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LUNCHEON- Former State Senator, John Moorlach speaking,

TITLE- IS THERE HOPE FOR CALIFORNIA?

LOCATION- SPECTRUM TERRACE, 17520 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618

May 15, 2024

11:20am - 1:00pm

NEW BEGINNINGS! It's official, the OC Financial Society is back after a long hiatus! Please join us for our first Luncheon of 2024 where we will be entertained by guest speaker, John Moorlach. Mr. Moorlach is a long time supporter of the Orange County Financial Society. He has been an important figure in the Orange County financial world and political landscape. Former State Senator Moorlach will entertain us with his insightful perspective on the state of California and importantly to the minds of many, Is There Hope for Orange County. Join us for lunch at the lovely Spectrum Terrace venue located at 17520 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618. We warmly welcome new industry professionals, leaders, innovators, and fellow financial enthusiasts. Bring a friend and let's catch up and share ideas and inspiration. For questions or more information, please email us at ocfinancialsociety@gmail.com.

SOME OF OUR PAST GUEST SPEAKERS

The Orange County Financial Society is able to procure among the best minds, entrepreneurs and visionaries the Orange County has to offer. We are pleased to continue this tradition for over 40 years. Members have enjoyed lectures and presentations from the following:

David Daneshforooz, CEO, Contour, Real Estate Developer, Dream Deal, Building a $300M Boutique Property on the Vegas Strip

Chip Espinoza, Dean of Strategy & Innovation, Vanguard University of Southern California

Rahul Gupta, Sr. Deputy District Attorney, Major Fraud - Cybercrime

Ray Weston, Jr., Former Vice President, YUM! Brands

Michael Schulman, Chairman & CEO, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, & Anaheim Arena Mgmt LLC

Peter C. Keller, PhD, President of Bowers Museum

Joe Haupt, Partner & Vice President, Precision Hospitality & Development LLC, the South OC Dunkin Donuts Franchisee

Joe Donnini, Esq., Whittier Law Professor, Author, “Funding for the Future: Crowd Funding and Small Business Online Offerings”

Rachel Baranick, Deputy District Director, U.S. Small Business Association

Bruce Norris, President of The Norris Group, Real Estate Entrepreneur

Andrew F. Puzder, CEO, CKE Restaurants, Inc, Author, “Job Creation: How It Really Works and Why Government Doesn’t Understand It“

Dominic Nolan, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Pacific Asset Management

Dennis Kuhl, Chairman, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Erwin Chemerinsky, founding Dean, UCI School of Law, Author of eleven books on constitutional law

Martin Wisckol, Political Journalist and Reporter, Orange County Register and freelance

Gary London, Real Estate Advisor, Strategist & Speaker

Miguel Velasco and Enrique Esparza, Tijuana Economic Development Office

John M. Moorlach, CPA, CFP, CA Senator Representing 37th District, Former Orange County Treasurer and Supervisor

Hon. Miguel Vega, Trade Commissioner of Mexico

Matthew C. McGuinness, Former CFO, Diedrich Coffee

Michael Pinto, Vice-Chair, The Great Park, Inc.

Al Gobar, Real Estate Economist

Mary Evans, COO, Covenant Care

Peter Norell, Supervising Special Agent, FBI

Dr. David Kelly, Chief Economist, Putnam Investments

Hon. Janet Nguyen, Orange County Supervisor