Obama Foundation Summit
 

Livestream Schedule

Day One: October 31st

3:00 PM CT: Opening Session—The Fierce Urgency of Now

Some of the world's most thoughtful and passionate civic leaders will take the stage and lay out the challenges we face, along with the opportunities we have for engagement and transformation. President Obama to speak.

with:

Liz Dozier @ Chicago Beyond

Anand Giridharadas, Writer and Author

Marietje Schaake @ European Parliament

Siva Vaidhyanathan @ University of Virginia

Paulo Rogerio Nunes @ Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University

Heather McGhee @ Demos

Theaster Gates @ Rebuild Foundation

Whitney Kimball Coe @ Center for Rural Strategies

6:15 PM CT: Conversation with Prince Harry

Prince Harry will join Mellody Hobson in a conversation on ways that youth can be the drivers of community engagement and development.

with:

Chantelle Stefanovic @ Full Effect

David Peterson @ After School Matters

Day Two: November 1st

8:30 AM CT: Morning Session—Business & Society

In a discussion moderated by Cecilia Muñoz, we'll delve into the role workplaces and employers play in building strong, healthy communities.

with:

Andy Puddicombe @ Headspace

David Simas @ Obama Foundation

Ai-jen Poo @ National Domestic Workers Alliance

Hamdi Ulukaya @ Chobani

Joe Gebbia @ Airbnb

Brian Alexander, Author

Mary Kay Henry @ SEIU

11:15 AM CT: Live Desk

11:45 AM CT: Conversation with Mrs. Obama

In a conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander, Mrs. Obama will discuss her sources of inspiration and what it takes to live a life of public service.

3:00 PM CT: Live Desk

5:00 PM CT: Closing Session—Collective Power

Solutions to the world’s most pressing problems are being invented and adapted every day by groups of people who have found common cause. President Obama to speak.

with:

Liz Dozier @ Chicago Beyond

Eric Liu @ Citizen University

Common, Actor and Musician

Brenda Eheart @ Generations of Hope

Adebola Williams, Nigerian entrepreneur and journalist

Tina Rosenberg @ Solutions Journalism Network

Chef José Andrés @ ThinkFoodGroup

Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, CA

Bryan Stevenson @ Equal Justice Initiative

8:30 PM CT: Community Event

Join thousands gathering for our community event that will celebrate civic leaders making a difference around the world and inspire those in attendance and watching live to make a positive impact in their own communities. Don’t miss performances by Chance the Rapper, Gloria Estefan, and The National.

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