After months of political ups and downs, all eyes are on Chicago this week, where Vice President Kamala Harris will officially accept her nomination as presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention.

The convention, which runs through Thursday, will be held at the United Center, with additional events taking place at the McCormick Place Convention Center.

The DNC has not yet released an official schedule for Thursday, so stay tuned. Here are the people expected to speak:

🗓 Thursday, August 22: “For our future”

• Kamala Harris accepts the nomination

• Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper

• Former Illinois Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger

• Celebrity presenter: Kerry Washington

Previous days:

🗓 Wednesday, August 21: “A fight for our freedoms”

• Mini Timmaraju, President and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All

• Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund

• Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood

• Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign

• Jessica Mackler, President of EMILY’s List

• María Teresa Kumar, Founding President and CEO of Voto Latino

• New York Representative Tom Suozzi

• Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

• Joint remarks

• Rashawn Spivey and Deanna Branch, advocates for the removal of lead pipes

• Delaware Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester

• New York Representative Grace Meng

• Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis

• Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz

• Washington Representative Suzan DelBene

• Minnesota AG Keith Ellison

• Michigan AG Dana Nessel

• Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin

• Performance: Maren Morris

• Representative from Texas, Veronica Escobar

• Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut

• Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar

• California Representative Pete Aguilar

• Carlos Eduardo Espina, content creator

• Olivia Troye, former national security official in the Trump administration

• Former Republican Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Geoff Duncan

• Mississippi Representative Bennie Thompson

• Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, retired U.S. Capitol Police officer

• New Jersey Representative Andy Kim

• Olivia Julianna, Content Creator

• Appearance: Stevie Wonder

• Comedian Kenan Thompson

• Actress and producer Mindy Kaling

• Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives

• Former President Bill Clinton

• Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi

• Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro

• Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

• Performance by Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate

• Governor of Maryland, Wes Moore

• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

• Performance: John Legend

• Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar

• Benjamin C. Ingman, former student of Tim Walz

• Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz

🗓 Tuesday, August 20: “A bold vision for America’s future”

• Jason Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter

• Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy

• Malcolm Kenyatta, Representative from the State of Pennsylvania

• Kyle Sweetser, former Donald Trump voter

• Stephanie Grisham, former White House press secretary under Trump

• Nabela Noor, Content Creator

• Michigan Senator Gary Peters

• Kenneth Stribling, retired carter

• Ana Navarro, co-host of “The View”

• Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

• Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont

• Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker

• Kenneth Chenault, former CEO and Chairman of American Express

• Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham

• Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maryland

• Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona.

• Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth

• Second Mr Douglas Emhoff

• Former First Lady Michelle Obama

• Former President Barack Obama

🗓 Monday, August 19: “For the people”

• Minyon Moore, Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

• Jaime R. Harrison, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

• Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

• Representative from Illinois, Lauren Underwood

• California Representative Robert Garcia

• Joint remarks: Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); April Verrett, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Brent Booker, general president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA); Kenneth Cooper, international president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); Claude Cummings Jr., president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA); Elizabeth Shuler, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

• Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass

• Perfomance: Mickey Guyton

• Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow

• Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz

• Senator from California, Laphonza Butler

• Perfomance: Jason Isbell

• Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo

• Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul

• Shawn Fain, President of the United Automobile Workers

• New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

• Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

• South Carolina Representative James Clyburn

• Representative from Maryland, Jamie Raskin

• Representative from Texas, Jasmine Crockett

• New York Representative Grace Meng

• Joint remarks: Amanda and Josh Zurawski from Texas; Kaitlyn Joshua from Louisiana; Hadley Duvall from Kentucky

• Governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear

• Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia

• Delaware Senator Chris Coons

• First Lady Jill Biden

• Perfomance: James Taylor

• Ashley Biden

• President Biden

➕ Learn more

• Complete guide to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “For the Democrats, Chicago now represents a real opportunity to reinforce the success of their candidate – and reintroduce her to the rest of America.” (Yahoo News)

• At the Democratic Party Convention, influencers will be allowed to participate as media representatives for the first time. Why both campaigns are relying on social-first strategies. “The Democratic National Convention Committee has announced that it will welcome 200 influential people to Chicago for a week and give them access to all areas where the press is allowed and even arrange interviews for them.” (Yahoo News)

• The Convention City: Why Chicago has hosted more presidential conventions than any other city. “Lincoln’s legacy still resonates at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Lake Street, perhaps the most significant corner in Chicago’s history.” (WGN Chicago)

• From a pig as a political candidate to a groundbreaking speech by Obama, the Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history. “These conventions can be places where new faces are introduced, or they can be so boring that the country practically falls asleep..” (The conversation)