Agenda as of Feb. 12. Watch this site for periodic updates.
TUESDAY, MAY 1
The Expedition Begins |
| (Plaza Room) |
| 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration; informal meet-and-greet |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Preparing for Launch |
| (Starlight Roof) |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration and continental breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening session with William Poole, president, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| 9:00 a.m. |
"How Breakthroughs Happen." Framework plenary with Andrew Hargadon, University of California-Davis |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Innovation Café with Innovation Labs |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| The View from Up Here |
| 1:15 p.m. |
"Small Sparks. Big Ideas." Keith Sawyer, Washington University |
| 2:15 p.m. |
"Innovation in Community Development Finance." Doris Koo, president and CEO, Enterprise Community Partners |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Innovation Café |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Evening options on your own |
THURSDAY, MAY 3
Flying Higher |
| 7:30 a.m. |
"Breakfast with Mark." Developing concepts: summation and synopsis of Wednesday, with Mark Pinsky, Opportunity Finance Network |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Applications - smaller group breakout sessions |
| Noon |
Lunch - "Innovation in the Nation." Sandra Braunstein of the
Federal Reserve Board, John Talmage of Social Compact and Robert Weissbourd
of RW Ventures |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Remarks by Tom Dorr, undersecretary for rural development, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Applications - smaller group breakout sessions, including the Art and
Science of Innovation Tour, which is presented in partnership with The
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Party by the Pool |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Book signing and discussion |
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Going the Distance |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Applications - smaller group breakout sessions |
| Noon |
Lunch - "The Four Pillars of High Performance." Plenary with Paul C. Light of the Brookings Institution |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Conference closes |
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