Breakfast Forum

For over 40 years, the CCC has featured prominent government and law enforcement figures at its breakfast forums. The speaker briefs an audience of leaders from the business, civic and law enforcement communities on critical initiatives and policies that affect the local criminal justice system. Guest speakers have included: U.S. Senators and Representatives, federal judges, cabinet under-secretaries, the governor, the state attorney general, mayor, police commissioner, prosecutors, heads of the New York office of federal enforcement agencies, and others.

NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan (center) discussed the Fentanyl crisis in NYC. CCC President Richard Aborn (left) and Chairman Lewis Rice (right). Mr. Aborn and Ms. Brennan have their hands clasped in front of them.
NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan (center) discussed the Fentanyl crisis in NYC. CCC President Richard Aborn (left) and Chairman Lewis Rice (right)
ATF Director Steven Dettelbach standing next to CCC President Richard Aborn. Both men are smiling and wearing suits.
ATF Director Steven Dettelbach with CCC President Richard Aborn

Previous Speakers at the the CCC Breakfast Forums:

Steven Dettelbach, Director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (April 6, 2023)

Bridget Brennan, NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor (February 27, 2023)

Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn DA (September 24, 2019)

Ray Donovan, DEA Special Agent in Charge- NY Office (June 18, 2019)  

Michael McMahon, Staten Island District Attorney (December 11, 2018)  

Darcel D. Clark, Bronx County District Attorney (January 9, 2018)  

James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner (October 23, 2018) 

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., New York County District Attorney (March 15, 2018)  

Preeti Chauhan, Director of the Misdemeanor Justice Project and Associate Professor at John Jay College (February 1, 2018) & (April 27, 2015)

Darcel D. Clark, Bronx County District Attorney (January 9, 2018)  

Bridget G. Brennan, NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor (October 4, 2017)  

Jeremy Travis, John Jay College of Criminal Justice President & Preeti Chauhan, Associate Professor (April 5, 2017)  

Dr. Shabnam Javdani, Assistant Professor at NYU Steinhardt; Roberta Liggett, Program Associate of the Crime Commission's E-Responder Program, Michael Perry, Program Supervisor of the Central Family Life Center's True 2 Life Program; and Michael Rodriguez, Outreach Worker of Bronx Connect's Release the Grip Program. (March 20, 2017)

Major General (ret.) James "Spider" Marks, U.S. Army (March 8, 2017)

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis  (April 27, 2015)

Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. Richmond County District Attorney (June 24, 2014)

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., New York County District Attorney (May 15, 2013)

Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District (April 22, 2013) & (April 16, 2012)

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman (January 15, 2013)

Lt. General Frank Kearny (February 26, 2013)

Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (October 16, 2012)

Richard A. Clarke, Security Expert and Former White House Advisor (May 22, 2012)

Stacia Hylton, Director of the US Marshals Service ( February 29, 2012)

Kirsten Gillibrand, US Senator (NY); Chris Sonderby Associate General Council of Facebook; Mary Galligan, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Cyber/Special Operations Division; and Helen Nissenbaum, Professor in the NYU Steinhardt School's Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, participated in a panel discussion on cyber crime co-sponsored by the CCC and the NYU Institute for Public Knowledge. (January 23, 2012)