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• Marlene Seltzer, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future
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Remarks

• Thomas Glynn, COO, Partners HealthCare
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Address: Confessions of an Education Fundamentalist: Why Grade 12 Is Not the Right End Point for Anyone

• Anthony Carnevale, Research Professor, Georgetown University
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Changing the Political Dialogue

• The Honorable Roy Romer, Chairman, Strong American Schools and former Governor of Colorado
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Doubling the Numbers: Why Transitions Matter Most

• Nancy Hoffman, Vice President, Youth Transitions, JFF
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Immigrants in the U.S. Education System and Abroad

• Moderator: Lynn Olson, Managing Editor Special Projects, Education Week           
• Andreas Schleicher, Head of Indicators and Analysis Division, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development            
• Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, The Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education, New York University
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• The Honorable Mike Easley, Governor, North Carolina
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Leading Inter-Institutional Change: Four Champions of K-16 Look Back at their Efforts to Increase Access and Opportunity for Underserved Youth

• Moderator: Bob Schwartz, Academic Dean and William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Carol R. Johnson, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools and Former Superintendent, Memphis City Schools and Minneapolis Public Schools              
• Richard Kendell, Commissioner of Higher Education, Utah System of Higher Education    
• Roberta S. Matthews, Senior Advisor, JFF and Former Provost, Brooklyn College
• Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers and Former Chief State School Officer, Kentucky
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A Conversation with Vicki L. Phillips: Reflections from the New Director, Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

• Introduction: Hilary Pennington, Director, U.S. Special Initiatives, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Vicki L. Phillips, Director, Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Viewing Double the Numbers Through the Media Lens

• Moderator: Joel Vargas, Program Director, JFF
• Daniel de Vise, Education Reporter, Washington Post              
• Scott Jaschik, Editor and Co-founder, Inside Higher Ed.com              
• Andrew Rotherham, Co-founder and Co-director, Education Sector
• Richard Whitmire, Editorial Writer, USA Today
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