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
Ben Chou
Program Officer for Civic Engagement and Electoral Participation,
Houston Endowment
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
2:15 p.m. –
3:15 p.m.
II. Breakout Session C: Disability Community: Building an Inclusive Voting Experience
Grand Ballroom I (4th Floor)
Sashi Nisankarao
Senior ADA Compliance Manager- Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office
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)
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)
3:30 p.m. –
4:30 p.m.
III. Breakout Session C: Disability Community: Building an Inclusive Voting Experience
Grand Ballroom I (4th Floor)
Sashi Nisankarao
Senior ADA Compliance Manager- Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office
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
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)
11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Closing General Session
Grab & Go Lunch
Acquanetta Warren
Mayor, City of Fontana, California