Dallas, Texas — Glenn Youngkin, 74th Governor of Virginia, will keynote the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s sixth annual Forum on Leadership in conversation with Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the Bush Center. The pair will discuss governing in a polarized world. The Forum on Leadership is a landmark gathering that develops, recognizes, and celebrates leadership by bringing together notable voices for in-depth discussions on today’s pressing issues. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. CT on Thursday at the Bush Center.
Members of the media can apply for credentials at www.bushcenter.org/credentials. The deadline for a credential is Wednesday, April 19 at 10 a.m. CT.
This year’s Forum on Leadership will explore how our Nation is empowering the next generation. Rob Portman, former United States Senator, and Nick Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, will discuss how job opportunities, readiness to work, and regional strength connect in a post-COVID America. The event will also include a conversation on the future of American capitalism with Bill Haslam, the Sammons Enterprises Fellow at the Bush Institute and former Governor of Tennessee; Larry Summers, the Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University and former Secretary of Treasury; and Brian Tyler, CEO of the McKesson Corporation.
In addition, Mandy Ginsberg, Director at Uber and ThredUp and former CEO of Match Group, will be joining Nikki Krishnamurthy, Chief People Officer at Uber, for a conversation on how the human connection has changed and is driven by the apps on our phones. In addition, Dave Copps, CEO and Co-Founder of Worlds. Inc., and John Donovan, CEO of Qudit Investments and former CEO of AT&T Communications, will spotlight the ramifications of artificial intelligence in our economy and political and geopolitical environments.