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8:00 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast, Springfield Hilton Hotel Grand Ballrooms

9:00 a.m.
Welcoming remarks, Mike Lawrence, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

9:10 a.m.
Opening remarks, DeJuan Kea, Director of Government and Public Relations, Illinois Principals Association

9:30 a.m.
Panel discussion featuring:
• LaShawn Ford, State Representative (D-Chicago)
• Monique Garcia, Staff reporter, Chicago Tribune
• Katy Lawrence, Manager - Public Policy & Government Affairs, US Steel
• Lance Trover, spokesman, Illinois Republican Party

Moderated by Chad Hoosier, SIUC
graduate student

10:45 a.m.
Breakout sessions in the State Capitol Building, including the House and Senate Chambers

12:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. Keynote Speech: Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Treasurer

2:15 p.m. Event concludes

2:30 p.m. Tours of the Lincoln Presidential Museum or Old State Capitol (optional)