Global Summit XVIII
Join us, for our 18th year of serving the Erie community with a new Global Summit lineup of groundbreaking researchers, writers, and presenters. The JES invites speakers from around the world to speak on a broad range of globally important issues each year as part of our Global Summit Speaker Series.
View the entire lineup here: Global Summit XVIII

EVENT TIMES

Tue 22 Sep

President Trump, the MAGA Movement and 2028: Whats Next for the GOP

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Thu 24 Sep

Steeler Legend & FOX SPORTS Broadcaster Talks Everything Football

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tue 29 Sep

How Erie is Shaping Ukraines Future

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Thu 1 Oct

Bishop Sean Rowe – Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award Recipient

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mon 5 Oct

The Godfather of AI: Geoffrey Hinton on the New Frontier of Technology

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mon 19 Oct

The US Constitution and Our Republic: Will We Keep it?

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tue 20 Oct

GANNON READS: Simran Jett Singh

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Thu 22 Oct

Americas Homeland Security: 25-Years After 9/11

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mon 26 Oct

Lake Erie Launchpad​: Emerging Erie Entrepreneurs

Featuring:  Global Summit 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM