Sentences with phrase «first opening keynote»

Dan spoke at countless writers» conferences over the years, and was our very first opening keynote speaker when the Nonfiction Writers Conference launched in 2010.

Not exact matches

South by Southwest attendees will see both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama deliver keynote addresses, with the president's speech set to open the tech - focused leg of the event today.

Kasim Reed, whose history with Sage included opening one of their first offices in Atlanta, joined CEO Stephen Kelly on stage during the keynote to share compelling statistics about why Atlanta is the «place to be» to build a successful enterprise.

In his keynote speech at the Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday — his first to a foreign audience since starting a second term as leader — Xi pledged to open China's doors «wider and wider» to the world.

-- Overheard as the former NFL player and Pro Football Hall of Famer left the stage after delivering the opening keynote during the first general session.

Networking & Dinner 6:30 PM — 7:00 PM Welcome Reception Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education 7:00 PM — 8:00 PM Keynote Address Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences & Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair of Early Childhood Education * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

At 1:30 p.m., NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will deliver a live, televised keynote address to open the California Reducing Disparities Project: Advancing Mental Health Equity Statewide Conference, (streamed via the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network's Facebook page).

Once the website was live, we started planning opening keynotes for the first day of the event.

Tuesday, the first full day of the conference, opened with a breakfast keynote address by Dr. Patrick Moore, a pioneer environmental activist and co-founder of Greenpeace.

In the first section on the tradition and context of open justice, Geoffrey Robertson QC, the keynote speaker at the event, sets out the history of the principle and argues that the government's Justice and Security recommendations are simply not compatible.

Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware joins Consensus 2016 for a special opening keynote outlining his state's innovative approach to attracting new blockchain businesses to «The First State.»

For the first time, a product - unveiling Apple keynote could go down at the Apple Park in Cupertino, California, a venue opened in April 2017 but still not completely finished.

This year, for the first time in a long time, the event's opening keynote will be worth paying attention to.

One of the first new features announced at the opening keynote is Google Lens, which can help get you the information you need using recognition straight from your camera.

Google today held the opening keynote for its I / O 2017 developer conference, where among news about the first Android O public beta, Google Assistant on iOS, and Google Lens, the firm announced that it's working with HTC, Lenovo, and Qualcomm on standalone VR devices.

Soon after its opening keynote of WWDC 2017, Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 11 for compatible iPhones and iPads.

This is the second time Apple opened its doors to the public; the first was on Sept. 12 when industry folks and journalists got invited to a keynote presentation where the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X were unveiled.