Host Committee

George S. LeMieux, Former United States Senator
Laurie Rich Levinson, Broward County School Board Vice Chair
Eugene Pettis, The Florida Bar Past President
Michael Satz, Former Broward County State Attorney
Dr. Wael Barsoum, President & Chief Transformation Officer, Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. 

About the Initiative 

Join the Broward County Public Schools Debate Initiative for the annual Speaking for the Future luncheon and student showcase. The #DebateBroward Initiative is a partnership between local businesses and school-based debate programs within Broward County. Now in its eleventh year of implementation, the Initiative includes over 200 schools and 15,000 students. Every public middle and high school in addition to over one hundred twenty elementary schools and three alternative schools now have debate programs. The Initiative is grounded in research that shows the demonstrable impact participation in debate has on student achievement. All proceeds from this event are used to support BCPS debate students in their competitive debate endeavors. 

Registration and Sponsorship

Registration and sponsorship information can be found below. Other opportunities for support will be available the day of the event. Broward Education Foundation will attempt to match all contributions

Champion Sponsorship:   $10,000
Championship Sponsorships include name and logo recognition in the interactive event program, on screen during the live event, and in all correspondence leading up to and following the event in addition to naming rights to one of our annual awards.

Finalist Sponsorship:        $5,000
Finalist Sponsorships include name and logo recognition in the interactive event program, on screen during live event, and in all correspondence leading up to and following the event.

Qualifier Sponsorship:       $2,500
Qualifier Sponsorships include name and logo recognition in the interactive event program and on screen during live the event.

Varsity Sponsorship:         $1,000
Varsity Sponsorships include name recognition in the interactive event program and on screen during the live event.

For more information, please contact:  
Maureen Jaeger, Director of Community Relations,  Gunster
(954) 713-6439 email:  [email protected]