On Thursday, April 14, the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism will present the 26th Annual Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium entitled “Back to the Future: A Conversation About the Future of Public Relations.” The panel and networking reception are free for members of PRSA-LA. Join us to hear from Fred Cook – CEO of Golin and newly-appointed director of the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations – and other visionaries about what the future has in store for our profession. Panelist Paul Holmes of The Holmes Report will also reveal results of the first Global Communications Report, an annual trend-spotting study of senior agency and in-house communications professionals around the world
Program:
Thursday, April 14
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Speaker Series
Panelists:
Fred Cook, Director, USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations & CEO, Golin
Willow Bay, Director, USC Annenberg School of Journalism
Paul Holmes, Founder & CEO, The Holmes Group
Al Golin, Chairman, Founder, Golin
Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Location:
University of Southern California
Wallis Annenberg Hall
Parking and driving directions available here.
Cost:
This event is FREE to PRSA-LA Members
Advance registration required. Visit the Event Page for more information and to RSVP.
