The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona joins patron George Willie in presenting the inaugural UWI/George Willie Lecture series. The inaugural lecture in the newly established series will take place on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Lecture Room 2 in the Faculty of Law, Mona beginning at 6.00 p.m.
 
 The lecture will be delivered by Professor Charles Ogletree, the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, the Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and a Mentor to US President Barack Obama. His topic will be “The Search for a Post-Racial Society in the Age of President Obama”.Charles Ogletree is internationally renowned for his devotion to constitutional rights and criminal justice issues, and during his more than thirty years' experience as a litigator, educator and author, has represented many high profile clients, authored several articles on a range of complex legal issues, and appeared on a number of nationally televised programmes.  Prof. Ogletree has received several awards including twelve Honorary Degrees, the American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award, 2009 and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award for National Service, 2005.
 
The UWI/George Willie Lecture series serves as a forum for the Jamaican public to interact with and learn from some of the world’s premier innovators and key international influencers. The programme is meant to be a catalyst for change in thoughts, and expansion in the experience of Jamaican students and professionals. The George Willie Lecture Series was created with a vision of inspiring the next generation of high achievers.
 
George S. Willie is managing partner of Bert Smith & Co. and has over thirty-two years of public accounting experience. The Jamaican born accounting dynamo has worked his way into the upper echelons of success, and continues to foster a tradition of excellence. He has substantial experience in the audits of federal, state and local governments, not-for-profit, healthcare, educational institutional and private sector organizations. Mr. Willie holds the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree (Magna Cum Laude) in accounting from Howard University and an MBA in finance from American University. He is a former assistant professor of accounting at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and has been named as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners" by CPA Magazine. The Accounting Today publication has accorded him similar recognition.