Florida Forum Speaker Series with Caitlin Clark, Vladimir Kara-Murza & José Andrés
Schedule
Wed Oct 29 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
300 Water St, Jacksonville, FL 32202-4432, United States | Jacksonville, FL
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Over the past 30 years, the Florida Forum has delivered a world-class speaker series featuring exciting and entertaining well-known speakers. The Florida Forum strives to raise community awareness and funds for Wolfson Children's Hospital. In keeping with tradition, we are looking forward to another enlightening and exciting season at the Florida Forum.📅 October 29, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts
Speaker: Caitlin Clark, Professional Basketball Player
🏀2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year
🏀2024 First Team All WNBA
🏀2x WNBA All-Star (2024, 2025-Captain)
🏀2024 WNBA 1st Overall Pick
🏀NCAA All-Time Leading Scorer (Men & Women)
🏀NCAA All-Time 3-PT FG Leader (Women)
🏀4x AP All American
🏀2x Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year
🏀2x John R. Wooden Award
Caitlin Clark is a record-breaking basketball phenom who became the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, First Team All-WNBA honoree, and the first rookie ever to record a triple-double. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer and a two-time Naismith Award winner, she has redefined the game with her deep shooting range, elite court vision, and unmatched competitive drive. Off the court, she leads the Caitlin Clark Foundation, empowering youth through education, nutrition, and sports.
Over the past 30 years, the Florida Forum has delivered a world-class speaker series featuring exciting and entertaining well-known speakers. The Florida Forum strives to raise community awareness and funds for Wolfson Children's Hospital. In keeping with tradition, we are looking forward to another enlightening and exciting season at the Florida Forum.
📅 February 3, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts
Speaker: Vladimir Kara-Murza, Former Russian Political Prisoner
🔸 Instrumental in advancing international Magnitsky sanctions against human rights abusers
🔸 Arrested in 2022 for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; sentenced to 25 years, later released in a 2024 prisoner exchange
🔸 Contributing writer at The Washington Post, winning a Pulitzer Prize for his columns written from prison
🔸 Active leader in global human rights organizations
Vladimir Kara-Murza is a Russian politician, author, and historian who played a central role in advancing international Magnitsky sanctions targeting human rights abusers. Arrested in 2022 for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison before his release in a landmark 2024 East-West prisoner exchange. Kara-Murza won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns for The Washington Post; he continues his advocacy through leadership roles in global human rights organizations.
📅 March 31, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts
Speaker: José Andrés, Chef, Restaurateur, Humanitarian
🍴World-renowned chef and humanitarian
🍴Founder of World Central Kitchen, providing meals during global crises
🍴Twice named to Time’s “100 Most Influential People” and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
🍴Heads José Andrés Group, with 40 restaurants worldwide including the two Michelin-starred minibar
🍴Founder of the Global Food Institute at George Washington University, advocating for food as a force for change
José Andrés is a world-renowned chef, humanitarian, and founder of World Central Kitchen, which delivers meals in response to global crises. Twice named to Time’s “100 Most Influential People” and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he also leads the José Andrés Group, operating 40 restaurants worldwide, including the two Michelin-starred minibar. He is the founder of the Global Food Institute at George Washington University, championing the power of food to drive change.
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