DECEMBER PROGRAM RECAP

This is a time of shockingly rapid change, and tech remains at the center both of our challenges and our opportunities. This conference was part of an ongoing initiative that explores where the U.S. will go, and could go. We heard experts on our national mood and politics, our cities, the role of business, the state of tech and innovation, healthcare, the push for inclusion and equity, climate change, and more.
 

Stay tuned for announcements on our upcoming event on April 20-22.

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DAY ONE: TUESDAY, DEC. 1
 

• 1:30 PM ET: VIP Lounge*
   

• 2:00 PM: Conference Opens
   

• 2:05 PM: What Americans Think, and Where We'll Find Progress
  John Gerzema, The Harris Poll
   

• 2:25 PM: Returning Morality and Ethics to Silicon Valley
  Maëlle Gavet, Author of Trampled By Unicorns
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 3:00 PM: Urgent Lessons from the Pandemic

• David Agus, USC Keck School of Medicine 
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 3:25 PM: America's Connectivity Crisis
  Clayton Banks, Silicon Harlem
  Tom Kamber, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
   

• 4:00 PM: How Genetics Will Make Americans Healthier
  Nicole Lambert, Myriad Genetics
  Meredith Salisbury, Bioscribe
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 4:25 PM: How P&G Drives Innovation in Health & Wellness
  Leigh Radford, P&G Ventures
  Moderator: Drew Ianni, CDX
   

• 4:45 PM: Close

DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2
 

• 1:30 PM ET: VIP Lounge* 
   

• 2:00 PM ET: Second Day Welcome
   

• 2:05 PM: How Cities Drive American Change 
  Van Johnson, Mayor of Savannah
  Valarie McCall, City of Cleveland
  Moderator: Juliet Scott-Croxford, Worth Media
   

• 2:35 PM: Democracy's Future in Israel & America
  Stav Shaffir, Leader of the Israeli Green Party
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 3:00 PM: Tech Policy in the New Administration: A Proposal
  Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fletcher School, Tufts University
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 3:25 PM: Yoga Break with Caitlin Hamilton
   

• 3:35 PM: Responsible Innovation for America’s Cities
  David Heller, The NRP Group
  Brett Lindsey, Everstream
  Moderator: Juliet Scott-Croxford​, Worth Media
   

• 4:00 PM: Diversity in Tech: The Key to Innovation
  Jannelle Allong-Diakabana, BMC Software
  Bethany Coates, BreakLine
  Eric Olmo, BMC Software
  Moderator: Drew Ianni, CDX
   

• 4:30 PM: A Master Class on Donald Trump
  Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge
  Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy Media
   

• 5:00 PM: Close

DAY THREE: THURSDAY, DEC. 3
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• 1:30 PM ET: VIP Lounge*
   

• 2:00 PM ET: Day Three Welcome
   

• 2:05 PM: Waging Peace With Commerce & Putting Carbon Where it Belongs
  William McDonough, McDonough Innovation
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 2:35 PM: Digital Transformation: The Way to a Stakeholder-Centric Company
  Malcolm Frank, Cognizant Digital Business
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 3:00 PM: How I Became a Colonoscopy Enthusiast
  Brooks Bell, Colorectal Cancer Alliance
  Moderator: David Kirkpatrick​, Techonomy Media
   

• 3:20 PM: Yoga Break with Caitlin Hamilton
   

• 3:25 PM: Where Mobile Goes Next
  Martin Cooper, Inventor of the Cell Phone and author of Cutting the Cord
  Moderator: Robin Raskin, Living in Digital Times
   

• 3:55 PM: Closing Thoughts
  Jim McCann, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
   

• 4:30 PM ET: VIP NETWORKING EVENT*

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*For access to VIP sessions, request your membership here.