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Victoria Garrick | Keynote Address

Macky Auditorium | Wednesday, April 6 at 3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Keynote Address: The Hidden Opponent

Victoria Garrick shares the journey of how she battled and overcame anxiety and depression, and the path she walked to find healing and strength. Students leave her talk feeling connected, empowered, and with tangible tools to address and improve their mental health.

Wednesday, April 6

The Road to Hunger is Paved with Good Intentions

UMC Center Ballroom

Do charity and food programs create food insecurity?

Speakers:
A’Dae Romero-Briones
Maggie Mitchell Salem
Marc White
Moderator: Ann Cooper


Human Rights: What’s Next? 

UMC East Ballroom

Speakers:
John Heffernan 
Shalini Nataraj
Elizabeth Shackelford
Moderator: Nikhil Mankekar


Values and Ethics in the Workplace

UMC West Ballroom

Description: Create your culture or it creates you.

Speakers:
Kamran Elahian 
Rachel Faller
Donna Sollenberger
Matt Stinchcomb
Moderator: Blair Young


 

Surviving Climate Change

Macky Auditorium
 

Description: The Retreating Coastline Dealing with coastal retreat impact on ecology, society, economy, and national security.

Speakers:
Bek Christensen 
Maggie Fox 
Lamont Hamilton
Moderator: Max Boykoff


Predicting and Tracking Pandemics 
UMC Center Ballroom


Description: How to maintain a grounded perspective in the midst of inevitable fears.

Speakers:
Dr. Mark Kissler
Robin Thompson
Moderator: Alexander Pham


The Life of a Whistleblower: The Personal Risks of Reporting the Truth
UMC 235

Description: Does corporate suppression of science hurt scientists and society?

Speakers: 
Tyrone Hayes
Sharon Lerner
Jon Lundgren
Jevin West
Moderator: Amy Lewis


Public Art and Awareness 
UMC East Ballroom
 

Description: Interactive Public Art: Murals, Posters, Podcasts, Pop-up Installations and Exhibitions. 

Speakers:
Millie Chen
Thomas “Detour” Evans
Asher Jay
Danielle SeeWalker
Moderator: Mandy Vink


Public Art and Awareness  
UMC East Ballroom


Description: Interactive Public Art: Murals, Posters, Podcasts, Pop-up Installations and Exhibitions. 
 

Speakers:
Millie Chen 
Thomas “Detour” Evans
Asher Jay
Danielle SeeWalker
Moderator: Mandy Vink


The Power Behind Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and NFTs 
UMC West Ballroom


Description: What is the climate impact of digital currency and mining on our limited power resources? 

Speakers:
Peter Kelly Detweiler
Moses Ma
Jernej Pangersic
Moderator: Andy Franklin
 


The Magic of Creativity
CASE Chancellor’s Auditorium


Description: The Magic of Creativity What is it, who has it, why we need it.

Speakers:
Elena Gaby 
Brad Lancaster 
Ty Tashiro
Moderator: Nicole Speer


 

Graveyard of Empires  
Macky Auditorium


Description: Why can’t anybody seem to win in Afghanistan? 

Speakers:
Dave Rank
Elizabeth Shackelford
Ross Wilson
Heather Hurlburt 
Moderator: Gregory D. Young


Why Didn’t We Know This Already?    
UMC 235


Description: An intergenerational panel with High School Students and CWA Speakers considering how historical moments 
could have been changed by more humane and just decisions. 

Speakers:
Leo Glaze 
Kara Viesca 
Shawn D. Walton 
Moderator: Ami Diatta


Rethinking Influence 
UMC West Ballroom


Description: Cracking the Code on Effective Influencer Marketing Strategies

Speakers:
 Amanda Russell  
 Moderator: Doyle Albee


How to Thrive in a Pressure-Cooker Environment  
Old Main Chapel


Description: The personal costs of success when navigating a business. 

Speakers:
Kamran Elahian 
Rachel Faller
Matija Goljar
Eliot Peper
Moderator: John Kelley


 

Feeding the World Without Killing the Planet: What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Macky Auditorium


Description: Addressing climate change while restoring biodiversity and providing nutritious, affordable food.

Speakers:
Jon Lundgren 


Rhythm and Words
UMC 235


Description: An improvisational panel with  CWA speakers collaborating to create magic. 

Speakers:
Leo Glaze
Nikhil Mankekar 
Michael D. McCarty
Ed Roberson
Michael Spencer
Moderator: Esther Omegba


Discovering Creative Communities 
UMC East Ballroom


Description: The myriad ways we build community through artistic expression and interaction.

