Rotary Club of Milwaukee Tuesday Speaker Series

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Each Tuesday members of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee come together at the War Memorial Center for lunch to listen and learn about the key issues affecting our community--the largest weekly gathering in the metro Milwaukee area.

  1. FEB 20

    Rotarian Colleen Foley, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society

    This week in Memorial Hall, Rotarian Colleen Foley, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, shared yesterday how Eviction Free MKE addresses homelessness caused by evictions. She highlighted how this Right to Counsel program ensures individuals and families facing eviction receive the support, guidance, and legal representation they need to remain in their homes.

    41 min

  2. FEB 13

    Rima Alaily, Corporate Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft

    This week in Memorial Hall, Rima Alaily, Corporate Vice President & General Counsel of Infrastructure Legal Affairs at Microsoft, shared an update on the company's expanding investment in Wisconsin, including its multi-billion-dollar commitment to advanced AI datacenters and cloud infrastructure. She also highlighted the economic opportunities these projects bring, discussed Microsoft's Community-First Infrastructure Commitments, and explored what these efforts mean for the state's competitiveness in an AI-driven future.

    41 min

  3. FEB 6

    Dr. Kim Sajet, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director, Milwaukee Art Museum

    Yesterday at Rotary, Dr. Kim Sajet, newly appointed Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, shared how cities worldwide are placing art and creativity at the center of economic growth, innovation, and community life. Drawing on global examples and Milwaukee's ambitions, she highlighted how museums and artists drive measurable impact while strengthening identity and belonging.

    49 min

  4. JAN 28

    Mike Knetter, Economist & Senior Advisor, UW Foundation & Alumni Association

    This week in Memorial Hall, Rotarians  heard from Mike Knetter, Economist and Senior Advisor for Investments and Business Development at the UW Foundation & Alumni Association, who shared an economic outlook for the U.S. economy, with special emphasis on the role of the AI innovation cycle and America First policies.

    49 min

  5. JAN 22

    Greg Borowski, Executive Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Yesterday, Greg Borowski, Executive Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, discussed with Rotarians how he and his team are navigating today's challenging news landscape. He shared how their focus on connection, relevance, and community partnerships is bringing stability and impact to their reporting.

    35 min

  6. JAN 16

    Tom Content, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin

    This week, Tom Content, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, discussed CUB's work to fight energy inflation and the growing challenges to energy affordability posed by the development of data centers in Wisconsin and around the country.

    45 min

  7. JAN 9

    Michael Ford, Director of the WI Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue

    This past Tuesday, we kicked off our first Rotary program of 2026 with a presentation from Michael Ford, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue. Michael shared his talk, "Practical Tools for Navigating Difficult Conversations," offering practical, evidence-based tools for engaging in disagreement without deepening polarization.

    41 min

  8. 12/19/2025

    Steve Vavrus, State Climatologist and Co-director Wisconsin Initiative

    This week in Memorial Hall, Steve Vavrus, Senior Scientist at UW–Madison, shared how Wisconsin's climate is rapidly changing, with the past two decades being the warmest on record and the 2010s the wettest. Drawing on work from the State Climatology Office and WICCI, he highlighted major trends, extreme weather impacts, and what these shifts mean for the state's future.

    45 min
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Each Tuesday members of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee come together at the War Memorial Center for lunch to listen and learn about the key issues affecting our community--the largest weekly gathering in the metro Milwaukee area.

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