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2026 Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium on Public Relations
2026 Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium on Public Relations
Thursday, March 26, 2026 • 5:00pm to 8:00pm PDT
Wallis Annenberg Hall (ANN), USC
Auditorium (L105A)
Purpose under pressure: Navigating real-world decisions about sustaining and communicating corporate purpose.
This event will have a reception at 5 p.m. PT and the program at 6:30 p.m. PT. Featured speakers and panelists are listed below:
- Purpose Award presentation to Ronald McDonald House
- Jon Banner, executive vice president and global chief impact officer, McDonald’s
- Joanna Sabato, chief marketing and communications officer, Ronald McDonald House Global
- Jean Guerrero, visiting professor, “Our Unsilencing” project, USC Annenberg
- Fred Cook, professor and director, USC Center for Public Relations
More information on panelists is forthcoming. RSVP HERE.
Free for PRSA members and USC Annenberg alumni
This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the university’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other prohibited factor.
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