General Session Speakers

Opening General Session

Monday, March 11 

Frank Luntz
  

Frank Luntz

Bipartisan Political Pollster and Communications Expert
Mayor Nutter

Michael A. Nutter

Mayor of Philadelphia
     
Vincent C. Gray

Vincent C. Gray 

Mayor of Washington, D.C.

Afternoon General Session

Monday, March 11 

Kathleen Sebelius
  

Kathleen Sebelius

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Shaun Donovan  

Shaun Donovan

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
     
Martin Dempsey

Martin Dempsey 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Closing General Session

Tuesday, March 12

John McCain
  

John McCain

Senator (R-AZ)
 Tom Vilsack  

Tom Vilsack

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
     

Other Featured Speakers

Al Sharpton

Celebrate Diversity Breakfast

Monday, March 11

Rev. Al Sharpton

Founder of the National Action Network and Host of MSNBC's 'PoliticsNation'



 Ed Rendell  

Protecting Cities in the Federal Budget Debates

Tuesday, March 12

Ed Rendell

Former Governor of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Fix the Debt Coalition
     
Randi Weingarten

Educating America - How City Elected Officials Can Influence School Reform

Tuesday, March 12

Randi Weingarten

President of the American Federation of Teachers

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