DAYLONG EVENTS!
Commitment Poster Production • The Habitat Lounge
See our exhibit of protest posters and create your own printed poster committing to action
Sharing Our Stories Banner Walls • 2nd Level Lobby
Record your stories, experiences, and emotions on our themed banners
25+ TABLING ORGANIZATIONS

REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST STARTING AT 8:15 AM

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS • 9:00 - 9:30 AM • Ballroom

Denise Keele, Ph. D.
Director, Michigan Climate Action Network

April Clobes
CEO, Oakland University Credit Union

President Ora Pescovitz
Oakland University

Jeffrey Insko
Professor of English and Coordinator of American Studies, Oakland University

Graham Cassano
Associate Professor of Sociology, Oakland University

KEYNOTE - MIHealthyClimate Plan Update • 9:30 - 9:50 AM • Ballroom

Cory Connolly
Climate and Energy Advisor
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

Regina Strong
Environmental Justice Public Advocate
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

BREAK • 9:50 - 10:00 AM

PLENARY PANEL - State Legislative Priorities
10:00 - 10:50 AM • Ballroom

Hudson Villenueve - Moderator
Federal Government Affairs Coordinator, Michigan League of Conservation Voters

State Representative Abraham Aiyash (D-MI-9)
Majority Floor Leader

State Senator Rosemary Bayer (D-MI-13)
Energy & Environment Committee

State Representative Dylan Wegala (D-MI-26)

State Representative Dylan Wegela (D-MI-26)

State Senator Sue Shink (D-MI-14)
Energy & Environment Committee

BREAK • 10:50 - 11:00 AM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS • 11:00 - 11:50 AM • Please note room location

BREAKOUT SESSION ONE A - Emerging Youth Leaders • 11:00 - 11:50 AM • Ballroom

Liv Rollinger - Moderator
Climate & Clean Energy Specialist, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

Lake Liao
Sunrise Movement Troy; Incoming freshman at Princeton University

Anna Kavanaugh
Environmental Engineering Junior at Michigan Technological University

Perla Guerrero
SPROUTS; Environmental Justice Group at Congress of Communities

Richard (RJ) Card
West Bloomfield High School EARTH Club Diversity Chair

BREAKOUT SESSION ONE B - Shut Down Line 5 • 11:00 - 11:50 AM • Banquet A

Ellis Walton - Moderator
Associate Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Sean McBrearty
Clean Water Action; Campaign Manager, Oil & Water Don't Mix

Beth Wallace
National Wildlife Federation

Jeffrey Insko
Professor of English and Coordinator of American Studies, Oakland University

Kathleen Brosemer
Environmental Program Manager, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

BREAKOUT SESSION ONE C - Siting Renewable Energy • 11:00 - 11:50 AM • Banquet B

Bill Latka - Room Moderator
Founder & Chief Storyteller, Storylicious

Peter Sinclair
Michigan-based videographer specializing in climate change and renewable energy issues

Mike Buza
Chair - Sierra Club: Nepessing Group
Chair - Legislative Committee: Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club

Brendan Miller
Michigan Field Director, Land and Liberty Coalition

DAYLONG EVENTS!
25+ Tabling Organizations
Interactive Art Installations

LUNCH - Pick up a catered meal on Main Level • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mingle with your peers and enjoy a daylong activity like perusing protest posters in The Habitat Lounge!

