The Jefferson Educational Society’s Global Summit XII speaker series
will be held in May 2021, Jefferson President Ferki Ferati announced today.
Headlining the series will be George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, whose talk will be held on Monday, May 17, at Erie’s Bayfront Convention Center.
“We are so pleased that all of our speakers have agreed to join us in May after we chose to move the dates of the annual summit from November to May out of an abundance of caution during this time of public health concern with the evolving nature of the COVID-10 pandemic,” Dr. Ferati said. “It was an easy decision for us because there is nothing more important than the health and safety of our supporters, guests, and the thousands of people who attend the Global Summit events each year.”
Global Summit XII will feature 15 speakers at eight events from May 13 to 21.
The lineup includes artist Synthia SAINT JAMES (May 13); civil rights leaders Clayola Brown and DeWitt Walton (May 14); Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin (May 16); President Bush (May 17); First Ladies panel in partnership with American University and the White House Historical Association featuring Stacy Cordery, Anita McBride, and Barbara Perry (May 18); White House Chiefs of Staff panel featuring former presidential chiefs-of-staff Andrew Card, Denis McDonough, and Mack McLarty (May 19); Constitutional scholar and National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen (May 20); and Hagen Dignitas Award winner Robert Pape (May 21), an international security expert.
In addition, Global Summit Chairman Steve Scully will appear at several events, and former Pennsylvania Governor and inaugural Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will take part in President Bush’s program.
The Global Summit is hosted each year by the Jefferson in cooperation with a number of major sponsors, including Erie Insurance, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Gannon University.
Tickets for all events are immediately on sale conveniently through the Jefferson’s website, www.JESerie.org. Ticket prices start at $25 for all events, and, as in previous years, all students will be admitted free with pre-registration through the Jefferson. Additional information about the Global Summit, as well as other JES programs and publications, can be found on the JES’s website, or by calling 814.459.8000.
