Five Florida governors will discuss population growth, environmental and legal issues at UF next Friday.
“Florida’s Future: A Conversation with Florida Governors,” presented by the Florida Law Review, will be on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
The event will last about an hour and a half.
Gov. Reubin Askew, Gov. Charlie Crist, Gov. Bob Graham, Gov. Buddy MacKay and Gov. Bob Martinez will speak at the event.
The event will be a two-part conversation.
The first part will feature the governors discussing the issues they see with Florida such as transportation, water and judicial reform.
The second part of the conversation will feature a question-and-answer opportunity for audience members.
Lauren Beard, 24, coordinator of Florida Law Review’s 2012 Allen L. Poucher Lecture Series, said the event is important because the governors’ experience spans a total of 30 years, and the issues they faced are still relevant topics now.
“We hope that the audience will be inspired to do good things for the state after hearing the governors talk about the issues we are faced with,” Beard said.
Blake Murphy, a 19-year-old business administration freshman, said he plans on attending the event even though he is not from Florida.
“It is going to be really informational and great to hear from such influential politicians on what direction they think the state is headed in,” he said.
Doors will open at 9:15 a.m., and the event is free and open to the public.
