Save the date | February 22-23, 2020 | Washington, D.C.

Save the date | February 22-23, 2020 | Washington, D.C.

Agenda

Agenda

All events will take place at the JW Marriott Washington, DC unless otherwise noted.


Sunday, February 23

  4 - 5:30 p.m. Conference Registration
Capitol Ballroom Foyer, Ballroom Level
JW Marriott


Monday, February 24

  8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Conference Registration
Capitol Ballroom Foyer, Ballroom Level
  10:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom Doors Open
  11 - 11:20 a.m.
Opening
Miri Marshall meteorologist, WUSA-TV
Annie Yu “Get Up DC” news anchor, WUSA-TV

Welcome Remarks
Jordan Wertlieb, NAB joint board chair and president, Hearst Television
  11:20 - 11:40 a.m. The Honorable G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), United States House of Representatives, member, Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and member, Subcommittee on Energy and Health

Introduction: Jordan Wertlieb
  11:40 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Honorable Gordon H. Smith, president and chief executive officer, NAB
State of the Broadcast Industry
  12 - 12:10 p.m. Michelle Lehman, executive vice president, Marketing, NAB
Live Call to Action
  12:10 - 12:20 p.m. Kahoot! Round One
  12:20 - 12:50 p.m. Matthew Berry, chief of staff, Federal Communications Commission

Moderator: Rick Kaplan, general counsel and executive vice president, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, NAB
  12:50 - 1:20 p.m. Lunch Break
  1:20 1:30 p.m. Kahoot! Round Two
  1:30 - 2 p.m. National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations (NASBA)
  • Recognition of Kent Cornish, president, Kansas Association of Broadcasters
    Retiring 2020
  • Recognition of Polly Johnson, immediate past president, NASBA and president and CEO, Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
  • Mark Gordon, president, NASBA and president and CEO, Missouri Broadcasters Association
Presentation: Sue Keenom, senior vice president, State, International and Board Relations, NAB and Gordon Smith
  2 - 2:20 p.m. Broadcast Champion Award
The Honorable Greg Walden (OR-02), United States House of Representatives, ranking member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Introduction and Presentation: Gordon Smith
  2:20 - 2:25 p.m. Kahoot! Round Three
  2:25 - 3 p.m. Jareen Imam, director, Social Newsgathering and Discovery, NBC News
Tracking Manipulated Content: How to Uncover the Truth Online

Introduction: Sam Matheny, chief technology officer and executive vice president, Technology, NAB
  3 - 4 p.m. Government Relations and Legal Briefing
  • Shawn Donilon, executive vice president, Government Relations, NAB
  • Rick Kaplan, general counsel and executive vice president, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, NAB
  • Jack Smedile, senior vice president, Government Relations, NAB
  • Grisella Martinez, vice president, Government Relations, NAB
Moderator: Curtis LeGeyt, chief operating officer, NAB
  4 - 4:30 p.m. One-on-one with Charlie Cook, The Cook Political Report
2020 Political Outlook
Brought to you by the NAB Political Action Committee (NABPAC)

Moderator: Gordon Smith

Introduction: Jennifer Flemming, senior director, NABPAC

  4:30 - 4:50 p.m. The Honorable David Cicilline (RI-01) United States House of Representatives, member, Judiciary Committee; chairman, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law and chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee

Introduction: Jordan Wertlieb
  4:50 - 4:55 p.m. Kahoot! Grand Prize Round
  4:55 - 5 p.m. Closing Remarks
Miri Marshall
  5 - 6 p.m. Welcome Reception
Capitol Ballroom



Tuesday, February 25

  7 - 9 a.m. Breakfast
Capitol Ballroom Foyer
  All Day Capitol Hill Visits
  5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
NABPAC Reception
NABPAC donors only

Presidential Suite
Union Station
50 Massachusetts Ave., NE
  6:30 - 8 p.m. 2020 State Leadership Conference Reception
Union Station – East Hall
50 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Bus service:
Begins: 5:15 p.m. – NABPAC Reception
Begins: 6:15 p.m. – State Leadership Reception
Pennsylvania Avenue Level, JW Marriott

Starting at 5:15 p.m. buses will run on a continuous loop from the JW Marriott to Union Station. They will drop off and pick up in the middle lane of the bus arrival area in front of Union Station. The last bus will depart from Union Station to the JW Marriott at 8:30 p.m.



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