Conference Schedule
January 18-21 (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend)
For more information on each Session and who will be featured, click on the underlined links in the schedule below.
Friday, January 18
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Registration
- 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Conference Orientation and Introduction
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. E Komo Mai – Welcome Reception
Saturday, January 19 (Continental Breakfast and Grab-&-Go Lunch included)
- 8:00 a.m. – Noon Late Registration
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening Session
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. One-on-One Pitch Sessions
- 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. First Breakout Sessions
- 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Break
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Second Breakout Sessions
- 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch at leisure
- 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. One-on-One Pitch Sessions
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Third Breakout Sessions
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closing Session
- 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Book signing in bookstore
- *Bookstore Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (closed for lunch 11:00 a.m. to noon)
Sunday, January 20 (Continental Breakfast and Grab-&-Go Lunch included)
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening Session
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. One-on-One Pitch Sessions
- 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. First Breakout Sessions
- 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Break
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Second Breakout Sessions
- 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch at leisure
- 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. One-on-One Pitch Sessions
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Third Breakout Sessions
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closing Session
- 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Book signing in bookstore
- *Bookstore Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (closed for lunch 11:00 a.m. to noon)
Gala Banquet: Sunday, January 20
- 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. by ticket only. To learn more about the Gala Banquet, click here.
Monday, January 21
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Final Breakout Session
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
- 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Final General Session “A Hui Hou”
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Authors’ Tea by ticket only. To learn more about the Authors’ Tea, click here.


