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Agenda

Tuesday, April 21st:
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Early Registration - Galleria 4 Foyer

     
Wednesday, April 22nd: Pre-Conference Events

Texas Inaugural Multicultural Summit

Theme: “Building Bridges Connecting Communities
7:30 a.m.   Registration - Plaza Foyer


8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Texas Talent Summit


8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Breakfast - “From Slavery to Presidency ”
Keynote Speaker:  Douglas A. Blackmon


9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Second Annual Texas Hispanic/Latino Summit
Keynote Speaker:  Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Inaugural Texas Asian American Summit
Speaker:  Kay Iwata

 
    Inaugural Texas African American Summit
Keynote Speaker: Dr. George C. Wright

12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Multicultural Awards Lunch
Theme:  Building Bridges Connecting Our Communities

11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Second Annual GLBT Summit


5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Multicultural Reception
Honoraries:  TBD
Thursday, April 23rd
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration and Check-In - Galleria Foyer
8:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Second Annual Glass Ceiling Awards Breakfast
Keynote Speaker:  Cornel West

(Submit Award Nominations Here)

10:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Session I
12:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Session II
2:50 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Session III
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Scholarship Reception
Friday, April 24th
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration and Check-In - Galleria Foyer
7:30 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Session I
10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Session II
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Closing General Session
Keynote Speaker:  TBD

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Second Annual Legal Diversity Awards Luncheon         Keynote Speaker: Susan Klooz