Communication Round Table

All Round Tables are Open to the Public

The Communication Round Table Series brings D.C. notables and industry insiders to our Washington Center to meet with and talk to students, alumni, and guests for a lecture or panel discussion.

Past speakers and panelists have included: John Bell, Managing Director/Executive Creative Director - 360° Digital Influence, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide; Former FEMA Director Michael Brown; Anita Dunn, Democratic Political Consultant, Squier Knapp Dunn Communications; David Fouse, Director of Communication, American Public Health Association; Susy Howard, Principal, The McCormick Group; Brian Lamb of C-SPAN; Jeffrey Levi, PhD, Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health; Benjamin Long, President, Travaille Executive Search; Joe Neel, Deputy Health Editor/Correspondent, National Public Radio; Andrew Pekosz, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Kate Perrin, CEO, PRofessional Solutions, LLC; Lee Rainee, Director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project; Andi Sporkin, Vice President, Communications for National Public Radio; Rob Stein, National Health Reporter, The Washington Post; Rob Tappan, former President, Burson-Marsteller Washington; and Joe Trippi, Joe Trippi and Associates;

Round Tables are held twice a semester (once in summer), and students are STRONGLY encouraged to attend. All Round Tables are also open to public, alumni, friends, and potential students.

Fall 2009 Round Table Series Announced. . .

Monday, November 16, 2009

Winning Hearts and Minds: American Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century

What are the biggest challenges for American public diplomacy in the coming years? How will we engage with an increasingly younger and technologically savvy, global population as we move into this increasingly challenging century. Are we winning the battle for hearts and minds? And if so, whose hearts and minds are we winning?

Join us and our distinguished panel of public diplomacy experts as we discuss the future of American Public Diplomacy.

Panelists Include:
Alec Ross, Senior Adviser for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Joan Mower, Director of Public Relations, Voice of America

Philip Seib, Professor and Director, Center for Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California

Phyllis Elliott Oakley, Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and former Deputy Spokesman at the State Department.

Monday, November 16, 2009
7:30 to 9:30pm
(Refreshment and networking begin at 7pm)

Johns Hopkins University
Washington DC Center
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
(Dupont Metro south)

Sponsored by The Johns Hopkins MA in Communication Program and the American Foreign Policy Studies Program of The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Free and open to the public

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

(Mis)Communicating the Meltdown? Communication During the 2008 Financial Crisis

Economist Robert Lucas recently asked: "What can the public reasonably expect of specialists in these areas and how well has it been served by them in the current crisis"?

Join us and our distinguished panel of macro-economic experts and journalists as we discuss what people knew about the financial crisis, when they knew it, and why the public was caught off guard during the big 2008 financial meltdown.

Panelists Include:
David Arseneau, Economist, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board

Neil Irwin, National Economy Correspondent, The Washington Post

Sudeep Reddy, Financial Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Edward Seiler, Senior Economist, Fannie Mae

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
7:00 to 8:30pm
(Refreshment and networking begin at 6:30pm)

Johns Hopkins University
Washington DC Center
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
(Dupont Metro south)

Sponsored by The Johns Hopkins MA in Communication and MA in Applied Economics Programs.

Free and open to the public

NEW! ***Watch the video of our Spring 2009* *Round Table. . .***

Communicating Pandemic: Lessons for the Future