CONFERENCE AGENDA Subject to change

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007

Pre-Conference Dinner
Private Residence in Georgetown

7:00 – 9:00 pm Leadership Circle Dinner* with featured guests including
Senator Barbara Boxer (CA)
Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)
Representative Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007
The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW

8:00 – 8:30 am Conference Registration & Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 am Welcome
Cynthia Friedman, Janice Griffin, Carol Pensky, WLF Co-Chairs

WLF Women Leading The Way
Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20)

Women Changing the Face of the Senate
Senator Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Senator Claire McCaskill (Missouri)

9:20 – 11:00 am “Who and What” Will Drive the 2008 Political Landscape
Jennifer E. Duffy, Managing Editor and Political Analyst, The Cook Political Report
Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners
Steve Rabinowitz, President, Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications

11:05 – 12:20 pm Being Courageous: Finding Strength in Peace
Discussion about Iraq & National Security
Lt. General Claudia J. Kennedy, U.S. Army, Retired
Dr. Susan Rice, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch Honoring Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi
Emcee: Alfre Woodard, Emmy Award-Winning Actress
Introduction of Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi by Governor Howard Dean, DNC Chairman

2:15 – 3:45 pm The “XX” Factor and Presidential Campaign Policy
Dr. Martha Burk, National Co-Chair of Women for Richardson
Mindi Iden, California State Director for Senator Mike Gravel
Mike Klein, Campaign Manager for Representative Dennis Kucinich
Ann Lewis, Senior Advisor for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
MaryEllen McGuire, Deputy Policy Director for Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Kate Michelman, Senior Campaign Advisor for Senator John Edwards
Karen Mulhauser, Senior Advisor for Women for Obama
Evan Ryan, Deputy Campaign Manager for Senator Joe Biden

3:45 - 4:00 pm BREAK

4:10 – 5:15 pm Race and Gender in the Democratic Party
A Conversation Across Generations

5:15 – 6:30 pm Reception: Young Women Continuing the Conversation
Featured Guest: Alfre Woodard

6:30 – 8:00 pm Leadership Circle Reception* with Members of Congress

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007
The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW

8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 – 10:30 am Town Hall Meeting with Governor Howard Dean

10:35 – 11:00 am Democrats Moving Forward
Leah Daughtry, DNC Chief of Staff and CEO 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee
Andy Tobias, DNC Treasurer

11:00 – 11:50 am Reaching Out To Women Voters
Parag Mehta, DNC Director of Training

11:50 – 12:00 pm Conclusion of Program
Sharon Grosfeld, Executive Director, Women’s Leadership Forum

* Events not included in general Conference Registration Fee. Please see registration form for details.