Leon Panetta 2016 Lecture Series

Leon Panetta 2016 Lecture Series
Presented by The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Leon Panetta 2016 Lecture Series

An America in Renaissance or Decline – The Challenges Facing a New President

Ted Koppel, Judy Woodruff, Mike Rogers and General Ray Odierno Among Speakers to Join Secretary Leon E. Panetta at Sunset Cultural Center

Panetta Institute chairman and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is pleased to announce the speakers and dates for the Leon Panetta 2016 Lecture Series. In the series' nineteenth year, the program will focus on the theme An America in Renaissance or Decline – The Challenges Facing a New President. Each of the events will be held at the Sunset Cultural Center in Carmel beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The events are as follows:*

Monday, March 14, 2016, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.: War, Terrorism and Other Global Threats with Mike Rogers, former United States representative (MI-R) and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Wendy Sherman, former Department of State under secretary for political affairs involved in the Iran nuclear deal; and General Ray Odierno, former United States Army chief of staff and commander of United States forces in Iraq.

Monday, April 18, 2016, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.: Jobs, Debt and Taxes with Mitch Daniels, former director of the Office of Management and Budget for George W. Bush and governor of Indiana; Austan Goolsbee, former chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist for President Barack Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board; and Ron Insana, senior economic analyst and commentator at CNBC

Monday, May 9, 2016, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.:** Gridlock, Partisanship and Executive Action with Mark Shields, political analyst for PBS NewsHour and columnist; Chris Matthews (invited), host of MSNBC's Hardball and author; Gloria Borger, political columnist for U.S. News & World Report and senior political analyst at CNN; and J.C. Watts, former United States representative (OK-R).

Monday, June 27, 2016, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m: Changing Society, Technology and Media with Ted Koppel, former anchor of ABC News' Nightline; Howard Kurtz, host of FOX News' Media Buzz and author; and Judy Woodruff, co-anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour.

"In 2016, this nation will take one of two paths into the future," said Institute chairman and series moderator Secretary Leon Panetta, "we will be either an 'America in Renaissance' providing a strong economy, opportunity and security for all, or an 'America in Decline' paralyzed by continuing political gridlock and crisis. Which path we take may well be determined by how the next president meets the challenges of leadership we face at home and abroad."

"The purpose of the Leon Panetta Lecture Series is to provide a forum for some of the top experts and leaders in the nation to inform the public by addressing questions like: What will it take for the next president to be a strong commander-in-chief and world leader? What steps are needed to guide our economy to long-term economic and fiscal security? How does the next president break the partisan gridlock in order to govern? Can America be unified in the face of dramatic changes in our society, technology and media?

Each of the Leon Panetta Lecture Series programs will be broadcast live throughout California by Comcast, Comcast Hometown Network, the California Channel and other cable networks. C-SPAN periodically broadcasts these lectures nationally. The lectures are also available for viewing via live web-streaming at www.panettainstitute.org/lecture_series/lecture_webcast.htm and are broadcast live on public radio.

To purchase tickets, or for additional information on subscriptions or the lecture broadcast schedule, please call the Panetta Institute at 831-582-4200 or visit www.panettainstitute.org.

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