Schedule

8:00 am - 8:45 am: Registration 

8:45 am - 9:00 am: Welcome from President Johnson & Reno Video

9:00 am - 10:30 am: Session 1

• Orrin Johnson, Public Defender. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/orrin-johnson/
• Lee Rowland is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Lee has extensive experience as a litigator, lobbyist, and public speaker. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/lee-rowland/
• Sharyl Attkisson, Journalist. A five-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting, Attkisson is author of the new book “The Smear” to be released in Spring 2017. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/sharyl-attkisson-2/
• Robin Brockelsby, Entrepreneur. A serial entrepreneur and Reno local, Brockelsby’s newest project stems from her personal journey to seek her true self. She is also incoming president of the board for the Crisis Call Center of Nevada. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/robin-brockelsby/
• Cara Brookins, Author. Brookins is most widely known as the woman who escaped a domestically violent relationship, and then built her own home along with her four children by watching YouTube videos. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/cara-brookins/
• Troi Irons, Vocalist and Guitarist. Irons will be bringing her daring and dynamic style to the stage to deliver moody guitar riffs and boundary-defying lyrics. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/troi-irons/

10:30 am - 10:50 am: Break

10:50 am to 12:30 pm: Session 2

• Dr. Julie A. Hogan is an associate professor at the University of Nevada Reno’s College of Business. Hogan earned her doctoral degree at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in Sociology. She earned her master’s degree at the University of California Chico when Pioneer Days (a university sanctioned week long alcohol and drug party) was broadcast on MTV. She has spent 30 years in the substance abuse prevention field, has amassed a whopping 38 million dollars in grants and contracts, and has three textbook publications. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/julie-hogan/
• Joe Sabini has lived in Reno, Nevada for his whole life. After graduating at Reno High School, he has gone on to attend the University of Nevada, Reno. He is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in the College of Business. Joe brings humor and thoughtfulness to all aspects in his life. In his free time, he finds passion in music and live productions. He is currently the lighting designer at Grace Church Reno and has played music all over the United States, including Carnegie Hall. Joe looks forward to traveling to Australia along with other parts of the world on service trips and giving back to his community. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/joe-sabini/
• Daniel Price, CEO of Breadware. Price leads the Reno-based electronics design and sourcing company that partners with organizations to help them launch new IoT (Internet of Things) products. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/daniel-price/
• Christine Porath is the author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and co-author of The Cost of Bad Behavior. Christine is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today, and has written articles for New York Times (Sunday Review), Wall Street Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, and Washington Post. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/christine-porath/
• Marianne Cooper is a sociologist at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the Center for the Advancement of Women’s Leadership at Stanford University. She is also an affiliate at the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. She was the lead researcher for Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg. She is a contributor to LeanIn.org, a contributing writer to the Atlantic, and a LinkedIn influencer. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/marianne-cooper/ 
• Steven Ing, Trainer and Therapist. Through writing and speaking engagements, Ing, another Reno local, is reframing an important conversation in society — one about the intelligent management of human sexuality. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/steven-ing/
• Allen Stone, Soul Artist. Stone will take a break from writing his fourth full-length album to perform his soulful music, which aims to transport listeners to a more exalted plane. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/allen-stone/

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break

• Bring your lunch to enjoy in our garden, or find nearby restaurants using the "Parking & Places of Interest" map available at washoecountylibrary.us/libraries/downtown-reno.php. 

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm: Session 3

• Jim James, Lead Singer of My Morning Jacket. James has toured with the likes of Neil Young, Pearl Jam and Bob Dylan. He will be both performing and speaking at TEDxUniversityofNevada. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/jim-james/
• Mariana Atencio is a Peabody-Award winning journalist and news personality working for MSNBC and NBC News, where she covers domestic and international issues doing breaking news and special reports. The Huffington Post called her “our Latina Christiane Amanpour” and one of the top Latinas in American Newsrooms, making the rare “crossover from Spanish to English television.” In 2017, she gave a TEDx Talk about the search for humanity, tolerance and inclusiveness in our world that has been seen by more than a million people. Mariana is very passionate about inspiring the next generation of storytellers. Connect with her @marianaatencio. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/mariana-atencio-2/
• Frankie Curreri Forza is a philosopher, Jiu Jitsu black belt athlete and IBJJF Masters World Champion driven by the commandment, “Don’t go to your grave with great music left inside you.” https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/frankie-curreri/
• Tony Lillios is an Integral Coach in personal development who is passionate about bringing transformational tools to larger audiences. Tony brings a breadth of experiences and education into this growing field of integral practice that supports whole person evolution to create sustainable personal shifts.https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/tony-lillios/ 
• John Brenkus, Creator, Executive Producer and Host of Sport Science. Brenkus has appeared in and produced more than 1,500 segments featured on ESPN’s entire sports platform including SportsCenter, Monday Night Football and the NBA Finals. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/john-brenkus/ 
• Mike Meinhardt. Imagine a world where affordable fresh fruit and vegetables are available to families across North America, where local growers have the opportunity to sell their entire crop regardless of slight imperfections, and where billions of pounds of organic materials are diverted from our landfills. Introducing, The Misfits – Rise of the Rejects! https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/mike-meinhardt/
• David Burkus. His forcoming book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He is also the author of Under New Management and The Myths of Creativity. David is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and his work has been featured in Fast Company, the Financial Times, Inc magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and CBS This Morning. https://tedxuniversityofnevada.org/speakers/david-burkus-2/
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

4:00 pm: Program ends.