2009 Main Stage Agenda

MAIN STAGE AGENDA

The Women's Conference 2009
Tuesday, October 27
7 AM - 7 PM

 

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Exhibit Hall                                                               

The Village Opens

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8:00 - 10:00 AM

Main Stage Arena                   

OPENING SESSION

National Anthem with Angel Blue, Opera Singer

Welcome with Paula Zahn, Host and Executive Producer, Discovery ID, On the Case with Paula Zahn and Co-Host, WNET’s Sunday Arts

Architects of Change: The Women's Conference Video

Larree Renda, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist and Administrative Officer, Safeway Inc.

Geena Davis, Founder, See Jane

Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney/ABC Television Group

Robin Roberts introduces a Once-in-a-Lifetime Conversation: Tough Leadership Decisions in Tough Times

•          Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
•          Sheila C. Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
•          Sir Richard Branson, Founder and President, The Virgin Group
•          Moderated by Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor, ABC News’ Good Morning America

Cheryl Saban, Author and Founder, The Women’s Self Worth Foundation     

Eve Ensler, Playwright, Performer, V-Day Founder

Somaly Mam, Founder, AFESIP, President, The Somaly Mam Foundation

Closing with Paula Zahn

 

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10:00 - 10:30 AM                                               

Break

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10:30 - 11:30 AM

 

Morning Breakout Conversations

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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Exhibit Hall                        

Visit The Village/Book Signing Opportunities

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12:30 - 2:30 PM 

Main Stage Arena

LUNCHEON SESSION

Myesha Chaney and The Antioch Church of Long Beach Gospel Choir

Welcome back with Paula Zahn

Lisa J. Stevens, Executive Vice President, Regional President, California Regional Banking, Wells Fargo & Company

David Gregory introduces a Once-in-a-Lifetime Conversation: How A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything

•          Madeleine K. Albright, Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
•          Amy Holmes, Political Analyst, Former Speechwriter for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
•          Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, Assistant to the President for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, Chair, White House Council on Women and Girls
•          Claire Shipman, Senior National Correspondent, ABC News’ Good Morning America 
•          Moderated by David Gregory, Moderator, Meet the Press

Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, A Trailblazer Reflects on Her Journey From Here to There

First Lady Maria Shriver introduces a Once-in-a-Lifetime Conversation: Grief, Healing and Resilience

•          Elizabeth Edwards, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
•          Susan Saint James, Actress and Entrepreneur
•          Lisa Niemi
•          Moderated by First Lady Maria Shriver
  

Closing with Paula Zahn

 

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2:30 - 3:00 PM                                                                

Break

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3:00 - 4:00 PM

Afternoon Breakout Conversations

 

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4:00 - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall                         

Visit The Village/Book Signing Opportunities

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5:00 - 7:00 PM
Main Stage Arena                          

The Minerva Awards®

Remarkable Women. Remarkable Legacies.

Caroline Kennedy, Vice Chair, New York City Fund for Public Schools

Alicia Keys, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Philanthropist

Laysha Ward, President of Community Relations and Target Foundation

First Lady Maria Shriver Presents the Minerva Awards

 

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