Cleveland Speakers

Speakers about the City of Cleveland and its people, organizations, history and future.

Katie Brennan
Police Reform and Northern Ireland Expert

Kathleen Brennan
Kathleen Brennan

Topics include:

  • Police reform in Cleveland
  • Northern Ireland’s police reform process (and how we in Cleveland can learn from them)humanitarian concerns, economic impact
  • Key issues in Cleveland/America and how we can learn from Ireland/Northern Ireland’s experience (namely: police reform, immigration issues, prejudice)

 


Paul Burik
Past President of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation

Paul Burik
Paul Burik

Topics include:

  • Cleveland Cultural Gardens
  • Czech Cultural Garden
  • Bohemian National Hall

 


Dan Hanson
Great Lakes Geek and Entreprenerd

Dan Hanson speaking
Dan Hanson

Topics include:

  • Ethnic Groups in Cleveland
  • Where am I? – Cleveland Landmark Photo Quiz
  • Cleveland 101 – Interesting monuments, statues and places you may not know about
  • 12 Cleveland Seniors you should know about
  • 12 Cleveland Women you should know about
  • Cleveland Cultural Gardens – Past, present and Future
  • Cleveland Tech History
  • Interesting Cleveland International Hall of Famers

Joseph Patrick Meissner
Attorney, Green Beret Vietnam Veteran, Author

Joe Meissner
Joe Meissner

Topics include:

  • What is wrong with Chief Wahoo?
  • Ten famous cities of Asia that I have visited and what they can teach us in Cleveland

 

 


Les Roberts
Cleveland’s Favorite Writer

Les Roberts
Les Roberts

Topics include:

  • We’ll always have Cleveland – Why I love the city so much.

 

 


Paramjit Singh
Sikh leader promoting Peace and Non-Violence.

Paramjit Singh
Paramjit Singh

Topics include:

  • The Real Cleveland Indians
  • Making Cleveland the City of Peace and Non-Violence

 

 


Johnny Wu
Filmmaker, Asian Community Leader, Festival Producer,  Martial Arts Hall of Famer

Johnny Wu
Johnny Wu

Topics include:

  • Cleveland Asian Festival