2021 National Speakers Conference 29th annual

Overview
Each year over half of all the speakers in the nation attend the NSC annual meeting, making this the single largest gathering of presiding officers in the nation. During the annual meeting, speakers are given opportunities to network with their peers and discuss many of the critical issues of the day. Special guest speakers for this year’s program included: Coach Bruce Pearl, Auburn University; Robert L. “Hoot” Gibson, Retired US Astronaut; and Anthony Ray Hinton of the Equal Justice Initiative. Other highlights included tours of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.

Highlights

• Opening reception featuring guest speaker Bruce Pearl, Head Coach Men’s Basketball, Auburn University
• Leadership lessons from former NASA astronaut Captain “Hoot” Gibson
• Tour and lunch at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
• Windshield tour and demonstration a Redstone Arsenal
• Tour and dinner at the US Space and Rocket Center
• Lunch with guest speaker Anthony Ray Hinton of the Equal Justice Initiative
• Tours of the 16th Street Baptist Church and Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
• Performance by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir