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Event Sponsors Monday, October 26 – Friday, November 6, 2015 Thank You LSUMMIT Platinum BA V LO II Gold Silver G Bronze Copper T H Y E T IE JE C GOHRS FF SO p: (814) 455-0629 · f: (814) 454-2718 E RS NAL Patron Sponsors ON EDUCATIO Eric Raimy, Ph.D. Bas Lansdorp, M.S. Personal Patrons Anthony Atala, M.D. Maureen Plunkett and Family Anonymous Jefferson Trustee Darrell West, Ph.D. Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. & Aaron David Miller, Ph.D. Cokie Roberts Thomas Jefferson believed a citizenry that was educated on issues and shared its ideas Danielle Allen, Ph.D. through public discourse had the power to make a difference in the world. Norman Gevitz, Ph.D. The Jefferson Educational Society of Erie is a strong proponent of that belief, offering courses, seminars,and lectures that explain the ideas that formed the past, assist in exploring the present,and offer guidance in creating the future of the Erie region. Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award Winners 3207 State Street John and Silvia Ferretti Erie, Pennsylvania 16508-2821 VII Crislyn D’Souza-Schorey RESERVE YOUR SEATS Brian Lamb espite the advances made in cancer detection and treatment, it’s still a common and deadly disease. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly two mil- lion Americans will contract cancer in 2013, and more than half a million will Ddie from it. The disease takes 1,600 people a day and is responsible for one in every four Reserve your seats today deaths in the U.S. There’s a financial cost too. In medical treatments and lost productiv- ity, cancer will cost the U.S. economy more than $200 billion this year. for Global Summit V Hope for finding a cure for cancer lies with medical professionals like Crislyn online at JESerie.org or call D’Souza-Schorey, Ph.D., whose talk on new insights in cancer progression will shed Dear Friends — some light on the medical establishment’s work in cancer research. the Jefferson Educational Society D’Souza-Schorey received her doctorate at the University of Texas Health at (814) 459-8000. The Jefferson Society’s Global Summit is emerging as one of the Science Center in San Antonio, and is currently a faculty member at the University of most unique conferences of its type in the nation. Since its start in 2009, it Notre Dame, where she is the Walther Cancer Institute Junior Chair. Adult Pass $25/speaker event has grown to a five-day event with ten speakers and projected attendance Supported by organizations such as the American Cancer Society, American Hearth Association, and the National Institutes of Health, D’Souza-Schorey’s research Week Pass $150/person of over 2,500 people. Usually, such events are held only in mega cities like focuses on the molecular basis of epithelial cancers and of neuro-degenerative diseases, VIP Pass* $40/speaker event Washington, New York, Chicago and L.A. — not mid-sized cities such as Huntington’s. D’Souza-Shorey’s work revealed that a particular kind of protein VIP Week Pass* $250/person like Erie. enhances the invasive capacity of carcinoma cells, and she discovered blocking those Students $5/speaker event New Insights into Cancer I am amazed how the Jefferson Educational Society is able to proteins inhibits the ability of cancer cells to spread throughout the body. Teachers $10/speaker event Progression: secure such high-caliber speakers and raise the money necessary to bring For her work and discoveries, D’Souza-Schorey received the Special Fellow- Biology and Clinical Promise them to Erie. I am also impressed with the increasing level of intellectual ship award from the Leukemia Society of America, and the Michael K. Guest Award for *VIP passes provide preferred seating. Crislyn D’Souza-Schorey, Ph.D. innovative cancer research, among other honors. depth and the diversity of topics presented by the speakers. Professor of Biological Sciences, Financial assistance is available. This year, the Jefferson Society will introduce a political debate Notre Dame University Please call (814) 459-8000 for more information. featuring Howard Dean and Bill Kristol. Also, as a special treat, Ian Friday, Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m. AND Morris will join the Summit to talk about the future of humanity, while Speaker events will take place at the Jefferson Educational Society David Gergen and Thomas Mann examine the current state of our Event Sponsors (3207 State Street), unless otherwise noted. government. Edith Widder and Crislyn D’Souza-Schorey will discuss the Harry Markopolos progress of our medicine, technology and environment. In addition, two Richard Norton Smith ore than any other scandal during the recent financial crisis and recession M Dear Friends: of my colleagues from C-SPAN, author and noted presidential historian Thank You SU M that followed, Bernie Madoff’s multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme exempli- L IT Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, will be at the DATE & TIME SPEAKER EVENT TOPIC Platinum A V Thank you! fied Wall Street greed. Although Madoff had been bilking the investors of B Jefferson Society to discuss the role of first ladies in influencing a presi- Mhis hedge fund for years, it wasn’t until 2008 when his sons turned him in that he was Monday, November 11 Ian Morris, Ph.D. The Future of Humanity Year in and year out, we continue to hear the same thing: Events like this 7:30 p.m. O II dent’s success. prosecuted. But Harry Markopolos knew Madoff was a fraud as early as the 1990s. L just don’t happen in cities like Erie. New York City? Certainly. Washington, Tuesday, November 12 David Gergen, J.D. The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton D.C.? Absolutely. Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles? Without a doubt. But We will close the Global Summit with Erie native Harry Only nobody would listen to him. Gold Silver G 11:30 a.m. Erie? Indeed, our mid-sized metro belongs on the list with those big cities Markopolos, who will receive this year’s Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award Markopolos was working for Boston-based Rampart Investment Management Company as a portfolio manager when he saw that Madoff’s reported earnings couldn’t Tuesday, November 12 Thomas E. Mann, Ph.D. The President, Congress and the Challenges of where great, influential minds gather to discuss vital topics that shape and and talk about how he uncovered the Bernie Madoff financial scam. be real: they were too steady, too regular. Markopolos ran calculations around Madoff’s 7:30 p.m. Foreign Policy: Looking Back and Looking Forward inform our understanding of the world at-large. I look forward to seeing you during the week of November 11-15 investment system, trying to replicate its reported returns, but concluded that Madoff’s Wednesday, November 13 Howard Dean, M.D. Debate on the Role of Government in Drawing more than 3,000 attendees, The Jefferson Educational Society’s for this series of outstanding speaker events. earnings were possible only through fraud. As early as 2000, he reported Madoff to the 7:30 p.m. William Kristol, Ph.D. America’s Future Global Summit continues to be one of the most unique conferences not U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but to no avail. Madoff remained at large Thursday, November 14 Richard Norton Smith The Role of the U.S. First Ladies: Past, Bronze Copper just in this region, but throughout the nation. Because of your desire for Best Regards, until 2008. After Madoff was arrested and convicted of fraud, Markopolos co-wrote the 11:30 a.m. Brian Lamb, B.A., US. Navy Ret. Present and Future best-seller, No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller, about his eight-year investi- Thursday, November 14 Edith Widder, Ph.D. The Unexplored Potential of the Deep Sea T Y and support of the mission to discuss pressing, pertinent global issues, H T 7:30 p.m. for Human Progress E E The Jefferson is able to continue its mission to explore such topics and to Steve Scully gation into Madoff’s schemes. J I Global Summit Chair EF OC expose its audience to internationally and nationally renowned speakers Originally from Erie, Markopolos attended Cathedral Prep and worked for Friday, November 15 Crislyn D’Souza-Schorey, Ph.D. New Insights into Cancer Progressions: GOHRS F S his father at Makefield Securities as a broker after graduating from Loyola College in 11:30 a.m. Biology and Clinical Promise p: (814) 455-0629 · f: (814) 454-2718 E R AL who provide fresh, dynamic experiences that spark discourse and advance The Eight-Year Undercover SON ON Maryland. He is the past president of the Boston Security Analysts Society, and the Friday, November 15 Harry Markopolos, MS., C.F.A. The Eight-Year Undercover Campaign Patron Sponsors EDUCATI dialogue. The impressive list of speakers at The Jefferson is a reflection of Campaign to Expose Bernie Madoff the keen interest and support throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania. Global Summit Chair recipient of an honorary silver whistle from that organization for his work in exposing 7:30 p.m. to Expose Bernie Madoff Steve Scully Harry Markopolos, M.S., C.F.A. Madoff. Now a forensic accounting analyst, Markopolos combats Wall Street fraud full- Author, No One Would Listen: The Summit kicks off with a look at the critical role our great community playsSenior in understanding Executive Producer time, investigating and sending multi-billion-dollar white-collar crime to the IRS and A True Financial Thriller Personal Patrons dialects throughout the U.S.; after all, Erie’s speech patterns have been study &because Political Editor/C-SPANof their U.S.
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