Speaker Series

Every Wednesday evening, Hogan Students meet for 90-minutes to have off-the-record discussions with entrepreneurs and other business and government leaders. Recent Speakers included:

Gary Hogan, CEO/President of Hawaiian Hotels and Resorts/Royal Pacific Air
Tom Bell, President of Hawaiian Hotels and Resorts
Amos Balongo, Founder of Camp Ohana Foundation, Motivational Speaker
Corey Campbell, CEO of Akamai Training & Consulting LLC, Keynote Speaker
Chuck Cardinal, Former Colonel, United States Army and former Chief of Staff to WWII Commander
Randy Carpenter Chief Scientific Officer at Rett Syndrome Research Trust, health sector entrepreneur
James “Jimmy” Chan, GM/Owner of Hawaiian Chip Company
Rylan Chong, Co-Director of the Data Science Center at Chaminade University
Juno Chung, Entrepreneur and Owner of Koa Pancake Houses
Mattson Davis, Former President and CEO of Kona Brewing Co.
Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Partner at Blue Startups, Managing Director of Hawaii Angels, and Founder of HI Impact
Shirley Gines, Partner at ZingPR Hawaii (a Silicon Valley PR firm), Marketing and Public Relations Consultant
Michael Hernandez-Soria, Owner of Hawaiian Cool Water and Coffee Systems Hawaii
Carleen MacKay, Emergent Workforce, Alternative Career Planning Expert, Keynote Speaker and Presenter
Dan Mangum, Marketing Director and Promotions Manager for Nextdoor
Randall Mau, VP of Medical and Business Relations at Cardax, Inc. and Director of Business & Environmental Development at Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods

Workshops

In the second semester of each year, Hogan students are offered skill development workshops conducted by Hawaii’s top trainers. This year’s facilitators are: