Sunday, March 18
ADEA Opening Ceremony with Awards and Plenary Session featuring Marcus Samuelsson: Engage Your Passion
Marcus Samuelsson demonstrates how professional success can be coupled with commitment to service. He combines his career as a chef, TV personality, and cookbook author with mentorship, philanthropy, and service as a UNICEF Ambassador. Whether blending foods from different cultures or bringing together people with differing expertise, skills, perspectives, and backgrounds, he focuses his audiences on the benefits of experiencing the full diversity of our world.
Whether mentoring students through the Career through Culinary Arts Program or driving economic development in Harlem at his Red Rooster restaurant, Samuelsson raises awareness of the underserved. His efforts will inspire the dental education community to create opportunities and empowerment for those lacking oral health care.
Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden. He became the youngest chef to receive a three-star restaurant review from The New York Times. He hosted the television shows “The Inner Chef” and “Urban Cuisine” and appeared as a judge on “Top Chef,” “Iron Chef America,” and “Chopped.” In 2010, he competed alongside 21 world-renowned chefs in “Top Chef Masters” and was named the winner.
Books by Marcus Samuelsson:
Sunday, March 18
Discourse and Dessert featuring Patricia Russell-McCloud, J.D.
Featuring Patricia Russell-McCloud, this session brings together ADEA members and guests in an informal environment for discussion that focuses on gender issues and provides an opportunity for networking.. The guest speakers are people of achievement and power who contribute to the wellbeing of the communities they serve. The potential of women and men in the world order is enhanced by exposure to ideas and role models that use “big picture” strategies to affect all of mankind, especially the careers of women and minorities.
Monday, March 19
ADEA Political Spotlight and Plenary Session featuring Paul Begala
2012 Elections - Today's Issues and Tomorrow's Ramifications
Paul Begala has seen it all — government united, government divided, gridlock and clear sailing. He now draws on his extensive experience to give audiences an understanding of the impact of today and tomorrow’s political landscape on such issues as the economy, budget deficit, health care, the future of Social Security and Medicare, U.S. foreign policy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the on-going unrest in the Middle East and other critical issues. With an eye to the 2012 presidential election, Begala dissects the Republican race for a presidential nominee analyzing the pros/cons of each candidate in the race and how they will position themselves against President Obama. He also brings Congress and the Obama Administration into the discussion examining whether a divided House and Senate will help — or hinder — the efforts of both political parties as they look to grow their influence over the electorate ahead of the 2012 elections.
Books by Paul Begala:
Tuesday, March 20
ADEA Plenary Session featuring Wes Moore
One Name, Two Fates: The Consequences of Personal Responsibility
In his New York Times bestseller, Moore tells the fascinating story of "the other Wes Moore" — a man who shared his name and a similar personal history but arrived at a starkly different fate. Compelled by their similar upbringings, Moore penned “The Other Wes Moore” in an effort to discover how small choices make big differences.
Pushing this message far beyond one relevant only to his personal experience, Moore relates it to leadership at large. He presents the compelling argument that it is support systems — dedicated networks of family, mentors, teachers, and friends — that make the most profound and lasting impact on a person's life. Seeking to eliminate this gap between potential and opportunity, Moore works to empower leaders to push their students or employees past what is probable into what is possible.
Books by Wes Moore: