The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2024 Annual Symposium, “30 years of Fellowship: Building the Bonds of Ethical Leadership,” will highlight the work of Dr. John L. Blackburn against the backdrop of desegregation at The University of Alabama, the creation of the Blackburn Institute, and our efforts to change the state in the present and…
The Blackburn Institute’s 2023 Annual Symposium will take place on Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the Bryant Conference Center. Please see the schedule below for event times, dates, and audiences. Please read each event carefully to ensure that you are included in the invited audience(s). Friday Check-In/Advisory Board Meet and Greet 11…
The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2023 Annual Symposium, “Civic Engagement in the Age of AI,” will highlight ethical implications of artificial intelligence, while promoting efforts to improve communities and influence society for the common good. Attendees will hear from speakers and panelists working to affect positive change throughout the state of Alabama and beyond,…
The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2022 Annual Symposium, “Innovative Leadership: Beyond the Familiar Path,” will highlight efforts to improve communities and influence systems through advances in STEM, entrepreneurship, and other civic enterprises. Attendees will hear from speakers and panelists working to affect positive change throughout the state of Alabama and beyond. The hybrid event held…
The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2021 Annual Symposium, “The Next Normal: Dynamic Leadership in Changing Times” will highlight the work of the Institute and feature speakers and panelists sharing the challenges of the past and working to affect positive change in the state of Alabama and around the world. The event, held over a…
The theme of the Blackburn Institute’s 2020 Annual Symposium, “Leadership in Times of Crisis,” will highlight the work of the institute and feature speakers and panelists sharing the challenges of the past and working to affect positive change in the state of Alabama and around the world. The event, held over a two-day period in…
April 13, 2026 5:30 – 9 p.m. Harbert Center, Birmingham
April 13, 2026 12 – 5 p.m. Harbert Center, Birmingham
