The Leadership Louisville Center hosts Thought Leadership Symposiums periodically to feature ideas, topics and speakers of interest to our members. These events are held at the Leadership Louisville Center.

Announcing Leadership Louisville Center's...
Conversations with the Candidates

Members of the Leadership Louisville Center are invited to a Thought Leadership Symposium series highlighting the mayoral candidates.  The Conversations with the Mayoral Candidates series will bring together members of the Center with the mayoral candidates where the candidates will share their visions and participate in candid dialogue. 

All graduates of Leadership Louisville Center programs are eligible for membership. Click here for more information about becoming a member.

Call (502) 561-0458 or contact Jennifer Stevens for additional information. 

Members-only Conversations with the Mayoral Candidates schedule:

January
   David Tandy (D) 
   Hal Heiner (R) 

February
   Greg Fischer (D)
   Tyler Allen (D)
   Chris Thieneman (R)

March
   Jim King (D)
   Shannon White (D)

Members will receive a personal email invitation to the events and must register to attend.  Space is limited, no walk-ins please. 

 Recent Thought Leadership Symposiums

Dec. 4, 2009
Greg Capito, Vice President Human Resources for GE Consumer & Industrial

Greg shared GE's vision of 21st century leadership from within their renowned theatre for the senses, the GE Monogram Experience Center. The event was a rare and exclusive opportunity for Leadership Louisville Center members to go behind the scenes with one of our city's great leaders while touring the training facilities of a world-class company.

Jul. 16, 2009
Mike Harreld, Regional President PNC Bank, Greater Washington D.C. Area

After a full career in banking and civic leadership in his native Louisville, Mike moved to Washington, DC several years ago to become chief executive officer of PNC’s regional operations. Mike shared his perspective on such topics as life inside the Beltway, banking and the national economy, and Kentucky politics in the rear view mirror. 

Apr. 8, 2009
Managing Conflicting Values - Chandra Irvin, president of Irvin, Goforth & Irvin, LLC.

Chandra G. Irvin has worked with organizations nationally and internationally to facilitate healthy relationships and increase productivity. Ms. Irvin is the co-author of "Do You See What I See? A Diversity Tale for Retaining People of Color", the author of "FINDING PEACE in Life, Work and Love: Listening to the Voice Within".

Feb. 17, 2009  
Contemplative Leadership - The Merton Institute

Robert Toth, Executive Director of the Merton Institute spoke about the Contemplative Leadership Initiative and offered an opportunity to participate in its development through a retreat lead by the Merton Institute.  

Dec. 18, 2008   
Matthew Barzun of Obama National Finance Committee

Matthew Barzun (LL '05, BF '05) was one of three members of the Obama National Finance Committee who taught “Obama University”  - a one-day seminar where top regional fundraisers from around the country to learn to become better fundraisers as well as train others. Matthew shared insights about the experience, and explained how the Obama campaign's approach to raising funds and spreading their candidate's message was fundamentally different than that of previous presidential campaigns.