Schedule at a Glance

The Roosevelt School and Global Service Institute Conference on Leadership and Service has been designed as an in-person experience with a robust daily lineup of networking and learning opportunities to help leaders move forward. This unique conference will feature distinguished scholars and leaders committed to leadership and service in the 21st century.

Conference Location:
Tilles Center - Krasnoff Theater at Long Island University (720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY 11548)

Wednesday, October 20

Time	Event
10:00 a.m.	Conference Introduction - Tweed Roosevelt, Roosevelt School Chair
10:10 – 10:45 a.m.	The Honorable Steve Israel, Former Congressman
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.	Susan Berfield, award-winning author, The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	General Wesley Clark, U.S. Army (retired), Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander of Europe
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.	Ted Widmer, award-winning author, Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.	Andy Person, Civics for a Strong American Democracy

Thursday, October 21

Time	Event
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Jessica Lynch, Former Prisoner of War (POW) with Rita Cosby
10:10 – 10:45 a.m.	Tweed Roosevelt, Roosevelt School Chair: "Theodore Roosevelt - The Making of a Leader"
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.	Ellis Cose, award-winning author and journalist
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Former Maryland Lt Governor with Rita Cosby
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.	Steve Easton, President; Debora Dragseth, Provost, Dickinson State University: Roughrider Leadership: Teaching global leadership with Theodore Roosevelt (ZOOM)
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.	Brian Kilmeade, best-selling author The President and the Freedom Fighter, co-host Fox and Friends
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.	Brian Kilmeade, book signing

Friday, October 22

Time	Event
8:00 p.m.	Give 'em Hell, Harry!​ A One Man Show starring Clifton Truman Daniel
9:30 – 10:00 p.m.	Light refreshments

Saturday, October 23

Time	Event
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.	Biennial Presidential Leadership Best Book Award Ceremony - Sponsored by The Society of Presidential Descendants at the University Club in New York City

All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.