College and university presidents, corporate executives, nonprofit CEOs, social media experts, foundation program officers, public officials, and other thought leaders will participate in the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/). Many will speak as panelists or keynoters at two micro-plenaries and 19 forums.

Even though sessions are filling up quickly, it’s not too late to participate in these gatherings. Register today to learn from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Craig Newmark from Craigslist, Bobbi Silten from the GAP Foundation, Mark Gearan from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and numerous other prominent service leaders.

The conference’s micro-plenaries and forums include:

Micro-Plenaries

The Role of Service in Remaking American Education
Speakers: The Honorable Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
Solutions 2020
Speakers: Steve Goldsmith, Member, Board of Directors, Corporation for National and Community Service; Diana Aviv, President and CEO, Independant Sector

Issue Forums

All Volunteer Force: Enlisting Our Newest Generation of Volunteers
Speakers: Maya Enista, CEO, Mobilize.org; The Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth, Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veteran Affairs; Mary Yonkman, Chief of Staff, Civic Enterprises
Closing the Mentoring Gap
Speakers: Matilda Cuomo Cole, Larry Wright, Karen Mathis
Engaging Older Adults as Catalysts for Change
Speakers: Phyllis Segal, Vice President, Civic Ventures; Carol Crecy, Director, Office of Communication and Outreach, U.S. Administration on Aging; Anthony Sarmiento, Executive Director, Senior Service America, Inc.; Bob Blancato
Breakfast Forum on Interfaith Service and Neighborhood Collaboration
Speakers: TBD
Community Impact and the Role of Higher Education Institutions
Speakers: TBD
Diplomas Now: Leveraging the Unique Assets of National Service to Address the High School Dropout Crisis
Speakers: TBD
Good Business! It's Up To You. Business Track Opening & CEO Roundtable
Speakers: John Rice, Vice Chairman, General Electric Company; Kimberly Davis; Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder and Chairman, Twitter, Inc.
Billion + Change: A Call for the Next Generation of Skills-Based Volunteering! Speakers: Aaron Hurst, President and Founder, Taproot Foundation; Emily Talley, Senior Director, Community Affairs, Capital One; Jannie Harteman; Esther F. Lardent, President and CEO, Pro Bono Institute; Karen Horwitz
Funding drives nonprofit behavior: Can we do better?
Speakers: Ken Berger, CEO, Charity Navigator; Charles Harris, Co-Founder, SeaChange Capital; Cynthia Strauss, Managing Director of Research, Fidelity; Art Taylor, CEO, BBB Wise Giving Alliance; Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause; Betina Jean-Louis, Director of Evaluation, Harlem Children’s Zone
Re-Imagining Service Forum
Speakers: TBD
Reframing Service: The Value of Engaging Diverse Communities and Vulnerable Youth
Speakers: Sally Prouty, President and CEO, The Corps Network; Dorothy Stoneman, Founder and President, YouthBuild USA; William Bell, President and CEO, Casey Family Programs
College Presidents Speak: Community Impact and the Role of Higher Education Institutions
Speakers: Mark Gearan, President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Wilson G. Bradshaw, President, Florida Gulf Coast University; Judith Ramaley, President, Winona State University; James T. Harris, President, Widener University; Neal King
Social Media for Social Good
Speakers: Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder
Andrew Noyes, Facebook
Joe Rospars, Blue State Digital
Paul Gillin
Craig Newmark, Craiglist.com
Marcia Bullard, former President and CEO, USA WEEKEND Magazine

The Power of Volunteers Around the World
Speakers: Harris Wofford, Former United States Senator; John Silva; Kathy Bushkin Calvin, CEO, United Nations Foundation; Aaron Williams, Director, Peace Corps
Let's Move! Engaging Faith-based and Neighborhood Organizations in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Speakers: Alexa Kelly, Max Finberg
Building a Movement 2.0: Case Studies from the Front Lines
Speakers: Jonathan Greenblatt; Charles Best, Founder, DonorsChoose.org; Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder and CEO of MeetUp; Barbara Quaintance, Director of Programs and Community Service at AARP
Cities of Service
Speakers: Gail Nayowith, Executive Director, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; Deb Jospin, Shirley Sagawa, Diahann Billings-Burford, Judith Rodin
Philanthropy and Service: "Can We Meet Community Needs Together?"
Speakers: Darren Walker, Vice President of Education, Cretivity and Free Expression Program, Ford Foundation; Joyce Bove, Senior Vice President for Grants and Special Projects, New York Community Trust; Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, Gap Foundation; Merideth Hahn, Director of Community Service, American Express Office of Corporate Social Responsibility; Anne B. Mosle, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Speed Meeting: EVP Chat Room
Speakers: Susan J. Ellis, Amanda Missey, David Warshaw, John Edminston, Rebecca Freyvogel, Laura Siemens, Frank Wrenn, Lina Klebanov

To register and obtain more information visit: www.volunteeringandservice.org.