Friday, November 1st, 2019
*Please note this is a preliminary schedule and subject to change.
9:00 – 9:30am Check-in, Light Breakfast, Networking
9:30 – 9:40am Welcome and Opening Remarks (Dr. Steven Small, Dr. Margaret T. Owen)
9:40 – 10:40am Keynote Address – Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek – “A Communication Foundation: Building Blocks for Lifelong Literacy”
10:40 – 11:00am Q&A Discussion – Dr. Hirsh-Pasek
11:00 – 11:15am Break
11:15 – 12:15pm Local Translational Research Panel Discussion featuring Drs. Mandy Maguire, Raul Rojas and Meghan Swanson, moderated by Lisa Goffman (UT Dallas)
12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch & Networking
1:15 – 2:15pm Policy Implications
2:15 – 3:00pm Tackle the Topic: Synergizing “Hackathon” led by Dr. Rob Ackerman and table discussion leaders
3:00 – 3:15pm Solutions – presented by table discussion leaders
3:15 – 3:30pm Closing Remarks