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Global Whistleblowers
Advocates from Around the World
Starting 7:30 AM EDT
12:30 PM United Kingdom, 1:30 PM Berlin, 7:30 PM Shanghai, 9:30 PM Sydney
| 7:30 AM | Introduction: Siri Nelson |
| Panel: Australian Whistleblower Law
Dr. Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Keiran Pender, and AJ Brown |
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| 8:05 AM | Speech: Giancarlo Spagnolo |
Intermission
| 8:30 AM | Panel: International Whistleblower Advocates
Mark Worth, Gilbert Sendugwa, Pamela Forward, Darko Ivanovic |
| 9:15 AM | Panel: UK Whistleblowing
Georgina Halford-Hall, Mary Robinson MP, Anthony Stansfeld, Lindsey Rogerson, Alexandra Sidossis |
| 10:00 AM | Live Chat with Siri Nelson and Mark Worth |
| 10:30 AM | Panel: EU Whistleblower Directive
Mark Worth, Wendy Addison, Zuzana Grochalova |
Intermission
| 11:30 AM | Interview: Apple Whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec |
| 12:00 AM | Whistleblower: Brad Birkenfeld |
| 12:10 PM | Live Q&A Chat with Siri Nelson |
| 12:30 PM | Exclusive: Jane Turner Interviews Sen. Grassley |
Whistleblowing Works!
Government Leaders Celebrate Whistleblowers
Starting 10 AM EDT
Introduction
| 10:00 AM | Introduction: New NWC Executive Director, Siri Nelson (with Stephen Kohn) |
| 10:15 AM | Panel: View from Whistleblower Advocates
Jeb White, Tom Devine, Marcel Reid, Danielle Brian, Siri Nelson |
Government Leaders Support Whistleblowers!
| 11:00 AM | Speech: Michael Horowitz |
| Speech: Henry Kerner | |
| Speech: Rob Storch | |
| Speech: Marty Walsh | |
| Speech: Gary Gensler |
Intermission
| 11:30 AM | Interview: History of National Whistleblower Day Sherron Watkins and Stephen Kohn |
| 12 Noon | Congress: Sen. Charles Grassley |
| Congress: Sen. Ron Wyden |
Whistleblowing Works
| 12:15 PM | Speech: Giancarlo Spagnolo |
| Speech: Baroness Kramer |
Intermission
Members of the House and Senate Support Whistleblowers!
| 12:30 PM | Congress: Rep. John Garamendi |
| Congress: Rep. Kathleen Rice | |
| Congress: Sen. Joni Ernst | |
| Congress: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | |
| Congress: Sen. Tammy Duckworth | |
| Congress: Rep. Jackie Speier |
Live Chat
| 1:00 PM | Live Chat with Siri Nelson and Jason Foster |
Meet the Whistleblowers!
| 1:30 PM | Siri Nelson and Jane Turner |
| Whistleblower: Sara Thompson | |
| Whistleblower: Kimberly Young-McLear | |
| Whistleblower: Allison Gill |
Whistleblowers and Climate
| 2:00 PM | Speech: Mark Toney |
| Speech: Chip Barber |
Intermission
| 2:30 PM | Exclusive: Jane Turner Interviews Sen. Grassley |
| 3:00 PM | Closing for the Day |
National Whistleblower Day continues on the next day, July 30!
National Whistleblower Day
Recognizing Whistleblowers and Understanding Whistleblower Protections
Starting 10 AM EDT
| 10:00 AM | Introduction: Siri Nelson |
| Whistleblower Recognitions
Jane Turner and Siri Nelson |
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| Panel: NASAA: Whistleblowing at the State Level
Faith Anderson, Lynne Egan, Jason Sterzer |
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| Panel: Federal Employee Whistleblowers
Michael Kohn and Siri Nelson |
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| Panel: Life After Whistleblowing
Jacqueline Garrick, Ted Blickwedel, Christian Greene, Martina Buck, Aaron Westrick |
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| Panel: How Whistleblowers Changed the FBI
Frederic Whitehurst, Robert Kobus, Jane Turner |
Intermission
| 12:30 PM | Panel: Money Laundering
Dean Zerbe and Eric Hylton |
| Panel: Non-Disclosure Agreements
Michael Kohn and Siri Nelson |
WNN Exclusives
| 1:00 PM | Whistleblower: Kimberly Young-McLear |
| Whistleblower: Allison Gill | |
| Whistleblower: Brad Birkenfeld | |
| Whistleblower: Rebekah Jones | |
| Whistleblower: Sara Thompson | |
| Interview: Apple Whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec | |
| 2:00 PM | Panel: Social Media Whistleblowing
Gretchen Peters, Katie Paul, Ifeoma Ozoma |
| 2:30 PM | Speech: Neil Henrichsen |
| Speech: Mark Zaid | |
| Speech: Michael Atkinson |
Intermission
| 2:45 PM | Panel: Legislative Priorities from Whistleblower Advocates
Andrew Lautz, Irvin McCullough, Jacqueline Garrick |
| 3:30 PM | Panel: Tax Whistleblowers
Eric Hylton, Steve Miller, Stephen Kohn |
| 4:00 PM | Panel: Wildlife Whistleblower Law
Danielle Kessler, Andrea Crosta, Dr. Tanya Wyatt, Dan Ashe |
Event Closing
| 4:45 PM | Thank you! |
| 5:00 PM | Interview: History of National Whistleblower Day Sherron Watkins and Stephen Kohn |