USC Annenberg and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Los Angeles present the 19th annual Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium. This year's panelists include Don Spetner, executive vice president, corporate affairs for Korn Ferry; Margery Kraus, chair-elect of the Council of Public Relations Firms; and Phyllis Piano, vice president, corporate communications and philanthropy at Amgen. The keynote address will be delivered by Paul Holmes, globally renowned industry analyst and journalist, who will offer his global perspective on how the industry is doing under current economic conditions and areas of opportunity and weakness. Dean Ernest J. Wilson III will give welcoming remarks, and Geoffrey Cowan, Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership will moderate. Sponsors include Amgen, Korn/Ferry, Union Bank, Hyundai Motor America, Cohn & Wolfe and Paine PR. There is a registration fee for all non-Annenberg students and alumni. For more information or to register, click here. Annenberg students and alumni, click here for free registration.

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