Lowcountry Speaker Series, known for connecting Lowcountry residents with world leaders, award-winning journalists, exceptional artists, athletes, military heroes, and more, returns to hosting an in-person lecture with Robert O’Neill on Thursday, November 4, 2021. O’Neill, a former SEAL Team Six Leader with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, was originally scheduled to be the fourth lecture of Lowcountry Speaker Series’ inaugural season. The inaugural season kicked off in early 2020 and featured lectures from Condoleezza Rice; Sanjay Gupta, M.D.; and Paul Nicklen. However, when large-scale, in-person events came to a halt globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the safety and welfare of its guests of the utmost importance, Lowcountry Speaker Series postponed the highly-anticipated Robert O’Neill lecture until November 4, 2021.

Remaining committed to its mission of providing thought-provoking content from today’s most influential leaders and storytellers, Lowcountry Speaker Series hosted two virtual events in the fall of 2020. Virtual speakers included the 23^rd Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, and British photographer, Platon. 

This year, Lowcountry Speaker Series is proud to return to a face-to-face format on Thursday, November 4 with Robert O’Neill, one of the most highly-decorated combat veterans of our time. O’Neill will be speaking at the Sea Pines Resort in the Harbour Town Clubhouse Champions Ballroom. Participants have the option to choose between two separate seating options: 4:00 PM ET or 7:30 PM ET. Both lectures will consist of a thought-provoking presentation by O’Neill, followed by a question-and-answer period. 

About Robert O’Neill: Former SEAL Team Six Leader, Naval Special Warfare Development Group and New York Times Best-Selling Author

Rob O’Neill is one of the most highly-decorated combat veterans of our time and the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior. A former SEAL Team Six leader with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, he deployed more than a dozen times and held combat leadership roles in more than 400 combat missions in four different theaters of war. A highly-trained Navy SEAL, he led the military’s most elite and was involved in our nation’s most important campaigns. With most of his career shrouded in a classified cloak, O’Neill was the man on the ground we have never heard of but know exists. He was one of the quiet professionals performing the most difficult tasks in the most difficult circumstances, serving his remarkable career in the shadows and keeping America safe in the process. 

"I couldn't be more excited to introduce Robert O'Neill to the Lowcountry with the return of live, in-person lectures,” said James Lamar, founder and host of the Lowcountry Speaker Series. “Rob has an incredible story of heroism that only should be heard face-to-face. Please join the Lowcountry Speaker Series community in sharing ideas and insights that will formulate new, unfiltered perspectives.”

For additional information and to purchase tickets to the Robert O’Neill lecture on November 4, visit LowcountrySpeakerSeries.com.