2025 American Youth Policy Forum, Powered by CDF Agenda

Wednesday, November 5

8:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration

9:00 – 10:45 AM
Opening Plenary & Fireside Keynote Chat
The Public Health Landscape for Children
Featuring Richard Besser, President & CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
In conversation with Suzanne Malveaux

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Morning Breakout Sessions

12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions

2:30 – 3:30 PM
Plenary: Revisiting the CDF Report on School Suspensions
Dr. Kathryn Wiley, Dr. John A. Williams III
With plenary response and closing charge by Dr. John Jackson, President & CEO, Schott Foundation

Thursday, November 6

8:15 – 9:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00 AM
Opening Plenary: Power of Story, Power of the Collective
Cristina Jiménez Moreta, Co-Founder, United We Dream
Best-selling Author, Dreaming of Home

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Morning Breakout Sessions

12:30 – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch

1:45 – 3:30 PM
Closing Plenary: Youth Mental Health
Lisa M. Lawson, President & CEO, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Author, Thrive