPEAKER TOPIC: “Leadership Lessons from the Sidelines and the Aisles of Congress”

J.C. Watts shows audiences that no matter what their particular situation, they too can be a leader. Replete with anecdotes and personal stories, Watts’ powerful message of self-determination and teamwork takes audiences to the next level of awareness. Drawing from his experiences as Congressman and Chairman of the House Republican Conference, quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners and an ordained minister, Watts explores everyday leadership practices and tactical steps that anyone can use to achieve their goals and dreams.

From football hero to his remarkable eight years as one of the most recognizable members of Congress, J.C. Watts is an embodiment of the American dream. An outstanding quarterback who led the University of Oklahoma to two Orange Bowl victories and later committed himself to helping his community as an ordained minister, Watts is admired by many for his integrity and strong leadership. Elected to Congress from his native Oklahoma, fellow congressmen quickly recognized Watts’ leadership qualities and elected him to serve as the Chairman of the House Republican Conference, the fourth-highest position in the House. He was honorary co-chairman of the 2000 Republican National Convention and is a passionate voice for boosting national security, adhering to fiscal discipline and investing in education. He is the author of What Color Is Conservative? My Life and My Politics.

JAMES CARVILLE

Renowned and Provocative Political Strategist and CNN, NBC, & FOX News Political Commentator

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

SPEAKER TOPIC: “James Carville Looks at Politics and the 2016 Race for the White House”

The legendary, provocative and always timely James Carville presents his captivating views on American and international politics, spiced with his own unique brand of optimism and humor. This political mastermind and a fixture in U.S. politics shares his thoughts on current events, the GOP-controlled Congress, the final years of the administration of Barack Obama, the 2016 Presidential election horserace and the challenges facing the major political parties and players. Carville discusses how, beginning in 2006, American political power started shifting between the two parties at a glacial pace with neither party holding onto the reigns of leadership for long. The highly partisan atmosphere in Washington and constant power shifts over the last few years have proven that the old rules of politics and power are gone—maybe forever. Why is this happening? Are politicians intentionally dividing the electorate for political gain? Why have things become so partisan? He dissects the extreme political forces shaping the country and shows what trends from the last two decades mean for our political future. Using data derived from the intersection of policy, politics and public opinion, Carville believes the real strength in America is the power of youth and that those wishing to maintain political power ignore this block at their own peril.

James "The Ragin' Cajun" Carville is one of America's best-known political consultants. Offering bombastic, enthusiastic, shoot-from-the-hip, no-holds-barred political commentary combined with a quick wit and a Southern drawl, he is instantly recognizable from his frequent appearances on news networks worldwide. Through the years, he has been at the center of some of the most dramatic political victories of our generation and his insights move and shape the political landscape. In addition to his expertise in domestic politics, Carville has worked on international campaigns in more than 23 countries including those of 14 heads of state. He is also a columnist for The Hill newspaper which publishes daily when Congress is in session and the author of numerous books including It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! (2012), and two books written with his wife Mary Matalin: All’s Fair: Love, War, and Running for President and Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home (January 2014). Carville is also as a Professor of Practice at Tulane University in New Orleans where he lives with his wife and their two daughters.

Sponsors for the Broward College Speaker Series currently include Hoffman’s Chocolates, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Sun-Sentinel, City & Shore Magazine, Stearns Weaver Miller and The Atlantic Hotel & Spa.