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Presidential Ideas Festival: Wednesday Live Video

The Presidential Ideas Festival: Democracy in Dialogue will convene elected leaders, scholars, policymakers, business and media leaders, and students to drive a thoughtful discussion on the state of democracy in the United States and abroad.

Through the lens of the American presidency, the Presidential Ideas Festival will examine some of the most pressing challenges facing democracy around the world and glean lessons from and for the American context.

Wednesday's schedule and livestreams:

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Keynote conversations

Crystal Ball live: Politics, big ideas, and election 2020

Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist, New York Times
Chris Matthews, host, Hardball with Chris Matthews
Karl Rove, senior advisor, George W. Bush
Amy Walter, national editor, The Cook Political Report
Larry Sabato, director, Center for Politics, UVA (moderator)

The presidency and the press in a digital age

Don Baer, former White House director of communications, Bill Clinton
Dan Bartlett, former White House director of communications, George W. Bush
Ayesha Rascoe, White House correspondent, NPR
Nicole Hemmer, assistant professor presidential studies, Miller Center (moderator)

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Religion and democracy

Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist, New York Times
Kathleen Flake, professor of religious studies, UVA
Sylvester Johnson, professor and director of the Center for Humanities, Virginia Tech
Jalane Schmidt, associate professor of religious studies, UVA
Nichole Flores, assistant professor of religious studies, UVA (moderator)

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Keynote conversation

Teachable moments: Education and the spread of democracy

Yoni Appelbaum, senior editor for politics at The Atlantic
Kristina Johnson, chancellor, SUNY; undersecretary of energy, Barack Obama
Derek Mitchell, president, National Democratic Institute
Dan Twining, president, International Republican Institute
Margot Rogers, special advisor to the president for strategic initiatives, UVA; former chief of staff, Secretary Arne Duncan (moderator)

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Keynote conversation

E pluribus unum? Race, religion, and American identity

Larycia Hawkins, general faculty, Departments of Politics, UVA; faculty fellow, Department of Religious Studies, UVA
Ibram Kendi, professor, American University
Jason Johnson, professor, Morgan State University
David Saperstein, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom
Sidney Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics, Miller Center (moderator)

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