Speakers:
Forrest Cortes 
Lamont Hamilton
George Otieno
Danielle SeeWalker
Moderator: Sandra Firmin


OMG...How Did I Get Here?
 UMC West Ballroom


Description: Stories of entrepreneurial highs and wild rides.

Speakers:
Rachel Faller
Jodie King
Vamsi Sistla
Matt Stinchcomb
Moderator: Gavriella Schuster


Crafting the Original Idea
Old Main Chapel


Description: The germination of an idea; when, where, why it begins, won’t go away and comes to fruition.

Speakers:
Teresa Eyring
Asher Jay
Emma Needell
Moderator: Bob Morehouse


 

Ebert Interruptus Film Series I: JAWS
UMC 235

Speakers:
Josh Larsen


Calling Bullshit: Telling Truth From Fiction in the Information Age
UMC Center Ballroom

Speakers:
Renee DiResta 
Eliot Peper
Ty Tashiro
Jevin West
Moderator: Leysia Palen


Why Critical Race Theory is such a Topic 
UMC 235


Description: What CRT is and isn’t and why it’s gotten so political and contentious. 

Speakers:
Leo Glaze 
Justin Moore
Kara Viesca
Moderator: Jennifer Ho


The New Business of Media: How Should News Be Funded? 
UMC East Ballroom


Description: How can the new media world be both profitable and credible?

Speakers:
Jodie King 
Jack Powers
Carl Quintanilla
Moderator: Stacy Feldman


Has the Door Closed for Immigrants?
UMC West Ballroom


Description: How are recent mass exoduses being handled? Does the immigrant question have an answer? 

Speakers:
Rick Barton 
Zohore Elahian
John Heffernan
Maggie Mitchell Salem
Moderator: Lorraine Bayard de Volo


“Out Out Brief Candle”: Protecting Artists Against Burnout
Old Main Chapel


Description: How artists manage burnout when stress or tedium threatens to extinguish the creative spark.

Speakers:
Millie Chen 
Elena Gaby
Matija Goljar
Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb
Moderator: Gwen Burak


Food as Medicine: Healing our Soils, Healing Ourselves
Hale 270


Description: How artists manage burnout when stress or tedium threatens to extinguish the creative spark.

Speakers:
Nicole Masters 
Tina Owens
A’Dae Romero-Briones
Marc White
Moderator: Eric Skokan


Fringe Innovations
CASE Chancellor’s Auditorium


Description: Navigating the future

Speakers:
Peter Kelly Detweiler 
Kamran Elahian 
Rachel Rath
Jake Sally
Moderator: Dan Caruso


Thursday, April 7

The Dark Web: Why Is It a Scary Place?

Macky Auditorium

 

Speakers:
Renee DiResta 
Laura Harder
Jernej Pangersic
Moderator: Aaron Brockett


Racism 101: The Language of Racism 

UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Everything you want know about racism but are afraid to ask.

Speakers:
Leo Glaze 
KangJae “Jerry” Lee
Danielle SeeWalker
Kara Viesca
Moderator: Michele D. Simpson


Water: Safeguarding the Lifeblood of Our Planet

UMC 235

Description: Protecting water from chemical contamination and using water wisely.

Speakers:
Bek Christensen 
Tyrone Hayes
Brad Lancaster
A’Dae Romero-Briones
Moderator: Peter Wadden


Forced Out: A Conversation around Human Displacement 

UMC East Ballroom

Description: The realities of human displacement caused by war, climate change, natural disasters, and economic turmoil. 

Speakers:
John Heffernan 
Shalini Nataraj
Maggie Mitchell Salem
Donna Sollenberger
Moderator: Kurt Firnhaber


The Future of Filmmaking 

UMC West Ballroom

Description: How breakthrough technologies are changing what films are and how they are made, distributed, and experienced. 

Speakers:
Lamont Hamilton 
Emma Needell
Jack Powers
Jake Sally
Moderator: Pax


Still the Least Dangerous Branch?
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Reflections on the Supreme Court and the Constitution

Speakers:
Akhil Amar 
David Cole
Mark Stern
Moderator: Suzette Malveaux


War in Ukraine: The Tragedy Unfolding and What’s Next 

UMC 235

Speakers:
Maurizio Geri 
Heather Hurlburt
Margo Squire
Ross Wilson
Moderator: Gene Hayworth


Valuing Digital Assets
UMC East Ballroom

Description: Where to invest focus and money in the evolving mishmash of conventional and digital assets.

