"The Department of Communication Studies of Baruch College, in collaboration with the Fuchsberg Family Foundation and the Herman Lissner Foundation presents the Twentieth Annual Spring Speech Festival. Moderated by Michael Senders, the program starts with welcoming remarks made by Baruch’s Provost, James McCarthy. Harvey Kaye, Chairman and CEO of Latitude Solutions, Inc., is the keynote speaker. The judges are Doug Lipp, Denise Patrick, and Abe Shainberg. The topic for the speech competition is “How Can We Ensure That Everyone in the World has Potable Drinking Water?”

Student speakers include:

Michael Senders, Lifesaver: A Thirst Quencher (First prize winner)

Eric Khorshad, Water: An Inherent Right? (Second prize winner)

Ke Wei, Biosand: An Organic Solution for a Lifetime (Third prize winner)

Navjot Singh, Unleash the Power of the Private Sector

Jamie Adams, Bolivia: A Case in Point

Anna Moskalenko, Moringa: Seeds of Hope

Professor Susan B. Goldstein provides concluding remarks. The event takes place on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750."