Global Summit XVI
Thursday, October 17, 2024 through Friday, November 15, 2024 at the Jefferson Educational Society and Gannon University.
Join us, for our 16th year of serving the Erie community with a new Global Summit lineup of groundbreaking researchers, writers, and presenters. The JES invites speakers from around the world to speak on a broad range of globally important issues each year as part of our Global Summit Speaker Series.
Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award Winners:
2011: Steve Scully; 2012: Barry Casselman; 2013: Harry Markopolos; 2014: Sister Joan Chittister; 2015: Drs. John and Silvia Ferretti; 2016: Hon. Tom Ridge; 2017: Lt. Gen. James Dubik, Ret.; 2018: James and Deborah Fallows; 2019: Eleanor Smeal; 2021: Robert Pape; 2022: Rev. Charles Brock; 2023: Major General Ed Bolten; 2024: Fred Biletnikoff
The Future of Sports
October 20th,2024 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Professor / Instructor / Speaker: Stephen A. Smith
Location: TBD
Date/Time: Sunday, October 20, 7:30-9:00PM
Admission: General Admission $25.00 (Early Bird), Preferred Seating $50.00 (Early Bird)
Parking:
Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith, is a featured commentator and executive producer on ESPN’s First Take weekdays, an analyst on NBA Countdown, and host of NBA in Stephen A’s World. In 2023, Smith debuted his New York Times Best Selling memoir “Straight Shooter; A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes,” In 2022, Smith launched K[no]w Mercy with Stephen A. Smith, bringing the biggest stories from the worlds of politics, entertainment, social issues, business, and more, regularly joined by a wide range of notable guests and thought leaders.
