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PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Friday, November 6, 2009
7:30 a.m. Registration begins
8:00 a.m. Pre-Conference VIP breakfast reception for conference sponsors and VIP ticket holders
9:00 a.m. WELCOME
9:15 a.m. A Frank Talk on the Economy: CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee: Introduced by Stuart Applebaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
10:00 a.m. The Latest Word on Health Care: JIM MESSINA, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations: Introduced by R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
11:00 a.m.-12:15 PM - Issue Panels
Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: Moderator: Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers; LISSA MUSCATINE, Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Director of Speechwriting; KAKENYA NTAIYA, of Kakenya’s Dream, building schools for girls in Kenya; JODEE WINTERHOF, Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, CARE
The View from the Press Room: Moderator: BARBARA LEE, Principle, Barbara Lee Family Foundation; DEE DEE MYERS, Clinton Press Secretary; DANA PERINO, Bush Press Secretary
The Climate Change Imperative: Moderator: MAGGIE FOX, CEO, The Alliance for Climate Protection; THOMAS LOVEJOY, an innovative and accomplished conservation biologist; GLORIA RUEBEN, an actress, singer and activist.
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Address by SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: Introduced by Terry O’Sullivan, President, Laborers' International Union of North America
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Making a Difference Workshops
Message Mastery: In person, on camera, and on line: Introducer: Erika Alexander; actress and activist. CHRIS JAHNKE, Media Consultant
Twitter, Text and Blog: Moderator: SUSAN NESS, Former FCC Commissioner; Using New Technology to Make Policy: THOMAS GENSEMER, Blue State Digital Executive; ADAM CONNER, Facebook Associate Manager of Privacy and Public Policy; PETER DAOU, Founder, Salon’s Daou Report, digital strategist and political consultant