Speakers:
Jodie King 
Eliot Peper
Carl Quintanilla
Nancy Wang
Moderator: Steve Rosenblum


The Hard Stuff Unplugged 
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Why failure matters and lessons learned. 

Speakers:
Kamran Elahian 
Vamsi Sistla
Matt Stinchcomb
Robin Thompson
Moderator: Moses Ma


BIPOC Youth Activism
CASE Chancellor’s Auditorium

Description: Young activists and their allies taking on the social issues facing the United States. 

Speakers:
Wisdom Cole 
Forrest Cortes 
Elena Gaby
Tyrone Hayes
Shawn D. Walton
Moderator: Adrian Salazar


Climate Change: Is an Answer in the Soil Beneath Our Feet?
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: How can it become a solution?

Speakers:
Bek Christensen 
Jon Lundgren
Nicole Masters
Tina Owens
Moderator: Brett KenCairn


What’s the Problem with the US Healthcare System?
UMC 235

Description: What’s the Fix? Improving access and quality, while reducing the overall cost of healthcare in the US. 

Speakers:
Christian Conte 
George Otieno
Donna Sollenberger
Moderator: Steve Quach


Art as Truth-Telling 
UMC East Ballroom

Description: The arts can reach the unreachable, give voice to the unsayable and shout the unspoken. 

Speakers:
Millie Chen 
Rachel Faller
Elena Gaby
Michael D. McCarty
Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb
Moderator: Nick Forster


Psychology of Comedians  
UMC West Ballroom

Description: What’s so funny...and why?

Speakers:
Asher Jay 
Michael Spencer
Ty Tashiro
Moderator: Chip


Voter’s Rights, Democracy and Racism  Denise Lieberman
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Why limiting access to the polls impacts marginalized communities, undermining democracy. 

Speakers:
Justin Moore
Mark Stern
Moderator: Molly Fitzpatrick


How U.S Foreign Relations Affects International Business
Chemistry 140

Description: What role do the American diplomats play in international business?

Speakers:
Peter Kelly Detweiler 
Dave Rank
Ross Wilson
Moderator: Alan Rogers


Is My Computer Psychic? How Targeted Advertising Works 
UMC 235

Description:How is big data and data harvesting being used to predict and/or dictate consumer behavior? 

Speakers:
Renee DiResta 
Joshua Rhodes
Amanda Russell 
Jevin West
Moderator: Scott Schaefer


Business Building in the Metaverse 
UMC East Ballroom

Description: How businesses are sizing up the metaverse and you. 

Speakers:
Matija Goljar 
Jodie King
Carl Quintanilla
Gavriella Schuster


Digging for Dollars 
UMC West Ballroom

Description: How to know when, where, and what kinds of funds are best to grow your start-up.

Speakers:
Shalini Nataraj 
Shawn D. Walton
Nitida Wongthipkongka
Moderator: Brad Bernthal


Pop Culture: What’s Left to Talk About? 
Old Main Chapel

Description: Contemporary issues in pop culture with CU graduate students. 

Speakers:
Shalini Nataraj 
Ediz Ozelkan 
Isabella Pena
Nandi Pointer
Emma St. Lawrence
Moderator: Samira Rajabi


 

Ebert Interruptus Film Series II: JAWS 
Macky Auditorium

Description: This Keynote Address is made possible by the support of Neil and Judy Bicknell.

Speakers:
Josh Larsen 


The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation Over the Centuries 
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: This Keynote Address is made possible by the support of Neil and Judy Bicknell.

Speakers:
Akhil Amar 
Moderator: Hal Bruff


How Effective Philanthropy Works 
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Panelists discuss approaches they use to ensure the gifts they make truly have an impact.

Speakers:
Kamran Elahian 
Wendy Guillies
John Heffernan
Moderator: Tatiana Hernandez


(Un)Fair and (Un)Balanced: How Chemical 
CASE Chancellor’s Auditorium

Description: Companies Control the World Food System Our planet, our bodies, our choice. 

Speakers:
Tyrone Hayes 
Jon Lundgren 
Tina Owens
Marc White
Moderator: Alan Lewis


Back to the Future: Regenerating Indigenous and Traditional Farming
Old Main Chapel

Description: Regenerating and relearning from the past.

Speakers:
Brad Lancaster 
Nicole Masters
A’Dae Romero-Briones
Moderator: Marissa Pulaski


International Takes: Students Share their Countries with CWA
 UMC Aspen Rooms

Description: The Office of International Student Academic Success showcases undergraduate students’ research that topics related to world affairs in connection to their background as international students via a poster presentation.

