General Sessions
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Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, now Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
The Challenges of Change: Jobs, Healthcare and Economic Stability
Known as one of the nation's leading thinkers on the subjects of work and
the economy, Robert Reich was the nation's Secretary of Labor during the
first Clinton administration and served as an economic advisor on President
Obama's transition team. He is the author of 11 books and more than 200 published articles and is a regular TV and public radio economic commentator. |
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Donna Shalala, Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, now
Professor of Political Science and President of the University of Miami
Healthcare Reform: What Is Possible, What Is Probable
Appointed by President Clinton in 1993, Donna Shalala served as Secretary of HHS for eight years, the longest term for that position in U.S. history. In 2007, President Bush selected her to co-chair a federal commission to evaluate the transition of wounded service members into civilian society. A leading scholar on the political economy of state and local government, she has held professorships and top executive positions at several prestigious universities. She has won many national honors, including the distinguished Medal of Freedom presented by President Bush in 2008.
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Mark D. Smith, MD, President and CEO, California HealthCare Foundation
Healthcare in California: Checking the Vital Signs
Dr. Smith heads the California HealthCare Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the health of the people of California through key programs: innovations for the underserved, better chronic disease care, and market and policy monitoring. A board-certified internist, he is a member of the clinical faculty at the University of California San Francisco and an attending physician at the Positive Health Program for AIDS care at San Francisco General Hospital.
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The Capitol Steps
How Would You Like to Be in Their Shoes? A Humorous Take on
Washington Today
Be prepared to laugh out loud no matter what your political leanings. Started more than 25 years ago by a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people who employed them, The Capitol Steps entertainers have no equal in their special brand of satirical political humor.
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