Live from Drake University, leading political figures, elected officials, political operatives, industry leaders, top journalists and futurists will gather to explore questions about how cutting-edge technology is shaping the future of our democratic process and the relationship between citizens and their government.
Morning session
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
9:30 a.m. CT - Welcome
Olivier Knox, chief Washington correspondent, Yahoo News
and Megan Liberman, editor-in-chief, Yahoo News
9:45 a.m. CT - The geek in chief
David Pogue, VP, Yahoo Tech
in conversation with
Mikey Dickerson, administrator, U.S. Digital Service
10:15 a.m. CT - Rebooting government
Matt Bai, national political columnist, Yahoo News
in conversation with
Catherine Bracy, senior director of partnerships and ecosystem, Code for America
Haley Van Dyck, deputy administrator, U.S. Digital Service
Seamus Kraft, executive director, The OpenGov Foundation
10:50 a.m. CT BREAK
11:10 a.m. CT - Rand Paul: The Yahoo politics and technology interview
Olivier Knox, chief Washington correspondent, Yahoo News
in conversation with
Sen. Rand Paul, MD
11:50 a.m. CT - How to win a digital campaign
Nate Lubin, Yahoo News contributor and former director of the
White House Office of Digital Strategy
in conversation with
Mindy Finn, founder, Empowered Women
Scott Goodstein, founder and CEO, Revolution Messaging
Matthew McGregor, director of digital, Precision Strategies
BREAK: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT
Afternoon session
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. CT
1:30 p.m. CT - Beyond the firewall: How real is the cyber threat?
Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent, Yahoo News
in conversation with
Gregory T. Nojeim, director of the Project on Freedom, Security and Technology,
Center for Democracy and Technology
Matt Olsen, Co-founder and President of Business Development, IronNet Cybersecurity; and former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
2:10 p.m. CT - Is social media ruining politics?
Jon Ward, senior political correspondent, Yahoo News
in conversation with
Nick Carr, author of “The Glass Cage: How Our Computers Are Changing Us”
Brad Jenkins, managing director / executive producer, Funny or Die
Nicco Mele, digital consultant and co-founder, Echo & Co.
2:55 p.m. CT - The revolution will be mobilized: Race, ethnicity and social media
Leslie Sanchez, political commentator, renowned author, Yahoo News contributor and former director of the White House Initiative on Hispanic Education
in conversation with
Morgan DeBaun, CEO and founder, Blavity
Diane Guerrero, actor, “Orange is the New Black”, and immigration reform activist
Jamal Simmons, co-founder and CEO, CRVIII Inc.
3:45 p.m. CT - Performance by David Pogue
Closing remarks / Event concludes
