The 2009 Conference Agenda is subject to change.
Please check back for this and other important conference updates. We
look forward to seeing you on April 17th & 18th 2009. To view the
agenda from the 2008 conference click [here].
Friday,
April 17th Location: JFK School of
Government
Time
Event
Location
8:00AM
9:00AM
Black
Policy Conference Kickoff Breakfast The Honorable Bennie
Thompson, House of Rep: MS-2
Taubman Rotunda
08:00AM
5:00PM
BPC
Session I
Running for Public Office
Bootcamp (Register Separately)
Presented by Congressional Black Caucus Institute
Weiner Auditorium
1:00PM
3:00PM
Registration
Open
JFK Forum
3:00PM
5:00PM
BPC
Session II
Stepping Up and Stepping Out:
Philanthropy Organizations making Investments into the Future of Black
Males
Sponsored by Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)
JFK Forum
5:00PM
6:30PM
Dean’s
Welcome & Keynote Address
Susan L. Taylor
Emeritus Editor of Essence Magazine, Founder of National Cares Movement
JFK Forum
6:30PM
8:00PM
Welcome
Reception for Alumni
JFK Forum
Saturday,
April 18th Location: JFK School of
Government
Time
Event
Location
8:00AM
9:00AM
Registration
Taubman Rotunda
8:30AM
10:00AM
Opening Breakfast
Dr. John Jackson, President and CEO of The Schott Foundation for Public Education
Taubman, 5th Floor
10:00AM
12:00PM
BPC
Session III
Panel A: Educating the Black
Child for
Success in the 21st Century
Sponsored by Achievement Gap Initiative
Panel B: Uniting
in struggle: African Affairs in the Obama Administration
Sponsored by Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Taubman Building
12:15PM
1:45PM
Luncheon
Keynote Session
The Honorable Donna Edwards (MD-4)
2:00PM
4:00PM
BPC Session IV
Panel A: Black Media: Many
Voices—One
Goal
Sponsored by the Joan Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy
Panel B: Achieving Total Health: Eliminating
Disparities
through Policy
Panel C: On Solid Rock: Churches Engaging in Community Development
Taubman Building
4:15PM
5:30PM
HKS Black Alumni Association Meeting
5:30PM
6:30PM
Cocktail
Reception
6:30PM
9:00PM
Banquet
Keynote: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Author, Activist, Professor, Georgetown University