Speakers:
Ziwei Cheng
Chan Kim
Basma Al Mutawa
Haonan Xu
Moderator: Roberto Arruda


 

Navigating the International Landscape Post-Trump
UMC 235

Description: Experts share their evaluations of the Biden’s administration’s handling of foreign affairs post-Trump. 

Speakers:
Heather Hurlburt
Rick Barton 
Dave Rank
Elizabeth Shackelford
Margo Squire
Moderator: Brendan Connell


Filmmaking with a Female Gaze 
Visual Arts Center 1B20

Description: Female filmmakers share their experiences in a male-dominated field. 

Speakers:
Elena Gaby 
Katrina Miller
Emma Needell
Moderator: Jan Burton


An Artist and the Poet Who Inspired Him
Old Main Chapel

Speakers:
Ed Roberson 
Lamont Hamilton
Moderator: Michael Anthony


Cashing In: The Branding of College Athletes 
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: College athletes have a new opportunity to profit from their personal brands. 

Speakers:
Rick George 
Carl Quintanilla
Moderator: Connor Lacey


Is Being an Influencer Really a Career Path?  
UMC West Ballroom

Description: How do you go from developing a viral video to a successful online commercial business? 

Speakers:
Christian Conte 
Jodie King
Eliot Peper
Amanda Russell
Moderator: David Spiro


CWA Jazz Concert
Macky Auditorium

Description: A world-class experience organized by CWA Musical Dave Grusin. Director Brad Goode with special guest Dave Grusin. Grusin is a CU alumnus and 10-time Grammy award-winning composer, arranger and pianist.

Speakers:
Bijoux Barbosa 
Don Grusin
Mike Marlier
Ernie Watts
Musical Director: Brad Goode


 

Friday, April 8

Climate Change: Threats to Biodiversity
Macky Auditorium

Description: Addressing threats to biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services important to human well-being 

Speakers: 
Bek Christensen 
Maggie Fox
Jon Lundgren
Paula MaBee
Moderator: Matt Stinchcomb


Data Privacy Rights: Who Cares and Why? 
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Addressing threats to biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services important to human well-being. With the global digitalization of everything we use in our lives, is data privacy still a concern?

Speakers: 
Laura Harder 
Moses Ma
Debora Plunkett
Jevin West
Moderator: Mark Wallach


Who’s Top Dog? 
UMC 235

Description: Is the international landscape unipolar, bipolar, tripolar, something else?

Speakers: 
Rick Barton 
Dave Rank
Elizabeth Shackelford
Margo Squire
Ross Wilson
Moderator: Thomas Zeiler


Forced to be a Parent 
Humanities 1B50

Description: How changes to abortion laws will impact society, particularly women. 

Speakers: 
Shalini Nataraj
Stephen Scott
Mark Stern
Moderator: Josie Heath


So, You Want to Make a Movie? 
UMC East Ballroom

Description: What is the process from idea to post-production?

Speakers: 
Jeta Amata 
Elena Gaby
Josh Larsen
Moderator: Eric Abramson


The Green Ghetto: Transforming Urban 
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Urban agriculture can alleviate poverty, provide healthy food and heal communities. 

Speakers: 
Forrest Cortes 
Brad Lancaster
Justin Moore
Shawn D. Walton
Marc White
Moderator: Roberto Meze


Funding Art Through Technology 
 Hale 270

Description: Urban agriculture can alleviate poverty, provide healthy food and heal communities. Streaming, NFT’s, and other ways to generate income for the arts.

Speakers: 
Teresa Eyring
Jodie King
Jack Powers
Moderator: Fran Zankowski


 

Alone: A Son’s Perspective about Solitary Confinement and Prison Reform.
Macky Auditorium

Speakers: 
Larry Hoover, Jr. 
Justin Moore
Moderator: Wisdom Cole


Political Polarization and the Constitution
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Solitary Confinement and Prison Reform by Colorado’s Attorney General. 

Speakers: 
Judge Terry Fox 
David French
Raymond Gifford
Michele Goodwin
Moderator: Phil Weiser


Climate Change: A Global Challenge with Local Opportunities
UMC 235

Description: Solitary Confinement and Prison Reform.

Speakers: 
Max Boykoff 
Michael Jacobs
Susie Strife
Heidi VanGenderen
Moderator: Alice Madden


Poland and Hungary : 1, European Union : 0
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Beyond aesthetics, is art a public good? Can it or does it DO good? 

