9:00
Registration Opens

10:00 - 10:15
Convention Introduction

10:15 - 11:15
ART, FILM & SOCIAL CHANGE

Moderated by Edina Lekovic
Debbie Allen (Legendary actress, director, producer)
Howard Gordon (Fox drama "24")
Zarqa Nawaz ( "Little Mosque on the Prairie")

11:15 - 11:30
Special Guest: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Thomas Perez

11:40 - 12:40
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS

Reforming Healthcare

Moderated by Tahra Goraya
Yasser Aman (UMMA Community Clinic)
Rabia Akram (American Muslim Health Professionals)
Nahla Kayali (ACCESS)

Getting Counted in the Census

Moderated by Saadia Khan
Rashad Al-Dabbagh (U.S. Census Bureau)
Norma Vega (Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa)
Dan Ichinose (Asian Pacific American Legal Center)

12:45 - 1:45
Lunch & Dhuhr Prayer
Private Luncheon with Asst. Attorney General Tom Perez

1:45 - 3:15
FORT HOOD: A DEFINING MOMENT

Moderated by Salam Al-Marayati
Mazen Basrawi (Department of Justice)
Dr. Maher Hathout (MPAC Senior Advisor)
Constance Rice (The Advancement Project)
Cynthia Valenzuela (Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund)

3:15 - 3:30
Asr Prayer

3:40 - 4:40
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS

I Am Change Civic Leadership Program

Haris Tarin (Community Development Director)

Amplifying Your Voice Online

Jamiah Adams (New Media consultant)

4:45 - 5:00
Maghrib Prayer

5:00 - 6:15
REBUILDING U.S.-MUSLIM WORLD RELATIONS

Moderated by Dr. Nayyer Ali
Tamara Wittes (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs)
Dr. Laila Al-Marayati (Muslim Women's League)
Dr. Aslam Abdullah (The Muslim Observer)

6:30 – 9:30
DINNER BANQUET

Keynote speaker: Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN)
Special Guest: Speaker of the Calif. State Assembly Karen Bass
Entertainment: Country singer Kareem Salama
Community Leadership Awards honorees:
American Muslim Health Professionals
Humanitarian & NewGround alum Adam Motiwala