September 12, 2011

President Daniels to kick off this year’s Leaders + Legends series

President Ronald J. Daniels

Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels will be the inaugural speaker for the fourth year of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Leaders + Legends lecture series, which begins at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Legg Mason Tower in Harbor East. In his remarks, titled “Enduring Institutions, Evolving Cities: Johns Hopkins and Baltimore,” Daniels will look at the shared goals and challenges of the past 135 years, along with new collaborative opportunities for the 21st century.

The focus of his talk will be the new East Baltimore Community School, which Johns Hopkins is now operating in partnership with Morgan State University.

The Leaders + Legends breakfast series, which features today’s most influential business and public policy leaders addressing topics of global interest and importance, is designed to engage business and community professionals in an examination of the most compelling issues and challenges facing society today.

Past speakers have included Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes Inc.; Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.; and Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS. Admission to the lecture, which includes breakfast, is $35.

To register and for more information, go to carey.jhu.edu/leadersandlegends.