Fed Event: Roosevelt Institute Conference on 11/13

Fall 2010 DC-International Regional Conference Agenda


November 13th, Ward 2, American University, 10:30 AM

10:30am Breakfast and Introduction to the D.C.-International Region

10:45am Speech by Danica Petroshius, CEO at Policy Strategies & Solutions, LLC and former Chief of Staff to Senator Ted Kennedy on education reform

11:05-11:20am Q&A with Danica Petroshius

Break

11:25am Speech by John Glaser, grassroots manager at the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare who will speak on the future of Social Security and the social safety net

11:45am Q&A with John Glaser

12:00am Introduction to the DC Advocacy/Lobbying Committee

12:30pm Lunch

1:00pm Policy Writing Workshop

Break

2:00pm Speech by Kate Brandt, alum of the Roosevelt Institute at Brown chapter, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Navy for Energy Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense on green jobs and the Department of Defense’s plan to become energy independent

2:25pm Q&A with Kate Brandt

2:45pm Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Green Jobs Corps

3:15pm Speech by Jared Duval, alum of the Roosevelt Institute at Wheaton chapter, author of Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change as part of his nationwide book tour

3:45pm Q&A with Jared Duval

4:15pm Regional Publication Brainstorming Session

5:00pm Regional Conference Evaluation