AGENDA and REPORTS

Monday, February 28

Welcome Remarks

• Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Plenary Session 10:15 – 11:30 a.m.:

“Using Technology to Help People Take Action”

Speakers:

• Paula Ellis, Vice President/ Strategic Initiatives, Knight Foundation

• Chris Hughes, Co-Founder, Facebook and Founder, Jumo.com

“Universal Access”

• Welcome and Introduction: Steve Gunderson, President and CEO, Council on Foundations

• Featured Speaker: Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, FCC

Breakout Sessions / 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

1. Giving voice to a community
   Facilitator: Joaquin Alvarado, Sr. Vice President, Digital Innovation, American Public Media

2. Increasing availability of news and information
   Facilitator: Heidi Williamson, Vice President, Communications, Berks County Community Foundation

3. Upselling; donor ideas-foundation solutions through an informed, engaged community
   Facilitator: Dirk Beveridge, President, 4th Generation Systems

4. Connecting individuals
   Facilitator: Charles Firestone, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program

5. Building the news and information fields
   Facilitator: Kinsey Wilson, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, NPR Digital

6. Community foundations and social media
   Facilitator: Jeff Reifman, Founder, NewsCloud

7. The role of the board in the information arena
   Facilitator: Alberto Ibargüen, President and C.E.O., John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (board members only)

8. Principles of persuasion: broadening your pool of donors to engage in the information arena
   Facilitator: Ron Shuffield, President, Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors

9. Evaluating the impact of information and media projects
   Facilitator: FSG Social Impact Advisors

10. Libraries: Spanning the divides; creating opportunities for all ages and needs
    Facilitator: Raymond Santiago, Director, Miami-Dade Public Library System

Plenary Session 3:45 – 5:30 p.m.:

“Community Foundations in the Knowledge Business: Leadership”

• Moderator: Mariam C. Noland, President, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

• Speakers: John G. Davies, President and CEO, Baton Rouge Area Foundation

• Darcy Oman, President and CEO, Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia

• James Head, Vice President, Programs, San Francisco Foundation

• Scott Wierman, President, Winston-Salem Foundation

Reception & Dinner 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

“Third World America”

• Introduction: Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO, Knight Foundation

• Featured Speaker: Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post

Tuesday, March 1

Plenary Session 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

“A Community Information Toolkit: Assessing and Empowering Your Community”

• Moderator: Mayur Patel, Director, Strategic Assessment and Impact, Knight Foundation

• Speakers: Barbara Kibbe, Partner and Vice President of Client Services, Monitor Institute

• Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project

• Dr. Tony Siesfeld, Partner, Monitor Institute

Plenary Session 10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

“What’s Now; What’s Next”

• Moderator: Trabian Shorters, Vice President for Communities, Knight Foundation

• Speaker: Amy Webb, Webbmedia Group

Closing Lunch Noon – 2:00 p.m.

“Law and Disorder”

• Introduction: Alberto Ibargüen

• A.C. Thompson, Reporter, ProPublica

• Video: WGBH Boston's Frontline 2009 report "Law and Disorder"