Schedule

Location:

JW Marriott

7:00pm-10:00pm

Welcome Reception

Hosted by Google

Poolside

Location:

JW Marriott

7:30am

Breakfast

8:10am-8:15am

Welcome Remarks - An introduction to Alliance of Youth Movements

Suzanne Hall, Emcee, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

8:15am-8:40am

Opening Remarks

Carlos Pascual, United States Ambassador to Mexico

Maria Otero, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs

8:40am-8:50am

Hub Introduction/Video

Jason Liebman Co-founder, Alliance of Youth Movements & CEO, Howcast

8:50am-9:35am

Stories from Mexico

Mayra Contreras, México SOS

Elias Kuri, Iluminemos Mexico

Ana Franco de Wattnem, México Unido Contra la Delincuencia

Moderator: Suzanne Hall, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

9:35am-10:35am

Panel Discussion: Success Stories from AYM 08

Panel:

• Oscar Morales, Un Millón de Voces Contra Las FARC (Colombia)
• Brian Center, A Better LA (USA)
• Chris Sarette, Invisible Children (USA)
• Jamie Tworkowski, To Write Love On Her Arms (USA)
• Majiid Nawaz, Quilliam Foundation (UK)

Moderator: Jared Cohen, U.S. Department of State

10:35am-11:00am

Coffee Break

11:00am-12:00pm

Panel Discussion: 21st Century Women Leaders

Panel:

• Kelly Niknejad, Tehran Bureau (United Kingdom)
• Verónica Nur Valdéz, Raíces de Esperanza (USA)
• Ceren Kenar, Genç Siviller (Turkey)

Moderator: Nicole Lapin, CNN

12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch

Remarks: Secretary Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont Urueta, Mexican Secretary of Government

1:30pm-2:30pm

Panel Discussion: Using Social Networks to Effect Change

Panel:

• Screening of AYM Video #1 "How to Use Twitter to Effect Change"

• Jack Dorsey, Founder and Chairman, Twitter
• Steve Grove, Head of News and Politics, YouTube
• Kristen Morrisey, Principle New Business Development, Google
• James Eberhard, CEO, MobileAccord

Moderator: Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation, The U.S. Department of State

2:30pm-3:25pm

Panel Discussion: Social Media as a Tool to Promote Human Rights

Panel:

• Abu Alkeer Waleed, 48 Hour Hunger Strike in Saudi Arabia: Solidarity with Detainees in KSA (Saudi Arabia)
• Sophie Lwin, Burma Global Action Network (USA)
• Matt Brady, Program Officer, Freedom House
• Mehdi Yahyanejad, Balatarin.com

Moderator: Chris Csikszentmihalyi, Civic Media, MIT Media Lab

3:25pm-3:45pm

Coffee Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Panel Discussion: Using Viral Video to Effect Change

Panel:

• Kelly Niknejad, Tehran Bureau (United Kingdom)
• Ari Wallach, Co-Creator, The Great Schlep
• Jason Liebman Co-founder, Alliance of Youth Movements & CEO, Howcast
• Levi Felix, Vice President, CauseCast

Moderator: Steve Grove, Head of News and Politics, YouTube

4:45pm-5:45pm

Panel Discussion: Social Media and Good Governance

Panel:

• Yon Goicoechea, Movimiento Joven de Venezuela (Venezuela)
• Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph (Malaysia)
• Jon Gasco, LoonLounge (Canada)
• Carlos Almeida, JuventudDes (Peru)

Moderator: Jared Cohen, U.S. Department of State

5:45pm-6:45pm

Break

6:45pm

Buses Depart for Evening Event

Andres Bello St. entrance of JW Marriott

7:30pm-10:30pm

Evening Event at the National Museum of Anthropology

Location:

JW Marriott, Mexico City

8:00am

Breakfast

8:30am-8:40am

Day 2 Introductory Remarks

Roman Tsunder, Co-founder, Alliance of Youth Movements & President, Access360Media

8:40am-9:30am

Panel Discussion: Building a Sustainable Movement

Panel:

• Screening of AYM Video #2 "How to Have a Mobile Fundraiser"

• Felice Gorordo, Raices de Esperanza (USA)
• Veronica Nur Valdés, Raices de Esperanza (USA)
• Janessa Goldbeck, Genocide Intervention Network(USA)
• Oscar Morales, Un Millón de Voces Contra Las FARC (Colombia)

Moderator: Roman Tsunder, Co-founder, Alliance of Youth Movements & President, Access360Media

9:30am-10:30am

Break Out Sessions- AYM personnel will designate panelists to various rooms on Level 1

10:30am-10:45am

Coffee Break

10:45am-11:15am

Case Study

Interviewer: Nicole Lapin, CNN

Panel Discussion: Using Social Media for Anti-violence

Panel:

• Screening of AYM Video #3: "How to Use Social Media to Combat Drug Violence"

• Rafael Delgado, Un Millón de Voces Contra ETA (Spain)
• Kevin Wallen, S.E.T (Students Expressing the Truth) Foundation/Inmate Diaries (Jamaica)
• Marcos Cândido , Projecto Axé (Brazil)
• Rodrigo Nogueira, Viva Favela (Brazil)

Moderator: Scott Heiferman, Founder, Meetup.com

11:50pm-12:05pm

U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Video Message to AYM Delegates

Introduced by: US Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual

12:05pm-1:35pm

Lunch

1:35pm-2:35pm

Case Study: Moldova's Twitterrevolution

Interviewer: Jared Cohen, U.S. Department of State

2:35pm-3:25pm

Panel Discussion: International Attention – How to Gain the Attention of the Global Media

Panel:

• Allison Mooney, Vice President, Director of Trends & Insights, Mobile Behavior
• Russell Dubner, President, NY Office, Edelman
• Rodrigo Diamante, Un Mundo Sin Mordaza (Venezuela)
• Rodrigo Luis Flores, General Manager for News, UOL
• Leon Kranze, Host, Segunda Emision W Radio

Moderator: Mario Gonzalez, CNN en Espanol

3:25pm-3:35pm

The World Bank "Join the Conversation"

Sarah Cliffe, Special Representative/Director, World Development Report 2011, Conflict and Fragility

3:35pm-3:55pm

Closing Remarks

Introduced by Jason Liebman Co-founder, Alliance of Youth Movements & CEO, Howcast

David Nassar, Blue State Digital