All conference events will take place at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, in Chicago.

OCTOBER 18

Registration and Networking, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Opening Remarks, 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

• Wayne Osgood, Pennsylvania State University
• Matthew Stagner, Chapin Hall Center for Children

Panel: Youth with Health and Mental Health Needs, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

• Miguel Ayala, Voices of Youth, Youth Trainer
• Ray Connor, Illinois Individual Care Grant Parents Group
• Abigail English, Center for Adolescent Health and the Law
• Elizabeth Gifford, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
• Moderator: Pat Wingert, Newsweek

Break, 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

Panel: Youth Involved in the Criminal Justice System, 3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

• Yannick Langston, Youth
• Jeffrey Butts, Chapin Hall Center for Children
• Jaime Molina, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
• Lucretia Murphy, Jobs for the Future
• Shawnice Slaughter, Youth
• Toni Walker, Connecticut General Assembly, House of Representatives
• Moderator: John Hubner, Author, Last Chance in Texas

Reception, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 19

Breakfast and Networking, 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Panel: Youth in the Child Welfare System, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

• Mark Courtney, Chapin Hall Center for Children
• Giselle John, Voices of Youth
• Patrick McCarthy, Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Jenny Pokempner, Juvenile Law Center
• B.J. Walker, Georgia Department of Human Resources
• Moderator: Martha Shirk, Author, On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System

Break, 10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Panel: Youth with Disabilities, 10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

• Rhonda Basha, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
• Gene Edgar, College of Education, University of Washington
• Harold Hodgkinson, Center for Demographic Policy
• Phyllis Levine, SRI International
• Michael Murray, youth representative
• Sue Swenson, The Arc
• Moderator: James Reston, Jr., Author, Fragile Innocence, A Father's Memoir of His Daughter's Courageous Journey

Lunch and Keynote Address, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

• Laura Sessions Stepp, The Washington Post

Panel: Immigrant Youth, 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.

• Roberto Gonzales, University of California, Irvine
• Tamar Jacoby, Manhattan Institute
• Margie McHugh, Migration Policy Institute
• Ruben Rumbaut, University of California, Irvine
• Moderator: Douglas McGray, New America Foundation

Break, 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Panel: Breaking the Silos: Rethinking the Safety Net for Vulnerable Youth During the Transition to Adulthood, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

• Betsy Brand, American Youth Policy Forum
• Denise Forte, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
• Laurie Garduque, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• Elaine Ryan, American Public Human Services Association
• Matt Weidinger, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
• Moderator: Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News