Panetta Lectures Feature National Leaders and Policy Thinkers
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Each year the Panetta Institute hosts a highly acclaimed lecture series, bringing national leaders, policy experts and journalists to the Monterey Peninsula. They speak before an evening theater audience in a forum that is also broadcast live. During that afternoon the speakers meet with students from the Central Coast area high schools, colleges and military installations.
To see a timeline of past speakers, click here.
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The theme for the Panetta Institute 2010 Lecture Series is “The Second Decade (2010-2020): What’s Next for America?”
Speakers and dates for the series are as follows:
Monday, March 1, 2010
- “Our Economy: How Can Recession Become Recovery?” featuring Harvey Pitt, former chairman United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Reich, former United States secretary of labor; moderated by Ron Insana, senior analyst and commentator for CNBC.
Monday, March 22, 2010
- “Our Foreign Policy: Who Will Lead the World?” featuring James Rubin, former assistant secretary of state and chief spokesman for the State Department, and Frances Townsend, former White House assistant for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; moderated by Aaron Brown, anchor of PBS Wide Angle.
Monday, April 26, 2010
- “Our Politics: Does Bipartisanship Have a Future?” featuring Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, and James Carville, former presidential advisor and political consultant; moderated by Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for National Public Radio.
Monday, May 17, 2010
- “Our Environment: Can We Save the Planet that Sustains Us?” featuring Al Gore, 45th vice president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner; moderated by Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washing University and host of PBS Planet Forward.
All forums are broadcast live at 7:00 p.m. on television and radio with later rebroadcasts. Check your local listings for more information on rebroadcasts.
Past lectures can be viewed at the Institute’s video archive.
Live Simulcast
View a live simulcast of each lecture by visiting the link below.
www.panettainstitute.org/programs/lecture-series/webcast-information/