WASHINGTON, D.C. | July 27, 2021 — The National Whistleblower Center’s (NWC) 2021 National Whistleblower Day celebration begins tomorrow at 7 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 28th and runs until Friday, July 30th. The schedule for the week of celebration’s programming is now available, here. Members of the media are encouraged to RSVP for National Whistleblower Day 2021 for updates and a link to join the event.
The 2021 National Whistleblower Day schedule is listed below for your convenience:
Global Whistleblowers
Advocates from Around the World
Starting 7 AM EDT
12 PM United Kingdom, 1 PM Berlin, 7 PM Shanghai, 9 PM Sydney
| 7:00 AM | Introduction: Siri Nelson |
| Panel: Australian Whistleblower Law
Dr. Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Keiran Pender, and AJ Brown |
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| 7:35 AM | Speech: Giancarlo Spagnolo |
Intermission
| 8:00 AM | Panel: International Whistleblower Advocates
Mark Worth, Gilbert Sendugwa, Pamela Forward, Darko Ivanovic |
| 8:45 AM | Panel: UK Whistleblowing
Georgina Halford-Hall, Mary Robinson MP, Anthony Stansfeld, Lindsey Rogerson, Alexandra Sidossis |
| 9:30 AM | Live Chat with Siri Nelson and Mark Worth
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| 10:00 AM | Panel: EU Whistleblower Directive
Mark Worth, Wendy Addison, Zuzana Grochalova |
Intermission
| 11:00 AM | Interview: Apple Whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec |
| 11:30 AM | Whistleblower: Brad Birkenfeld |
| 11:40 AM | Live Q&A Chat with Siri Nelson
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| 12 Noon | 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 |
| 10:45 AM | Speech: Baroness Kramer |
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 |
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
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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
Recognizing Whistleblowers and Understanding Whistleblower Protections
Starting at 9 AM
| 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 |
For more information, please contact Nick Younger at nick.younger@whistleblowers.org.