KEYNOTE - Climate, Health, and Justice • 1:00 - 1:20 PM • Ballroom

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
Director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veteran Services for Wayne County

BREAK • 1:20 - 1:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS • 1:30 - 2:20 PM • Please note room location

BREAKOUT SESSION TWO A - Health Impacts and Lived Experience • 1:30 - 2:20 PM • Ballroom

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed - Moderator
Director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veteran Services for Wayne County

Lisa DelBuono - Co-Moderator
Executive Director, Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action

Laura Carter Robinson, Psy.D.
Clinical psychologist, Humanity&Planet; Executive Committee, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America

Sue Anne Bell
University of Michigan School of Nursing

Donna Givens Davidson
President and CEO of the Eastside Community Network

Dr. Porsche Fischer, MA, MS, Doctor of Human Services

Education and Evaluation Manager, Center for Health & Community Impact, Wayne State University

BREAKOUT SESSION TWO B - Teaching the Climate Crisis • 1:30 - 2:20 PM • Banquet A

Jeffrey Insko - Moderator
Professor of English and Coordinator of American Studies, Oakland University

Elena Lioubimtseva
Professor of Geography and Sustainable Planning, Co-founder and coordinator of Climate Change Education Solutions Network, Grand Valley State University

Eileen Boekestein
Environmental Education Coordinator, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

Riley Justis
Chief Operating Officer, Take Action Global

Jennifer Tianen (McQuillan)
English Teacher and Founder of the West Bloomfield High School Literary Garden

Brian Deyo
Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Grand Valley State University

BREAKOUT SESSION TWO C - Social Change through Storytelling • 1:30 - 2:20 PM • Banquet B

Karen (Kabie) Stein - Interactive Workshop Facilitator
Creative Director & Producer, Here:Say Storytelling

Learn how to tell your own story to inspire change, incite empathy, and motivate action.

BREAK • 2:20 - 2:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS • 2:30 - 3:20 PM • Please note room location

BREAKOUT SESSION THREE A - Oakland County Climate Action • 2:30 - 3:20 PM • Ballroom

Tina Catron - Moderator
Michigan Field Consultant, EDF Action

Erin Quetell
Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer, Oakland County Office of Sustainability

Andrew Sarpolis
Senior Field Organizer, Sierra Club, and Turn Oakland County Green

Analicia Hazelby
Chapter Leader, Greater Detroit Chapter Citizens Climate Lobby

Kimathi Booth
Climate Justice Co-Chair, North Oakland Branch of the NAACP

BREAKOUT SESSION THREE B - Students Driving University Action • 2:30 - 3:20 PM • Banquet A

Brendan Mortensen-Seguin - Moderator
MiCAN intern and rising junior at Western Michigan University

Alison Martin
Student at Western Michigan University; Director of Sustainability for the Western Michigan Student Association

Aaeshah Siddiqui
Social Work student at Oakland University; Organizer for Public Citizen

Taryn Indish
Student at Northwestern Michigan College; Northern Michigan Regional Organizer for Michigan League of Conservation Voters

BREAKOUT SESSION THREE C - Creating Your Cipher • 2:30 - 3:20 PM • Banquet B

Dominique Campbell - Interactive Workshop Facilitator
Musician & Cultural Organizer

Discover how to tap into your own creativity to mobilize a movement through cultural and community organizing.

BREAK • 3:20 - 3:30 PM

PLENARY PANEL - Energy Justice • 3:30 - 4:15 PM • Ballroom

Ellen Vial - Moderator
Engagement & Coalitions Manager, Michigan Environmental Council

Michelle Jones
Soulardarity

Kamau Clark
Southeast MI Lead Organizer, We The People

Rafael Mojica
Program Director, Soulardarity

CLOSING PLENARY - Intersectional Climate Justice • 4:15 - 5:00 PM • Ballroom

Victoria Stewart - Moderator
Director of Advocacy and Outreach, Michigan League of Conservation Voters

Marnese Jackson
Co-Director, Community Engagement & Equity, Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition

April Lindala, Ph. D.
Professor and Director (2007-2019), Center for Native American Studies, Northern Michigan University

Terra Bielby
Legislative Aide to Alabas Farhat

Monica Lewis-Patrick
President & CEO, We The People of Detroit

NETWORKING RECEPTION in Banquet A/B • 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Hear a couple of closing remarks and enjoy light fare, libations, and good vibrations with a 30-minute set by the incomparable DJ Nique Love Rhodes.

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