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.
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