A Common Cause To All 2024
Program & Presentations
March 18
Welcome Remarks
Cliff Fleet, President & CEO, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Opening Dinner with Keynote Speakers
Governor Glenn Youngkin | Watch Video
Harry Smith, NBC News Correspondent | Watch Video
March 19
Keynote Remarks
Justice John Charles Thomas, Supreme Court of Virginia (retired)
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Fireside Chat with Jefferson and Early American Scholars
Woody Holton, Professor, University of South Carolina
Jane Kamensky, President, The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello
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Research Report: Approaches to Public Engagement
Matt Williams, Managing Partner, Chief Growth Officer, Brand Federation
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Keynote Remarks
Rosie Rios, Chair, America250
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Presentation: The American Revolution by Ken Burns
Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS
Sarah Botstein, Award-Winning Producer and Filmmaker
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Breakout Sessions
Reaching Teachers and Students in Schools | Watch Video
Providing Impactful Digital and Virtual Content | Watch Video
2026 National Planning | Watch Video
Public History in Polarized Times | Watch Video
Funding Your 250th | Watch Video
Keynote Remarks at States Dinner
Danielle Allen | Watch Video
Carly Fiorina | Watch Video
March 20
Keynote Remarks
Kevin Gover, Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
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Fireside Chat: Reaching Diverse and Underserved Communities
Moderator: Christy Coleman, Executive Director, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Noelle Trent, President & CEO, Museum of African American History
Ashley Jordan, President & CEO, African American Museum in Philadelphia
Marvin-Alonzo Greer, Lead Historical Interpretation & Community Engagement Officer, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
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Fireside Chat: Multistate Collaboration for 250th Programs Nationwide
Moderator: Cheryl Wilson, Executive Director, VA250 Commission
Jonathan Lane, Executive Director, Massachusetts Revolution 250
Jonah Spivak, Communications Coordinator, Vermont 250th Commission
Kevin Hampton, Curator of History, The Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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Breakout Groups
State 250 Breakout Group | Watch Video
Local VA250 Committees Breakout Group | Watch Video | View Presentation
Closing Keynote
Jeffrey Rosen, President, National Constitution Center
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