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The Texas Tribune Festival

The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival is upon us! Join us Sept. 27-29 in downtown Austin for two days of unique perspectives, thoughtful conversation and networking — all in the shadow of the Texas Capitol.

CameronLudwick

University of Texas Press
Publicity and Communications Manager
Austin, TX

utexaspress.com

12:00pm CDT

Women at #TribFest18 Lunch Festival Hub at 800 CongressEmily Ramshaw

6:00pm CDT

Opening Night Reception ACL Live at The Moody Theater

7:00pm CDT

Opening Keynote: One on One with John Kerry ACL Live at The Moody TheaterEvan Smith • John Kerry

8:00am CDT

Planet Texas 2050: A UT Grand Challenge Texas Public Policy Foundation, 6th FloorThe University of Texas at Austin

8:30am CDT

The Economics of Higher Ed St. David's Episcopal Church, Crail HallShannon Najmabadi • Robert Duncan • Brian McCall • Diana Natalicio • Royce West • Michael K. Young The Threat Assessment The Paramount TheatreWilliam Inboden • John Brennan • Richard Engel • William McRaven • Nicholas Rasmussen

10:00am CDT

Live Broadcast of "Texas Standard" Festival Hub at 800 CongressDouglas Brinkley • David Brown

10:30am CDT

Gender, Power and Leadership Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceAlexa Ura • Wendy Davis • Eva Guzman • Linda Livingstone • Senfronia Thompson

11:30am CDT

Is Social Media Good for Democracy? Texas Public Policy Foundation, AuditoriumGene Park • Jim Brady • Roger McNamee • Vivian Schiller • Siva Vaidhyanathan

1:00pm CDT

Live Broadcast of KERA’s “Think” The Driskill Hotel, Citadel RoomKrys Boyd • Richard Painter • KERA - Think

1:30pm CDT

A Test for the New Texas St. David's Episcopal Church, Crail HallEvan Smith • John King • Mike Morath • Raymund Paredes

2:00pm CDT

The Latina Moment Central Presbyterian ChurchVictoria DeFrancesco Soto • Veronica Escobar • Sylvia Garcia • María Teresa Kumar • Cristina Tzintzún

3:15pm CDT

All Rise The Driskill Hotel, Citadel RoomEmma Platoff • Nathan Hecht • Sharon Keller Is the Water Crisis Over? Texas Public Policy Foundation, McCombs Events CenterLaura Huffman • Bech Bruun • Kathleen Jackson • Carlos Rubinstein

3:45pm CDT

Education Reform That Makes the Grade St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethel HallKrys Boyd • Robert Enlow • Gina Hinojosa • Randan Steinhauser • Todd Williams

9:00am CDT

The Consequences of Gun Violence Central Presbyterian ChurchPamela Colloff • Chris Grady • Nicole Hockley • Suzanna Gratia Hupp • Frank Pomeroy The Political Rhetoric of Donald Trump and Alex Jones: On Fake News and Weaponized Communications Walmart Partner Tent, Open CongressAustin American-Statesman

9:30am CDT

One on One with Nancy Pelosi The Paramount TheatreAlex Wagner • Nancy Pelosi The Pervasiveness of Climate Texas Public Policy Foundation, McCombs Events CenterMichael Webber • Jason Bordoff • Katharine Hayhoe

10:00am CDT

All the Opinion That’s Fit to Print The Driskill Hotel, BallroomBrian Stelter • Michelle Goldberg • Kathleen Kingsbury • Bret Stephens

10:30am CDT

The Way Forward is Urban The Driskill Hotel, Citadel RoomDavid Brown • Steve Adler • Beth Van Duyne • Dee Margo • Ron Nirenberg

11:15am CDT

One on One with Cecile Richards The Paramount TheatreAnna Palmer • Cecile Richards

12:45pm CDT

Chasing Madam President H+K Strategies North Tent, Open CongressEmily Ramshaw • Amy Chozick • Jennifer Palmieri

1:45pm CDT

This is the Story of a Hurricane Texas Public Policy Foundation, McCombs Events CenterNeena Satija • Sylvester Turner

2:15pm CDT

1968 Central Presbyterian ChurchHendrik Hertzberg • Luci Baines Johnson • Chris Matthews • Lawrence O’Donnell • Dan Rather Is Texas Really the Future? H+K Strategies North Tent, Open CongressStephen Harrigan • Lawrence Wright

3:30pm CDT

Mulling Mueller The Paramount TheatreVirginia Heffernan • Joaquin Castro • Mieke Eoyang • Evan McMullin • Adam Schiff • Michael Schmidt

3:45pm CDT

XPOTUS St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethel HallMark Updegrove • Douglas Brinkley • Valerie Jarrett • David Simas

4:00pm CDT

One on One with DeRay Mckesson H+K Strategies North Tent, Open CongressNeena Satija • DeRay Mckesson

7:00pm CDT

Closing Keynote: One on One with Beto O’Rourke The Long Center for the Performing ArtsEvan Smith • Beto O'Rourke