Opening Plenary: Navigating Change Together

Register Now! Conference Highlights At the heart of the conference are dynamic plenary sessions, including: A Conversation with Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Gates Foundation   Barnes Ubiñas Dworkin Gallagher Jealous McGovern McKenna Murguía Nunn Parker Wallis   Canales

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
1:30 – 4:00 p.m.

A leading voice in the Obama administration will open the conference with insights on how government and nonprofits can work together in new ways to respond to the challenges facing communities across the country.

Featured speaker:

• Melody Barnes, domestic policy adviser and director, Domestic Policy Council, The White House 

Moderator:

• Luis Ubiñas, president, Ford Foundation

The session continues with an array of leaders who offer diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. To address the profusion of unprecedented issues, groups of three speakers will examine the current nonprofit landscape and suggest creative routes forward, focusing on key trends and opportunities that will define the next decade.

Speakers:

• Aaron Dworkin, president, Sphinx Organization
• Brian Gallagher, president and CEO, United Way of America
• Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO, NAACP
• Gail McGovern, president and CEO, American Red Cross
• Margaret McKenna, president, Wal-Mart Foundation
• Janet Murguía, president and CEO, National Council of La Raza
• Michelle Nunn, chief executive officer, Points of Light Institute
• Sean Parker, chairman, Causes on Facebook; managing partner, Founders Fund
• Jim Wallis, Jr., president and CEO, Sojourners

Moderator:

• James Canales, president and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation