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Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age The Knight Commission held an event on recommendations for sustaining democracy and maintaining information needs. It featured three panel discussion on the three overriding objectives needed to begin a national dialogue on the Commission's findings and recommendations. AGENDA: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Opening Presentations · Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, presents welcoming remarks. · Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute, introduces the Knight Commission. · Knight Commission Co-chairs Marissa Mayer and Theodore B. Olson announce the release of the report, "Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age" · Presentation of the Report to Government Officials with brief responses: o Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission o Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Government o Ernest Wilson, Chairman of the Board, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Panels: After presentations, there will be three panels, one on each of the objectives identified in the Knight Commission Report. Select Commissioners from the Knight Commission will sit on each panel with leaders from key stakeholders involved in the topic area. 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Panel on Availability of Information Knight Commissioners: · John Carroll, former editor, Los Angeles Times and other newspapers · Reed Hundt, former Chairman of the FCC · Michael Powell, former Chairman of the FCC Additional Panelists: · John Sturm, CEO, Newspaper Association of America · Vivian Schiller, CEO, National Public Radio 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. BREAK 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Panel on Access to Information and Skills Knight Commissioners: · Donna Nicely, Director, Nashville Public Library · Rey Ramsey, CEO, One Economy · Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai Additional Panelists: · Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Administrator, NTIA · Sherri Hope Culver, President, National Association of Media Literacy Education · Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press · Roberta Stevens, President-elect, American Library Association 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Panel on Engagement with Information and the Community Knight Commission: · Danah Boyd, Microsoft Research · Lisa MacCallum, Managing Director, Nike Foundation · Peter Shane, Executive Director, Knight Commission (tentative) Additional Panelists: · Paula Kerger, CEO, Public Broadcasting Service · Carolyn Lukensmeyer, CEO, AmericaSpeaks · Sonal Shah, White House Office (invited) ID: 289268-1 10/02/2009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
