AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department is one of multiple national host sites for the Chick-fil-A Leadercast scheduled Friday, May 4.

The leadership training event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the East Auburn Baptist Church, 560 Park Ave., which is one of hundreds of sites throughout the nation hosting the live broadcast from Atlanta.

Cost to attend is $99. Conference materials and lunch will be provided.

Featured speakers include: Soledad O’Brien, anchor and special correspondent for CNN; Tim Tebow, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and best-selling author; Patrick Lencioni, best-selling author and president of The Table Group; John Maxwell, leadership expert and best-selling author of “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”; Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry; Roland Fryer, professor of economics at Harvard University and CEO of the Education Innovation Laboratory; Urban Meyer, ESPN analyst and former head football coach for the University of Florida; Andy Stanley, best-selling leadership author and communicator; and Sheena Iyengar, author of “The Art of Choosing“ and world-renowned expert on choice.

“This is a great development tool,” said Police Chief Phil Crowell. “We are proud to host an event that not only builds and develops leaders within our community, but also supports programs for at-risk kids. This conference, although very focused on leadership, really shows you how to lead in life.”

The diverse group of authors, leadership experts and practitioners will share insights to help leaders empower and equip others at work, at home and in the community through the choices they make.

In Auburn, Auburn PAL is creating a PAL Center in the Chestnut Street neighborhood, right at the heart of the half-square mile area identified through four years of crime data as representing 23 percent of all crimes committed by youth offenders. According to police data, 25 percent of all phone calls for service and 28 percent of all youth victims were victimized in the same area.

“The numbers tell us this is an area that needs a special focus,” said Crowell. “The center will provide activities for kids after school and during the summer, not to mention positive interaction with police officers.”

For more information about the Leadercast, call Liz Allen at 333-6650, ext. 2070, or go tot www.auburnpd.com.