Fresh off a Paradise Island program for an audience of 1,200, Jean-Michel Cousteau is beginning a new 2008 performing arts tour. Now is your chance to kick off a terrific season with one of the most revered ocean explorers in the world!

Jean-Michel Cousteau is the son of legendary undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau and the founder of the Ocean Futures Society. As our Paradise Island sponsor put it, “your audience will be transfixed and mesmerized by his talk on the interdependency of life beneath the sea.” An educator and filmmaker, this “Voice for the Ocean” gives visually stunning multimedia presentations, sharing the beautiful, bizarre, and always incredible life of the vast unknown beneath the sea.

Keppler Speakers’ extraordinary roster features many visionary programs for performing arts venues. From acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns to radio legend Garrison Keillor and Animal Planet star Jeff Corwin, you will find a program that suits any need for any budget. Contact your Keppler representative for more information.

John Amaechi’s participation at last weekend’s NCAA National Conference in Nashville is another in a long line of prestigious events that he has been asked to speak at in recent months. From addressing administrators at the National Association of Independent Schools to business owners in Washington, DC’s huge Out and Equal Conference, Amaechi has been able to address thousands of students, but also key policy makers, business leaders, and educators.

His panel discussion at the NCAA conference was geared towards college athletes, coaches, and athletic directors. Titled “Time Out: A Conversation About Including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Student Athletes,” the panel featured Amaechi along with Neil Guiliano, the president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and Laurie Priest, the director of athletics at Mount Holyoke College.

John Amaechi is one of the most compelling and charismatic speakers there is on success and leadership, overcoming adversity, and dealing with prejudice both within ourselves and in society. You owe it to your campus to bring his inspiring and original message to your community this year.