Join us for our Opening General Session

Jon Meacham, Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author

The Ultimate Choice: Lessons from History of Epic Presidential Races

In this nonpartisan presentation, Jon Meacham explains the dynamics of 2020 by looking back at the seminal elections that have shaped us throughout history, including Lincoln’s narrow win in 1860; the ideology divided four-way campaign of 1948; the razor-thin Kennedy-Nixon contest of 1960; the tumult of 1968; and Ronald Reagan’s late-breaking surge in 1980.

Fireside Chat:Diane Greene and Kobie Fuller, General Partner, Upfront Ventures

Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera

Institutional Collaboration: Key to solving the global skills crisis

The global nature of the skills crisis requires institutions to collaborate at an unprecedented scale in order to provide lifelong access to high-quality learning. We urgently need to build a coalition of governments, industry, and universities around the world to equip the global workforce with the skills needed to advance careers, boost employability, and stimulate inclusive economic growth.

Special Message with Hadi Partovi, CEO & Founder, Code.org

Fireside Chat: Anand Giridharadas, Author, “Winner Takes All” moderated by Ainsley Harris, Senior Writer, Fast Co