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Please see below link to a press release and attached images regarding the 5th Annual Barrington Town-Warming Event on Saturday, February 5.
Contact Patty Dowd Schmitz at 847.304.3443 or pdschmitz@barrington-il.gov with any questions.
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Thank you,
Coordinator of Communications &
Community Engagement
Village of Barrington | 200 S. Hough St.
Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: 847.304.3406
Contact:Patty Dowd Schmitz
(847) 927-9622
5th Annual Barrington Town-Warming:
Tickets on Sale NOW!
Featuring Keynote Speaker Robert Gates
The Barrington Cultural Commission is pleased to announce its keynote speaker and panelists for the 5th Annual Barrington Town-Warming – a re-creation of the robust lecture series held in Barrington during the Depression era. The event will be held on Saturday, February 5, with this year's theme being “Security in a Post-Pandemic World.” In-person tickets for the event at Barrington’s White House are nearly sold out, but virtual tickets are still available. The event's presenting sponsor is Northern Trust; Keynote Speaker Sponsors are Greg and Anna Brown; and Live-Streaming sponsor is Kim Duchossois.
This year's extraordinary keynote speaker is the former U.S. Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Robert Gates, who will appear in a virtual fireside chat with Motorola President and CEO Greg Brown. The day’s other speakers and panelists will appear in person.
The event begins at 9:00 a.m. with opening remarks from Village of Barrington President Karen Darch and Father Michael Sparough. Two morning panel discussions will discuss “Present-Day Threats” and “The Security of Our Well-Being.” The first panel will be moderated by the Barrington Cultural Commission’s Diane Bergan and will feature Mark Gossett, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Northern Trust; Alicia Tate-Nadeau, Director, Illinois Emergency Management Agency; Illinois Homeland Security Advisor; Brian Vercruysse, PE, Rail Safety Program Administrator, Illinois Commerce Commission; and Beth Windisch, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The second panel will be moderated by Corey McPherrin, News Anchor, WFLD Chicago, and will feature Dr. Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of Public Health; Karen Lambert, President, Advocate Aurora Healthcare; and Mark Pfister, Executive Director, Lake County Health Department.
Following lunch, Barrington historian Barbara Benson will introduce Ron Keaton as “Sir Winston Churchill,” who will be followed by our keynote discussion between Robert Gates and Greg Brown. A reception follows.
Village President Karen Darch said, “We are very excited to have the Town-Warming both in-person at Barrington’s White House and virtually this year, after last year’s virtual-only event. Robert Gates is an extraordinary individual with a deep understanding of our nation’s security issues, and it could not be a better time to explore those themes. We also will hear from wonderful experts in the healthcare field who can help us put the pandemic in perspective and give us thoughts on where we go from here.”
More information and tickets are available at www.barringtonswhitehouse.com/events.
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