WHEN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 & THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 11 AM – 4 PM CT
WHERE: THE POWER LOUNGE AT MCCORMICK PLACE, WEST BUILDING, FLOOR 3, EXHIBITION HALL, BOOTH 816 (INSIDE DEMPALOOZA)
Wednesday, August 21
11:00 AM CT
Women Stepping Up: Tennessee & Beyond
Tennessee State Rep. Gloria Johnson, Candidate for U.S. Senate
Shannon Watts, Founder Emerita, Moms Demand Action
11:30 AM CT
Year of the Gen Z Vote
Moderator: Deja Foxx, Founder, GenZ Girl Gang
Panelists: Annika Krovi, President, High School Democrats of America
Ellie Sato, Candidate for Maine state legislature
12:45 PM CT
The Wonder Woman Election
Lynda Carter, Actor and activist
Amber Tamblyn, Actor, poet and activist
1:00 PM CT
Is The Media Going To Get It Right This Time?
Moderator: Cindi Leive, CEO, The Meteor
Panelists: Samantha Barry, Glamour Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Shaniqua McClendon, Vice President of Politics for Crooked Media
1:15 PM CT
Project 2025: Harm to education & beyond
Moderator: Katie Grossbard, Strategic advisor and content creator
Panelists: U.S. Rep. Becca Balint
Amber Tamblyn, Actor, poet and activist
2:00 PM CT
Live Podcast Taping: Give Caregiving Its Due
Host: Sarah Jones, Host of America, Who Hurt You?
Guests: Tarana Burke, Founder, me too.
Ai-Jen Poo, Director, Caring Across Generations
2:30 PM CT
Vote Against Gun Violence
Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Moms Demand Action Executive Director
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath
2:45 PM CT
Historic Firsts, in Conversation
Moderator: Paola Ramos, Host and correspondent for VICE News, contributor to Telemundo News and MSNBC
Panelists: Virginia State Sen. Danica Roem
Colorado State Rep. Brianna Titone
3:30 PM CT
Inside “White Dudes for Harris”
Moderator: Liz Plank, Author and journalist
Panelists: Sean Astin, Actor and advocate
Ross Morales Rocketto, Organizer, White Dudes for Harris
Thursday, August 22
11:00 AM CT
This Election is About Abortion
Moderator: Busy Philipps, Actor and activist
Panelists: Arizona State Sen. Eva Burch
Kaitlyn Joshua, Maternal health advocate
Mini Timmaraju, President and CEO, Reproductive Freedom For All
Amanda Zurawski, Reproductive health advocate
11:45 AM CT
The Power of Mothers
Reshma Saujani, CEO and Founder, Moms First
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood
12:15 PM CT
Live Podcast Taping: Pantsuit Politics
Hosts: Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers
Guests: San Francisco Mayor London Breed
A’shanti F. Gholar, Emerge President
1:00 PM CT
Women & The Court
Moderator: Ashley Allison, CNN Commentator and CEO, Watering Hole Media
Panelists: U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Fatima Goss Graves, President, National Women’s Law Center Action Fund
1:45 PM CT
Live Podcast Taping: UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Host: Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Guests: Brittney Cooper, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, author, activist, and cultural critic
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley
2:30 PM CT
Live Podcast Taping: Betches News & Under The Desk News
Hosts: Sami Sage and V Spehar
Guest: Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow
3:00 PM CT
A Future Free of Gender Violence
Dr. Salamishah Tillet, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and activist
Anita Hill, American lawyer, educator and author
For more information, please email dnc@emergeamerica.org.
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