A Conversation with Secretary Condoleezza Rice

The Winter Park Institute presents A Conversation with Secretary Condoleezza Rice, 66th United States Secretary of State. The Institute’s 2026 Speaker Series centers on the theme “Human Flourishing: How We Live Well Together,” inviting the community into substantive conversation about leadership, character and the shared responsibilities that sustain free and dignified societies. Dr. Rice’s life and career reflect the formative influence of family, education, faith and community, as well as the resilience shaped by adversity. These experiences inform her conviction that human flourishing is not merely a private pursuit, but a collective endeavor rooted in responsibility to one another and to the institutions that sustain civic life.

About Winter Park Institute: The Winter Park Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to advancing ideas, dialogue, and human flourishing by bringing world-class thinkers, scholars, and leaders to our community. With public lectures and readings, the Winter Park Institute hosts influential people from a broad spectrum of disciplines and expertise. This exchange of ideas is designed to encourage enlightened ongoing conversation and to enhance an educated citizenry who, through civic discourse and debate, fosters and strengthens an ongoing democratic society.

You may also like the following events from Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts:

• This Thursday, 26th February, 07:30 pm, El Mesías (Handel’s Messiah) in Orlando
• This Sunday, 1st March, 01:00 pm, Tasting with Master Sommelier George Miliotes in Orlando
• Next Friday, 6th March, 07:00 pm, DEEP Arts Presents: Likah! A Puppy Musical in Orlando

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