Conference Schedule
Finding Your Purpose: Leadership, Public Policy, What Matters and Why
* Subject to Change
Events open to all registered participants, except where noted.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Registration Desk Open
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Hinman Forum, Rockefeller Center
Register for the conference and join us for continental breakfast from 9am-10:30am.
Meet Your Professors and Staff
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Hinman Forum, Rockefeller Center
Enjoy a buffet lunch with your favorite professors and staff members.
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Rockefeller Center
Refining Professional Skills Workshops
(Alumni and Graduating Seniors Only)
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Hinman Forum, Rockefeller Center
Networking Session
Four concurrent workshops with max 20-25 people in each workshop.
Jay Davis '90 - Facilitate Leadership: Blending individual Styles to Achieve Common Goals
Kate Hilton '99 - The Psychology of Change: The Relational Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Sarah-Marie Hopf '13 - Thriving in the Digital Age: How Intentional Solitude Can Help You Be More Effective & Resilient
Emily Esfahani Smith '09 - Finding Meaning in Life and Work
Informal networking with table topics such as work culture, Youth Voter Trends & Engagement, Policing in America/Criminal Justice, and more
Welcome and Conference Overview
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Rocky 003, Rockefeller Center
Andrew Samwick welcomes participants, discusses the purpose of the conference, and what attendees can expect
A Look at Rocky Programming
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Rocky 003, Rockefeller Center
Hear from current students to get an overview of current Rocky Programs.
Asaad Al Raeesi '19
Soham Basu '20
Kenny Coleman '20
Mark Daniels '19
Bruna Decerega '21
Anna Ellis '19
Ethan Fairbanks '19
Byul Ha '21
Rachel Inman '19
Christopher McCorckle '20
Victoria Meyer '20
Erica Ng '19
Gaby Sommer '19
Rushil Shukla '20
6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Hayward Room, Hanover Inn
Reception
Enjoy appetizers and mingling before dinner at the Hanover Inn.
Dress: Business Casual
Dinner Banquet (Alumni and Graduating Seniors Only)
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom, Hanover Inn
Keynote speakers Neal Katyal '91 and Andrew Samwick.
Dress: Business Casual
Saturday, May 11, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Hinman Forum, Rockefeller Center
Registration Desk Open
Register for the conference and join us for continental breakfast
Refining Professional Skills Workshops
(Alumni and Graduating Seniors Only)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Rockefeller Center
Four concurrent workshops with max 20-25 people in each workshop.
Dave Ager - Effective Leadership in Action
Belinda Chiu '98 - Find Your Why
Lucas Katler '15 - Telling Your Story: Connecting To Others Through Personal Narrative and Vulnerability
Alex Talcott '04 - Negotiation
Policy Panel
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Rockefeller Center
Panel discussing policy issues and the future of politics in the U.S.
Moderator: Dean Lacy, Dartmouth Professor of Government
Panelists: Robert "Bobby" Charles '82 and Leah Daughtry '84
Lunch/Book Event
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Morrison Commons, Rockefeller Center
Informal networking with boxed lunches. Book display and signings by our panelists.
ROCKYx
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Silsby 028, Rockefeller Center
Hear stories from the lives and careers of eight Dartmouth Alumni:
Echo Brown '06 - The Whisper: Finding Purpose in the Unexpected
Harry Enten '11 - Will the 2020 election be like 2016 or 2018?
Dean Esserman '79 - Policing America
Jessica Guthrie '10 - When Caregiving & Career Collide
Janos Marton '04 - Sometimes a Great Nation: A Journey to Justice
Jorge Montalvo '02 - New Ideas for New Americans
Amrita Sankar '12 - Doing Well By Doing Good: Finding Purpose in Practice
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rocky 003, Rockefeller Center
Closing and Feedback
Share your feedback from the Conference and ideas for future programming for alumni with Deputy Director, Sadhana Hall.
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hinman Forum, Rockefeller Center
Career Advice
Share career advice with your peers and current Dartmouth students. Topics will organized by work sector to allow for casual networking.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Rocky Overhang, Rockefeller Center
BBQ
Celebrate a successful weekend with us!