Annual Forum Overview
The Seminar’s annual gathering offers Seminarians an opportunity to understand issues of major consequence to the institutions they serve and to foster community among professionals with common interests and responsibilities.
Each year,
The Seminar Committee designs an eclectic program that provides a broad perspective on the major trends and issues impacting Seminarians’ organizations and Seminarians themselves. The Seminar program is not about the practice of communications,
focusing instead on topics such as technology, economics, health care, the environment, and more.
Upcoming Seminar location and dates are:
2025 THE SEMINAR
JW Marriott Savannah Plant River District
Savannah, Georgia
Sunday, June 8 - Wednesday, June 11
The program also includes topics of personal relevance, from leadership to wellness. Outstanding, relevant program quality is a hallmark of The Seminar. Over the past years, programs have featured leaders in many arenas.
Affiliations are those at the time they presented at The Seminar.
CEOs
Brendan Bechtel, Bechtel Group, Inc.
Chip Bergh, Levi Strauss & Co.
Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson
Ynon Keiz, Mattel
David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group
Bernard
Tyson, Kaiser Permanente
Michael Waldman, Brennan Center
Social Issues
Andrea Barthwell, MD, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
Chazzie Grosshandler
Mike McCurry, Wesley Theological Seminar
Gia
Parr
Tina Tchen, Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Geopolitics
Kellyanne Conway, Political Consultant
Mikhail Khodorkovksy, Open Russia
General (Ret) David H. Petraeus, KKR Global Institute
Valerie Plame, Fair Game
Doug Sosnik, Political Strategist
Media
AJ Bleyer, Advent Films
Michael Duffy, TIME
Andrew Edgecliff-Johnson, Financial Times
Sara Fischer, Axios
Jeff Goldberg, The Atlantic
Jonathan Helfgot, Netflix
Paula Kerger, PBS
Brian Stelter, CNN
Judy Woodruff, Broadcast Journalist
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker
Popular Culture
Kenya Barris, “Blackish” and “Grownish”
Tommy Caldwell, American Free Rock Climber
Tom Gimbel, Austin City Limits
Oli Morton, Kellanova
Trevor Noah, The Daily Show
Diana Nyad, Record Breaking Athlete
Esther Perel, MFT, Therapist & Author
Technology
Stephen Attenborough, Virgin Galactic
Michael Casey, Streambed Media
John Kelly, Graphika
Peter Lee, Microsoft
Tina Seelig, Ph.D., Stanford Technology Ventures Program
2025 Annual Forum - Savannah, GA
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