Event Program

Monday, September 19, 2022

3:00 p.m.    –

12:00 a.m.

Hilton Americas Hotel Check-In
(Hotel Check-in is at 3 P.M., early check-in may be available)

5:30 p.m.    –

8:00 p.m.

Opening Reception & Fireside Chat, Hilton Americas Ballroom • Fireside Chat: “Consequential Conversations: Engaging & Empowering the Next Generation!”

Ballroom of the Americas DE (2nd Floor)

The Honorable Sylvester Turner
Mayor, City of Houston,Texas

The Honorable Michael B. Hancock
Mayor, City of Denver, Colorado

Dr. Rod Paige
U.S. Secretary of Education (2001-2005)

Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover
President, Tennessee State University

Ben Chou
Program Officer for Civic Engagement and Electoral Participation,
Houston Endowment

Tyerra Osbourne

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

7:00 a.m.    –

6:00 p.m.

NNCVR Attendee Check-In

8:00 a.m.    –

10:00 a.m.

First Plenary Session—Where Do We Go From Here? (Formal Breakfast)

Grand Ballroom GHJK (4th Floor)

The Honorable Sylvester Turner
Mayor, City of Houston,Texas

Acquanetta Warren
Mayor, City of Fontana, California

The Honorable Michael B. Hancock
Mayor, City of Denver, Colorado

Clarence Anthony
Executive Director, National League of Cities

Justin Levitt
Senior Policy Advisor on Democracy and Voting Rights, White House

Mark Grueskin
Shareholder- Recht Kornfield, PC

Michael Li, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Brennan Center’s Democracy Program

Amber McReynolds
Chief Executive Officer, National Vote at Home Institute

10:00 a.m.    –

10:15 a.m.

Break

Breakout Session I: Getting To Work!

10:15 a.m.    –

11:15 a.m.

I. Breakout Session A: Legal Strategy for Voter Access

Grand Ballroom I (4th Floor)

Troy Bratton
Elections Lawyer, City and County of Denver

Michael Li, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Brennan Center’s Democracy Program

Mark Grueskin
Shareholder- Recht Kornfield, PC

10:15 a.m.    –

11:15 a.m.

I. Breakout Session B: Community Responsibility and Voter Registration

Grand Ballroom L (4th Floor)

The Honorable Sylvester Turner
Mayor, City of Houston,Texas

Acquanetta Warren
Mayor, City of Fontana, California

Joyce LeBombard
President, League of Women Voters, Texas

Judson Robinson, III
President, Houston Area Urban League

Genesis Sanchez
Deputy Texas Director of Civic Engagement, NALEO

Jenn Steinfeld
National League of Cities

10:15 a.m.    –

11:15 a.m.

I. Breakout Session C: Leveraging Intergovernmental Relationships for Fair Elections

Room 340 AB (3rd Floor)

The Honorable Michael B. Hancock
Mayor, City of Denver, Colorado

The Honorable John Giles
Mayor, City of Mesa, Arizona

Amber McReynolds
Chief Executive Officer, National Vote at Home Institute

Cliff Tatum
Harris County Elections Administrator

Dana Waters
National League of Cities

11:30 p.m.    –

12:00 p.m.

Press Conference

Room 335 (A-C) (3rd Floor)

12:30 p.m.    –

2:00 p.m.

Second Plenary Session— The Urgency of Now (Formal Luncheon)

Grand Ballroom GHJK (4th Floor)

12:30 p.m.    –

2:00 p.m.

Q&A Panel Discussion: Impact of Historical Disenfranchisement & Discrimination

Mayor Annise Parker
President, Victory Fund

Maria Town
President and CEO- American Association of People with Disabilities

Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez
Executive Director- NextGen America

Isabel Coronado
Research Scholar at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management

Nicholas M. Little
Lieutenant, United States Navy

Joyce LeBombard
President, League of Women Voters, Texas

2:00 p.m.    –

2:15 p.m.

Break

Breakout Sessions II & III: Working With Hidden Communities

2:15 p.m.    –

3:15 p.m.

II. Breakout Session A: Youth & Young Adults: The Future of Democracy

Room 335 A-C (3rd Floor)

Emanuel “Boo” Milton
Board of Directors- Cities United

Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez
Executive Director- NextGen America

Isabel Coronado
Research Scholar at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management

Dr. Michael Adams
Professor of Political Science and Public Administration- Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University

2:15 p.m.    –

3:15 p.m.

II. Breakout Session B: LGBTQ+ Issues and Democratic Process

Grand Ballroom L (4th Floor)

Mayor Annise Parker
President, Victory Fund

Verniss McFarland
Founder & CEO- The Mahogany Project

Brad Pritchett
Field Director- Equality Texas

2:15 p.m.    –

3:15 p.m.

II. Breakout Session C: Disability Community: Building an Inclusive Voting Experience

Grand Ballroom I (4th Floor)

Angel Ponce
Director- City of Houston Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities

Maria Town
President and CEO- American Association of People with Disabilities

Sashi Nisankarao
Senior ADA Compliance Manager- Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office

Toby Cole
Attorney- Cole Law Firm

3:15 p.m.    –

3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.    –

4:30 p.m.

III. Breakout Session A: Youth & Young Adults: The Future of Democracy

Room 335 A-C (3rd Floor)

Emanuel “Boo” Milton
Board of Directors- Cities United

Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez
Executive Director- NextGen America

Isabel Coronado
Research Scholar at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management

Dr. Michael Adams
Professor of Political Science and Public Administration- Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University

3:30 p.m.    –

4:30 p.m.

III. Breakout Session B: LGBTQ+ Issues and Democratic Process

Grand Ballroom L (4th Floor)

The Honorable Annise Parker
President, Victory Fund

Verniss McFarland
Founder & CEO- The Mahogany Project

Brad Pritchett
Field Director- Equality Texas

3:30 p.m.    –

4:30 p.m.

III. Breakout Session C: Disability Community: Building an Inclusive Voting Experience

Grand Ballroom I (4th Floor)

Angel Ponce
Director- City of Houston Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities

Maria Town
President and CEO- American Association of People with Disabilities

Sashi Nisankarao
Senior ADA Compliance Manager- Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office

Toby Cole
Attorney- Cole Law Firm

Reception

5:30 p.m.    –

8:00 p.m.

George R. Brown Convention Center - Ballroom B (3rd Floor)

The Honorable Sylvester Turner
Mayor, City of Houston,Texas

The Honorable Michael B. Hancock
Mayor, City of Denver, Colorado

The Honorable David Holt
Mayor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Acquanetta Warren
Mayor, City of Fontana, California

Gabe Amo
Attorney- Cole Law Firm

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

7:15 a.m.    –

8:15 a.m.

NNCVR Attendee Check-In

8:30 a.m.    –

10:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast (Informal Breakfast)

10:15 p.m.    –

11:00 a.m.

Third Plenary Session— Safe, Secure, and Reliable Elections for All

Grand Ballroom GHJK (4th Floor)

Cliff Tatum
Harris County Elections Administrator

The Honorable Greg Fischer
Mayor, City of Louisville, Kentucky

Maria Town
President and CEO- American Association of People with Disabilities

Greta Bedekovics
Associate Director of Democracy- Center for American Progress

11:00 a.m.    –

12:00 p.m.

Closing General Session

Grab & Go Lunch

Acquanetta Warren
Mayor, City of Fontana, California