Morning Plenary

• David Halperin, director, Campus Progress, Center for American Progress
  Andrew Gillum, city commissioner, Tallahassee, FL, and deputy director, Young People For
  Silvia Henriquez, executive director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
  Two mystery students
  

Panel Discussion

• Challenge for the Next Generation: Winning the battle of ideas
  
  Paul Begala, host of CNN’s "Crossfire"
  Thomas Frank, author, What’s the Matter with Kansas?
  Ezra Klein, blogger, ezraklein.typepad.com; student, UCLA
  Heather McGhee, economic policy analyst, Demos; graduate and law student, UC Berkeley
  Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation
  
  Moderator: Dee Dee Myers, former White House Press Secretary; consultant, "The West Wing"
  

12:15 pm – 1:30

Lunch

• John D. Podesta, president and CEO, Center for American Progress


• Introduction by: Stephanie Nyombayire, student, Swarthmore College
• Keynote address by President Bill Clinton

Breakout I – Skills Seminars

• War Room: Media, message, rapid response
  
  Phil Schiliro, chief of staff to U.S. Representative Henry Waxman
  Tracy Sefl, communications director, Wal-Mart Watch
  Jamal Simmons, former press secretary, Wesley Clark presidential campaign
  
  Moderator: Christy Harvey, director of strategic communications, Center for American Progress
  
  
• Write All About It: Covering your campus and the wider world
  
  Benoit Denizet-Lewis, contributing writer, The New York Times Magazine
  Anya Kamenetz, writer, The Village Voice
  Sarah Wildman, senior correspondent, The American Prospect
  
  Moderator: Michael Tomasky, executive editor, The American Prospect
  
  
• Moving Words: Advocacy writing and blogging
  
  Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor, The American Prospect
  Steve Gilliard, blogger, The News Blog
  Tom Matzzie, Washington director, MoveOn PAC
  
  Moderator: Judd Legum, director of research, Center for American Progress
  
  
• Art Attack: Mobilizing the arts for change
  
  Ted Leo, musician
  David Rees, cartoonist, Get Your War On
  Favianna Rodriguez, artist and grassroots activist
  Mimi Valdés, editor-in-chief, Vibe magazine
  
  Moderator: Hans Riemer, Washington director, Rock the Vote
  

Breakout II – Framing the Issues

• Playing to Pocketbooks: Rediscovering our populist roots
  
  Anna Burger, international secretary-treasurer, SEIU
  John Burton, research associate, Center for American Progress
  Nick Penniman, editor, TomPaine.com; program director, Campaign For America’s Future
  Ruy Teixeira, joint fellow, Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation
  
  Moderator: Matt Singer, freelance writer, Left in the West; student, University of Montana
  
  
• Stronger and Smarter National Security
  
  Robert O. Boorstin, senior vice president for national security and international policy, Center for American Progress
  Michele Flournoy, senior advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  Susan Rice, senior fellow in foreign policy studies, Brookings Institution
  P. W. Singer, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
  
  Moderator: Asheesh Siddique, editor, Princeton Progressive Review; student, Princeton University
  
  
• Got Religion?: Connecting progressive values and faith
  
  Shelby Knox, activist featured in the documentary, “The Education of Shelby Knox”
  Asra Nomani, author, Standing Alone in Mecca
  Rabbi David Saperstein, director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
  Adam Taylor, director of organizing, Sojourners
  
  Moderator: Melody Barnes, senior fellow, Center for American Progress
  
  
• Preserving Liberty, Securing Justice
  
  James Forman, Jr., law professor, Georgetown University Law Center
  Tony Varona, law professor, Pace Law School
  Julie Fernandes, senior counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
  Lara Flint, counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, Senate Judiciary Committee
  
  Moderator: Raj Goyle, senior domestic policy analyst, Center for American Progress
  
  
• Heating Up: Reenergizing the environmental debate
  
  Carol Browner, former administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
  John Passacantando, executive director, Greenpeace USA
  Anna Aurilio, legislative director, US PIRG
  
  Moderator: Billy Parish, organizing coordinator, Energy Action

• Adonal Foyle, starting center, NBA Golden State Warriors, and founder, Democracy Matters
• John Lewis, United States Representative from Georgia