E.N. Thompson Forum w/ Dr. Vivek Murthy

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General, has reshaped dialogue and strategies around mental health, workplace well-being, social connection, and the impact of technology on health, informing policy in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. He authored “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World” and has contributed to major news outlets and medical journals. Murthy co-chairs the WHO Commission on Social Connection, a global effort to improve health outcomes through stronger human connection.

In this fireside chat with H. Dele Davies, MD, interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Murthy will explore ways to turn the challenges of loneliness and isolation into opportunities for deeper connection. Dr. Murthy’s authoritative yet compassionate voice uniquely bridges public health, personal well-being, and organizational success, offering actionable insights for all.

Co-sponsor: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Over the past three decades, the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues has established itself as one of the preeminent speakers series in higher education. Past Thompson Forum events have featured, among many others: Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Holocaust survivor and peace activist Elie Wiesel; Camelia Sadat, the daughter of Anwar Sadat and founder of the Sadat Peace Institute; Maki Mandela, daughter of the former South African president; the Rev. Peter Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard University; Hedrick Smith, journalist and expert on the former Soviet Union; Kennedy Administration Secretary of Defense Robert MacNamara; Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa; Derek Chollet from the US Department of Defense; journalist Sonia Shah; and Jose Antonio Vargas, founder of Define American.