Video: Watch Keynote Speakers at the Communication Network Conference

Tune in for a live video stream of the Communication Network’s annual conference, ComNet17. See the schedule for the event’s keynote sessions on September 28 and 29, listed below.

• Sarah Hurwitz, former speechwriter for Michelle Obama, talks about connecting with the audience and the need for clear language with NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Melanie Newman. September 28, 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
• Katherine Boo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, talks about storytelling and narrative with the MacArthur Foundation’s Meredith Klein. September 28, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Grant Oliphant, president of the Heinz Endowments, makes the case for communications for good. September 28, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
• A panel discusses the threat of climate change in Miami with Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine; the city’s chief resiliency officer, Jane Gilbert; Surfrider Foundation Chief Executive Chad Nelsen,; and Miami Foundation’s director of communications, Matthew Beatty; moderated by the foundation’s Javier Soto. September 29, 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
• Michele Norris, former NPR host and founder of the Bridge and the Race Card Project talks about diversity, equity, and inclusion and the challenges facing America today with the Communication Network’s Sean Gibbons. September 29, 9:00am – 10:00am.
• Franklin Sirmans, museum leader, talks about the role of museums in the 21st century as gathering places and communication labs with the Walton Family Foundation’s Daphne Moore. September 29, 11:30am – 12:15pm.

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