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FEATURED SPEAKERS
Raphael Warnock
U.S. Senator, D-Georgia
Kevin Stitt
Governor of Oklahoma
Dolores Huerta
Labor leader and civil rights activist
Maggie Haberman
Author, “Regime Change"
Imani Perry
Professor, Harvard University; Author
Ibram X. Kendi
Author, “Chain of Ideas”
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative, R-Georgia
Michael McCaul
U.S. Representative, R-Austin
Gina Hinojosa
State Representative, D-Austin
Karl Rove
Former White House deputy chief of staff
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Thursday, September 24
9:15 AM
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9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
One on OneOne on One with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel
The former ambassador, mayor of Chicago and White House chief of staff talks about the future of his party and his political career.
Presented by Results for America
9:15 AM
10:15 AM
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
PanelThe OptimistIc Take on AI
Past the hype and the fear, AI optimists talk about what the technology is doing and could do for people, communities and institutions.
Presented by Western Governors University
9:15 AM
10:15 AM
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
One on OneGina Hinojosa on Her Bid to Unseat Greg Abbott
The Democratic nominee for Texas governor on her campaign, her vision for Texas and what it would take to turn the state blue.
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