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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.

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TX Partners in Policymaking
Disability Rights Advocate

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

8:30pm CDT

Book Signing of John Kerry's "Every Day is Extra" ACL Live at The Moody TheaterJohn Kerry

7:00am CDT

Breakfast & Meet-and-Greet with 'The Diversity of Diversity' Panelists The Driskill Hotel, MezzanineSalman Bhojani • Theresa Chang • Bruno "Ralphy" Lozano • James White • Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

8:00am CDT

The Diversity of Diversity The Driskill Hotel, BallroomCorrie MacLaggan • Salman Bhojani • Theresa Chang • Bruno "Ralphy" Lozano • James White

8:30am CDT

Spoiler Alert Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceMatt Welch • Lucy Brenton • Nick Sarwark • Mark Tippetts

9:00am CDT

Meet-and-Greet with 'Mending the Safety Net' Panelists St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethel Hall Lounge (Third Floor)Mary Agnes Carey • Mark McClellan • Andy Slavitt • Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

9:45am CDT

Hack the Vote Studio 919 at The Texas TribuneAman Batheja • Dana DeBeauvoir • John Dickson • Joshua Geltzer • Keith Ingram

10:00am CDT

State of Texas: The Long Road to Equality Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceKXAN

10:30am CDT

The Democratic Wish List Texas Public Policy Foundation, McCombs Events CenterAlex Samuels • Nicole Collier • Mary González • Donna Howard • Poncho Nevárez • Eddie Rodriguez

11:30am CDT

Is Government Ethics an Oxymoron? St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethel HallDave Levinthal • Margaret Moore • Richard Painter • Walter Shaub • Steve Wolens

1:30pm CDT

So Did We Clean Up Foster Care? Texas Public Policy Foundation, McCombs Events CenterEdgar Walters • Kristene Blackstone • James Frank • Stephanie Rubin • Gene Wu

2:00pm CDT

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

2:30pm CDT

Meet-and-Greet with 'So Did We Clean Up Foster Care?' Panelists Texas Public Policy Foundation, 6th FloorKristene Blackstone • James Frank • Stephanie Rubin • Edgar Walters • Gene Wu • Upbring

3:15pm CDT

Code Red at HHSC St. David's Episcopal Church, Crail HallDavid McSwane • Sarah Davis • Kyle Janek • Kirk Watson Yes, We Cannabis Capital Factory, Voltron SpaceAlex Samuels • Morris Denton • Heather Fazio • Eddie Lucio III • Stephanie Klick

3:45pm CDT

Bail and Pot are Only the Beginning Texas Public Policy Foundation, AuditoriumJolie McCullough • Art Acevedo • Christina Melton Crain • Doug Deason • Alice Marie Johnson • Mimi Marziani

7:00pm CDT

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