WHAT: The eighth annual Forum on Leadership – the Bush Center’s landmark event – themed The American Promise, will focus on a path forward for our nation through the Bush Center’s commitment to President and Mrs. Bush’s core values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The event will be livestreamed here.
8:30 a.m. CT livestream begins:
Conversation One: Only in America
- Daniel Lubetzky, Founder, Builders Movement and KIND
- Salim Asrawi, Co-Founder and President, Texas de Brazil
- Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy, George W. Bush Institute (Moderator)
Conversation Two: Higher Education and Democracy
- Dr. Ben Sasse, Former President of University of Florida, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Dr. R. Gerald Turner, President, Southern Methodist University
- Dr. Melva Wallace, President and CEO, Huston-Tillotson University
- Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education, George W. Bush Institute (Moderator)
Conversation Three: Restoring Trust in the Media
- Martin Baron, Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post
- Jessica Yellin, Founder, News Not Noise
- Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow, George W. Bush Institute (Moderator)
11:20 a.m. CT livestream concludes.
WHEN: Forum on Leadership – The American Promise, Thursday, April 24, 2025, 8:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. CT
WHERE: George W. Bush Presidential Center, 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205