ComNet15 Schedule
what's new this year
We are excited to offer you a variety of new opportunities at this year's conference. Check out the details below:
One-on-one meetings with some of the most innovative companies in communications.
Introducing The Lab at ComNet15. At The Lab, organizations, companies and attendees will have the chance to meet one-on-one, debut programs or showcase innovative communications products, make new connections and learn to become better users of a product or program.
More opportunities to meet colleagues and create opportunities for future collaborations.
You asked and we delivered. Our ComNet14 survey revealed that attendees wanted more designated networking time. We built in designated networking breaks throughout the conference to give you more chances to connect with your colleagues, plan future collaborations, form stronger bonds and create a closer-knit community.
The chance to hear from CEO's of leading nonprofits and foundations on how they view communications.
This is your opportunity to hear how communications is viewed from the C-suite. You will hear from a panel discussion of CEOs, moderated by Eric Nee, the managing editor of Stanford Social Innovation Review, on how they view the role, value and impact of communications.
Easy ways to find folks at the conference who are interested in the same issues as you.
With one look at your fellow conference-goers, you'll be able to tell if they're passionate about health care, education, the environment, poverty, or equality. No, we haven't figured out how to read minds. But we will be asking you to tell us the issues you care about and we'll be taking that information and using it to create color-coded badges that will let you easily identify and connect with folks who share your interests.
comnet15 schedule
Below you will find the complete schedule for ComNet15. An interactive version of the schedule will be available closer to the start of the conference. All times listed are Pacific Time.
Wednesday September 30, 2015
12pm: Registration Open
1pm - 3pm: Pre-Conference Workshops
Hatch For Good: Using the Power of Digital Storytelling to Drive Social Impact
Led by: RJ Bee, Senior Vice President, Hattaway Communications & Kimaya Dixit, Senior Associate, Hattaway Communications
Building a Sustainable Content Strategy
Led by: Nitya Chambers, Director of Content Strategy, Threespot; Sara Just, Executive Producer, PBS NewsHour (tent.); Bill Colgrove, Chief Creative Officer, Threespot; Jamie Perez, Creative Director, Threespot
Communication Apocalypse– How will you respond when Zombies attack?
Led by: Beth Kanter, Spitfire Strategies
3:05pm - 5:05pm: Pre-Conference Workshops
Telling Stories with Data
Led by: Taj Carson, CEO, Carson Research Consulting
Demystifying Design: Tips and Tricks to create better work
Led by: Elke Dochtermann, Chief Creative Officer at Fenton
The Art of the Social Blockbuster: Building Audience on Today’s Web
Led by: Jean Ellen Cowgill, President, Atlantic Media Strategies
5:30pm - 7:30pm: Opening Night Reception at Silver Strand Beach
Thursday October 1, 2015
8am: Breakfast
8:45am: Welcome and Keynote Speaker Soledad O'Brien
Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning journalist, documentarian, news anchor and producer. She will be interviewed by Jade Floyd of the Case Foundation.
10:15am: Networking Time
11am - 12pm: Breakout Sessions
Ready Are You? Communications Jedi Training For Your Next Frontier
Sponsored by Barr Foundation
Using Influence to Achieve Impact
Sponsored by Rockefeller Foundation
You’ve Got the “Big Idea”, How the Hell Do You Execute It?
Sponsored by The Ad Council
In Over Your Head? How Foundations and Nonprofits Can Carefully Tread Politically Charged Waters
Sponsored by Nellie Mae Education Foundation
12pm: Lunch
1:30pm: CEO Roundtable with Grant Oliphant of The Heinz Endowments, Judy Belk of the California Wellness Foundation, Dr. Sandra Hernandez of the California Healthcare Foundation, Matt James of Next Generation & Patrick McCarthy of The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Moderated by Stanford Social Innovation Review Managing Editor Eric Nee
2:30pm: Networking Time
3pm - 4pm: Breakout Sessions
Journalism, Art, and Impact: Blending Journalism, Storytelling and the Arts to Engage Communities to Bring About Change
Sponsored by Center for Investigative Reporting
Turning 💻 (Computer) Into 👪 (Community): How to Make Your Social Media Voice More Human
Sponsored by The Science Friday Initiative
The Making of Movements: the Wins, the Losses and the Missteps
Sponsored by The Irvine Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Uniting for Change: Funders Join Forces to Increase Capacity for Tar-Heel Nonprofits
Sponsored by North Carolina Network of Grantmakers
4:15pm: Keynote Speaker Elliott Kalan
Elliott Kalan is a comedian and the head writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He will be interviewed by Kimberly A.C. Wilson of the Meyer Memorial Trust.
5:15pm: Close of Day One - Evening On Your Own
Evening on your own - Buses provided to Coronado Village
Friday October 2, 2015
8am: Breakfast
9am: Keynote Speaker Clarence B. Jones & Announcement of ComNet16 Location
Clarence B. Jones is the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He will be interviewed by Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jonathan Capehart.
10am: Coffee Break
10:15am - 11:15am: Breakout Session
Communications and Evaluation: Kindred Spirits or Mortal Enemies?
Sponsored by The Atlantic Philanthropies
Your Own Media Brand
Sponsored by Heritage Foundation
Meet the Parents: Why Moms and Dads Hold the Keys to Social Change and How to Effectively Reach Them
Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Let’s Talk About Race: Communicating Effectively for Social Change After Baltimore and Ferguson
Sponsored by Annie E. Casey Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Perception Institute
11:25am: Keynote Speaker Farhad Manjoo & Closing Remarks
Farhad Manjoo is the "State of the Art" columnist for the New York Times. He will be interviewed by Andrew Sherry of The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
