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2027 Eradicate Hate Global Summit

November 9-11, 2027

David L. Lawrence Convention Center | Pittsburgh, PA

Eradicate Hate Global Summit logo

2027 Eradicate Hate Global Summit

November 9-11, 2027

David L. Lawrence Convention Center | Pittsburgh, PA

Laura Ellsworth

Co-Founder and Board Co-Chair, Eradicate Hate Global Summit; Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives, Jones Day

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Laura Ellsworth is a partner at Jones Day, which has more than 2500 lawyers in 43 offices on 5 continents. Having served as the Partner-in-Charge of the Pittsburgh Office for over a decade, she then became Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives, spearheading the Firm’s rule of law initiatives around the world. This work includes the pro bono representation of clients who have been the victims of hate crimes and the development of rule of law initiatives to combat hate crimes around the world. In Pittsburgh specifically, Laura has been active in civic and community affairs, serving in leadership roles on the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board and the United Way Women’s Leadership Council. She has served on public company and civic/charitable boards, including FNB Corporation, McCune Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, Imani Christian Academy, Waynesburg University and the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics. Laura serves as the Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for Eradicate Hate and is a member of the Steering Committee for the Collaboratory Against Hate Research and Action Center.

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The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.

Nicholas Rasmussen Senior Advisor for National Security & Leadership Programs, McCain Institute