Face To Face Speaker Forum: Yo-Yo Ma

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

SPEAKER FORUM

May 4, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

Yo-Yo Ma

Cellist, cultural ambassador and U.N. Messenger of Peace

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

PROGRAM

SPEAKER FORUM

Wake Forest University launched the Face to Face Speaker Forum in spring 2020. The community-facing series was created to bring world-renowned, influential voices to Winston-Salem to discuss topics in a variety of areas including politics, arts and culture, business and social justice. The Face to Face Speaker Forum was set to launch in person in the fall of 2020. The in-person programming originally scheduled for the inaugural season has been rescheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year due to the pandemic. Season subscriptions to all three in-person keynote events may be purchased online through the Face to Face Speaker Forum website. Single event ticket sales for in-person events will be available closer to each event, subject to availability.

Welcome to the Face to Face Speaker Forum! Thank you for joining us for this virtual event. While we wish we could truly be face-to-face with you, we are so glad to have the chance to gather in this virtual format. Tonight we will enjoy a conversation between Yo-Yo Ma and President Nathan O. Hatch followed by an exclusive cello performance by Mr. Ma. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Welcome from SUE HENDERSON Executive Director, Face to Face Speaker Forum

Introduction and Welcome from DR. NATHAN O. HATCH President, Wake Forest University

Conversation with YO-YO MA AND PRESIDENT HATCH Cello performance by YO-YO MA Closing remarks from SUE HENDERSON

PROGRAM

ORDER OF EVENTS

P RI N CI PAL SERI ES SP O N S O R S

ROSE AND TRAVIS COLLINS

ALLEGACY CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP & CHARACTER

G OL D SEASON SP ON S O R

SPONSORS

P REM I UM K EY N OTE SP O N S O R S

P RE- EV EN T SP ON S O R

PATTY AND MALCOLM BROWN

COM M UN I TY EN G AG EM EN T S PO N S O R

B EN EFACTOR L EV EL SP O N S O R

MED I A SP ON SORS AN D COM M U N I T Y PA RT N E R S

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Melanie Holton

Wendy Brenner

Beth Hopkins

Todd Chase

Janice Howerton

Kennedy Cogan

Joia Johnson

Mark Conger

Borwin Jung

Robyn Earthman

Leigh Koman

Caleb Fort

Maria Oberlander

Shon Gilmore

Valerie Pasche

Mike Grace, Jr.

Anna Reilly

John Hoemann

Claire Tuttle

Anna Ball Hodge

Danielle Williams

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Lynn Anthony

KEYNOTE SOCIETY

Monica Aaron

Robyn and Dan Earthman

Lynn and Dan Anthony

Lynn and Barry Eisenberg

Marie and Guy Arcuri

Kristy Farewell

Becca Atchison

Elizabeth and Michael Felsen

Cassandra and Jerry Baker

Arlene Ferebee

Pam and William Ball

Ellie and Stuart Fine

Donna Boswell

Ragan and Dara Folan

Felice and Richard Brenner

Caleb Fort

Wendy and Mike Brenner

Julie Freischlag and

Candice Brown Patty and Malcolm Brown Chareba Buckhannon Lisa and Alan Caldwell Nancy and Thomas Cannon Becca and Todd Chase Bridget Chisholm Claire and Hudnall Christopher Kay Clark Kennedy and John Cogan Susan and Mark Conger Holly Coward and R. Philip Heine Mary and Dick Dean Marian and Jim Douglas Annamarie D’Souza Randy Eaddy

Philip Roethle Ginger and Barry Gallagher Deborah and Tim Gardner Shon and Chris Gilmore Mike Grace Jr. Susan and James Gordon Ann Holton Guill Nadine and Mark Hall Debbie and Chuck Harr Doug Henderson Anna Ball Hodge Janice and Richard Howerton Ursula Henninger and Jim Stroupe John Hoemann and Howard Upchurch Melanie and Mark Holton

Beth Hopkins

Valerie and Boris Pasche

Shaida Horner and

Allison Perkins

Vance L. Horner II Jerri Irby Dell and Frank James Page and Todd Johnson

Ann Johnston Brigitte and Borwin Jung Liz and Stan Kelly Leigh and Andy Koman Betsy Krug Chris Leak Lauren and David Leppert Jeff Lindsay and Terry Robertson Joe Logan Jennifer Martin Melinda and John McConnell Amy McMichael and Ralph Thomas Shannon Meares Maria and Ricardo Oberlander Pamela A. Oliver and J. Mark Oliver

Kathy Poehling and Tim Peters Karen and Thomas Pranikoff Emily Ragsdale Anne Rainey Rokahr Katie and Rick Rauck Anna Reilly and Matt Cullinan Andy Schneider Robert Simon Kim and Stuart Stogner Brooke Johnson Suiter Wynn Tanner and Mike Robinson Gwynne and Dan Taylor Claire and Randall Tuttle Barbara and John Vining Liana and Myles Thompson Julie Townsend David Turner Marybeth and McLain Wallace Connie M. Ward Velma Watts

Dr. Robert B. Outland, III

Danielle and Kevin Williams

Ellen and Bill Parsley

Janie and J.D. Wilson

KEYNOTE SOCIETY

Joia Johnson

Laura Phillips and Andrew Jones

Yo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age four, and three years later moved with his family to New York City. There, he continued his studies at the Juilliard

BIOGRAPHIES

School. After his conservatory training, he sought out a liberal arts education and graduated from Harvard with a degree in anthropology. Yo-Yo’s career is testament to his faith in culture’s power to generate the trust and understanding essential to a strong society. This belief inspired Yo-Yo to establish the global cultural collective Silkroad, and, more recently, to set out on the Bach Project — a six-continent tour of J. S. Bach’s suites for solo cello and an invitation to a larger conversation about culture, society, and the themes that connect us all.

Dr. Nathan O. Hatch became president of Wake Forest University on July 1, 2005. In his years at the helm, Wake Forest has assembled a remarkable team of leaders, made significant realignments in business and medicine, developed new programs to the 21st century liberal arts education with personal and career preparedness, built a greater community through a three-year residency requirement, and completed the largest fundraising effort in the University’s history.

For the past year, he has led Wake Forest through its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, his efforts have led to a collaborative partnership with Atrium Health and plans for the creation of a second campus for Wake Forest School of Medicine in Charlotte.

In addition to being Wake Forest’s president, Dr. Hatch is regularly cited as one of the most influential scholars in the study of the history of religion in America. As an exceptional scholar, he joined the faculty at Notre Dame in 1975. In 1996, he was named provost and became the first Protestant to ever serve in that position at Notre Dame.

Throughout his career, he has been an active leader in American higher education, including having served as chair of the Division I Board of Directors of the NCAA, where he led the transformative restructuring of the top division’s governance system. In 2014, Dr. Hatch was honored by his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and just a few weeks ago, was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

BIOGRAPHIES

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Former Secretaries of State

Madeleine K. Albright (1997-2001) General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) (2001-2005)

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PORTRAIT BY LAUREN BULBIN

November 9, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS

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