Leading Lights:
Connection, Community & Courage
Note: Beginning November 7, in-person registrations for the Annual Meeting are available on a limited basis. If you would like to register, please contact Stephen Sherman at stephen@philanthropysoutheast.org. Virtual registrations can still be completed online.
This year's Annual Meeting will arrive at a critical juncture for our region and country. Amid a time of division, we will look to our Leading Lights: Connection, Community & Courage to help us navigate the challenges ahead, embrace shared goals, and work toward a brighter future for the South and all its people.
Honoring Janine Lee
The 55th Annual Meeting is dedicated to the memory of Janine Lee – our leader, mentor and friend. Janine's life, work and legacy will be woven throughout our agenda, including a special Opening Keynote where a few of the many people who benefited from her guidance will share their favorite memories of Janine and reflect on how each of us can carry her work forward – scroll down for more details!
We are planning other tributes to Janine throughout the Annual Meeting – more information about these will be announced soon.
Why We Must Work Together... and How
This year's featured speakers will highlight the many ways philanthropy can bring people together, find common cause, and lead work toward a just and equitable South – we'll discuss not only why we must overcome divisions, but also how.
This year's keynote and plenary speakers include:
Opening Keynote: Janine Lee & A Legacy of Courageous Leadership
Phil Buchanan President, The Center for Effective Philanthropy |
Brittany Collins Executive Director, Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation |
Regan Gruber Moffitt Former Philanthropy Southeast Board Chair Vice President of Community Investments, St. David's Foundation |
Marcus Walton President & CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations |
Kathleen Enright (moderator) President & CEO, Council on Foundations |
Closing Keynote: Alice Randall
Author and Songwriter
Thursday Morning Plenary Speaker: Edgar Villanueva
Author of Decolonizing Wealth
Thursday Afternoon Plenary Speaker: Mónica Guzmán
Author of I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations
in Dangerously Divided Times
Friday Morning University Presidents Panel: Finding Common Ground on Campus
Agenia Walker Clark |
Daniel Diermeier |
L. Gregory Jones |
Michael Murray (moderator) |