Introductory Panel Discussion

Sponsor: COMCAST

8:30AM – 9:10AM (10 minutes)

Registration/ Continental Breakfast

9:10AM – 9:12AM (2 minutes)

Welcoming Remarks, Introduction
John Trasviña, President and General Counsel, MALDEF (Confirmed)

9:12AM – 9:15PM (3 minutes)

Obama Video

9:15AM – 9:17AM (2 minutes)

Sponsor Remarks (COMCAST), Introduction of Member of Congress
Susan Gonzales, Corporate Senior Director of Government Affairs, COMCAST (Confirmed)

9:17AM – 9:20AM (3 minutes)

Member of Congress Remarks and Introduction of John Trasviña, President and General Counsel, MALDEF
Member of Congress

9:20AM – 9:30AM (10 minutes)

Formal Address, John Trasviña, President and General Counsel, MALDEF (Confirmed)

9:30AM – 9:35AM (5 minutes)

Introduction of panelists and setting the format and goals of the panel
Moderator: Maria Elena Salinas, Anchor, Univision (Confirmed)

9:35AM – 10:25AM (50 minutes)

Panel Discussion: Priorities under the Obama Administration.
SPONSOR: COMCAST

Participants:
Rosa Rosales, President, LULAC (Confirmed)
John Trasviña, President and General Counsel, MALDEF (Confirmed)
Simon Rosenberg, President, New Democratic Network (Confirmad)

10:25AM – 10:35AM (10 minutes)

Q & A – Attendees & Media

10:35 AM – 10:45AM (10 minutes)

Break

Breakout Sessions

Education, Hate Crimes and Civil Rights Enforcement & Economy

10:45AM – 10:50AM (5 minutes)

Introduction of panelists and setting the format and goals of the panel

10:50AM – 11:40AM (50 minutes)

Panel Discussions

Putting a Quality Education Within Reach.
SPONSOR: AT&T; Susana Santana, Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, AT&T (Confirmed)
LOCATION: Yosemite Room

Participants include:
Brent Wilkes, National Executive Director, LULAC (moderator)
Peter Zamora, DC Regional Counsel, MALDEF (Confirmed)
Raul Gonzalez, NCLR (Confirmed)
Antonio Tijerino, President & CEO, Hispanic Heritage Foundation (Confirmed)


Hate Crimes and Civil Rights Enforcement
SPONSOR:
Location:

Participants include:
John Amaya, Legislative Staff Attorney, MALDEF (moderator) (Confirmed)
Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, Maryland Department of Labor (Confirmed)
Delia Garcia, Kansas State Representative (Confirmed)
Mark Kappelhoff, Criminal Section Chief, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (Confirmed)
Michael Lieberman, Washington Counsel, Anti-Defamation League (Confirmed)

The Economy in Retrospect: What Went Wrong to What’s Next.
SPONSOR:
Location: Bryce Room

Participants include:
Eric Rodríguez, NCLR (moderator)
Sam Jammal, Legislative Staff Attorney, MALDEF (Confirmed)
John Guerra, New America Alliance (Confirmed)

11:40AM – 12:00PM (20 minutes)

Break

Luncheon

Bringing it All Together and Taking Action in 2009
SPONSOR: Exxon/Mobil 

12:00PM – 12:03PM (3 minutes)

Welcome Remarks, Introduction of sponsor
Brent Wilkes, National Executive Director, LULAC (Confirmed)

12:03PM – 12:06PM (3 minutes)

Sponsor Remarks (EXXON/MOBIL)

12:06PM – 12:08PM (2 minutes)

Introduction of Member of Congress
Brent Wilkes, National Executive Director, LULAC (Confirmed)

12:08PM – 12:15PM (7 minutes)

Speech, Mayor of Los Angeles
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa (Confirmed)

12:15PM – 12:20PM (5 minutes)

Introduction of panelists and setting the format and goals of the panel

12:20PM – 1:10PM (50 minutes)

Participants include:
Tony Plana, Actor (Confirmed)
Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR (Confirmed)
Paul Waldman, Media Matters (Confirmed)
Dolores Huerta, Activist & Founder, Dolores Huerta Foundation (Confirmed)
Maria Teresa Petersen, Voto Latino (Confirmed)

1:10PM – 1:20PM (10 minutes)

Closing Remarks and Thank You, Janet Murguía,
President and CEO, NCLR (Confirmed)