Venue: Planet Word Museum
DAY ONE
Thursday, March 5
Doors open 9am
Coffee and light bites 9am-9:30am
INTRODUCTION BLOCK 9:30-10am
MC Gabe González
Opening Remarks: Caty Borum
AU Welcome remarks
10-12pm
BLOCK 1
Eroding Divides and Building Hopeful Community for Civic Wellbeing
Layla Zaidane, Future Caucus
Bec Sanderson, Frameworks Institute
Iman Zawahry, Filmmaker, Islamic Scholarship Fund
Pamela Rae Schuller, Comedian & Disability Advocate
Audience conversation and discussion with panel
LUNCH + MIC SHOUT-OUTS 12:00 pm-1:30pm
Catered Lunch
Audience mic time to share projects and seek out collaborators
LAVENDAR SCARE GAME SHOW hosted by Gabe González 1:30pm-2pm
2-4:30pm
BLOCK 2
Comedy and Public Engagement with Civic and Social Challenges
Wendy Lobel, Anxiety Club
Sarah Rose Siskind, Hello SciCom
Esteban Gast, Comedian
Tina Friml, Comedian
Baron Vaughn, Comedian
Audience conversation and discussion with panel
BREAK AND MIC SHOUT-OUTS 4:30-5:00pm
COMEDY SHOW: “OH, WE CAN JOKE ABOUT THAT?”
5:00-6:30pm
Reception
Drinks and appetizers 6:30pm-7:30pm
DAY TWO
Friday, March 6
Doors open 9am
Coffee and light bites 9am-9:30am
INTRODUCTION BLOCK 9:30-10am
MC Gabe González
10am-12:00pm
BLOCK 3
Documentary Storytelling and the Future (Distribution, Production, Ethics)
Caty Borum, Center for Media & Social Impact
Wing Har, Jolt
Lisa Leeman, School of Cinematic Arts, USC
Chris Hastings, WXXI
Audience conversation and discussion with panel
LUNCH + MIC SHOUT-OUTS 12:00pm-1:30 pm
Catered Lunch
Audience mic time to share projects and seek out collaborators
1:30-3:30pm
BLOCK 4
Challenges and Opportunities in Entertainment and Tech for Social Good
Andrew deWaard, University of California San Diego
Julie Ann Crommett, Collective Moxie
Seanne Winslow, Resetting the Table
Cheryl Contee, AI4NP.org
Nima Shirazi, Spitfire Strategies
Audience conversation and discussion with panel
CLOSING AND THANKS 3:30 pm-4:00pm
Gabe González
GALLERY ACCESS FOR ALL GUESTS AT PLANET WORD 4:00-5:00pm