Speakers: 
Millie Chen 
Asher Jay
Michael D. McCarty
Michael Spencer
Moderator: Matt Chasansky


This Is (Not) Who We Are: Being Black in Boulder 
CASE Chancellor’s Auditorium

Description: With film clips, Katrina Miller, the Narrator and Moderator: Director of this powerful documentary, will lead a
discussion about Boulder’s progressive self-image compared to the lived experiences of its Black residents.

Speakers: 
Thomas Windham 
Katrina Miller 


All Speech is Free, Some More Than Others
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Social media’s role in regulating incendiary speech. 

Speakers: 
Matija Goljar 
George Otieno
Debora Plunkett
Jack Powers
Moderator: Julie Marshall


Diversity and Inclusion in Outdoor Recreation, Nature and Conservation 
UMC 235

Description: Racism and the great outdoors: past, present, and future. 

Speakers: 
Forrest Cortes
Marina LaGrave
KangJae “Jerry” Lee
Dawn O’Neal
Shawn D. Walton
Moderator: Marina LaGrave


Build Your Venture and Put it to the Test
UMC East Ballroom

Description: Maximize your success with the help of accelerators, start-up events and pitch contests. 

Speakers: 
Tjasa Ban 
Wendy Guillies
Taylor McLemore
Nitida Wongthipkongka
Moderator: David Brown


Silent Farm: Saving our Birds, Bees, Frogs, and Ourselves
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Our food system is leading us to mass extinction. How can we work with nature? 

Speakers: 
Adrian Carper 
Jon Lundgren
Nicole Masters
Moderator: Sharon Collinge


The Impacts of Sports on Mental Health 
Old Main Chapel

Description: Our food system is leading us to mass extinction. How can we work with nature?

Speakers: 
Christian Conte 
Trey Ortega
Amanda Russell
Petra Škarja
Moderator: Marina Dmukhovskaya


Gaming as a Generation
Visual Arts Center 1B20

Description: Our food system is leading us to mass extinction. How can we work with nature? What effect has gaming had on the Ready Player One, Metaverse, WTF?  generations?

Speakers: 
Emma Needell 
Jernej Pangersic 
Nancy Wang
Moderator: Nick Remple

Speaking Truth to Power 
Macky Auditorium

Description: How to take action when things feel wrong.

Speakers: 
Leo Glaze 
John Heffernan
Eliot Peper
Elizabeth Shackelford
Moderator: Mary Kate Rejouis


Does the Supreme Court Need Reforming?
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Focused on the wisdom of expanding the supreme court, limiting the terms of justices, etc. 

Speakers: 
Michele Goodwin 
Dahlia Lithwick
Mark Stern
Moderator: Scott Skinner-Thompson


The Glass Ceiling: Journey to the Top 
UMC East Ballroom

Description: A multigenerational panel of women leaders discuss their experiences working up the ladder and give advice on how young women can do the same. 

Speakers: 
Tina Owens 
Gavriella Schuster
Nancy Wang
Petra Škarja
Moderator: Jane Brautigam


Come on Back Pinochet
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Is Latin America exchanging old populism for new authoritarianism? Can parallels be drawn to Europe? 

Speakers: 
Rick Barton 
Maurizio Geri
Heather Hurlburt
Moderator: Andy Baker


Curating Activism: “Art Becomes My Activism” 
Old Main Chapel

Description: Artists discuss how their art reflects and responds to cultural and social change. 

Speakers: 
Asher Jay 
Katrina Miller
Danielle SeeWalker
Ross Taylor
Marc White
Moderator: Kathleen McCormick


Vision of the Future: The Electric Power Grid in 2050 
Hale 270

Description: The opportunities, challenges and threats in the future of power. 

Speakers: 
Peter Kelly Detweiler 
Raymond Gifford
Laura Harder
Joshua Rhodes
Moderator: Alice Jackson


 

Ebert Interruptus Film Series III: JAWS
Macky Auditorium

Speakers: 
Josh Larsen 


What We Talk About When We Talk About Race 
UMC Center Ballroom

Description: Discovering what is essential in discussions of difference.

Speakers: 
Briahna Gray 
Thomas Chatterton Williams
Moderator: Benjamin Teitelbaum


Gerrymandering and the 2022 Elections
UMC 235

Description: Artists discuss how their art reflects and responds to cultural and social change.

Speakers: 
Olivia Mendoza 
Mario Nicolais
Mark Stern
Moderator: Brett Ford


What’s Coming In the Next 5 Years 
UMC East Ballroom

Speakers: 
Renee DiResta 
Tina Owens
Donna Sollenberger
Robin Thompson
Kara Viesca
Moderator: Danica Powell


Unjust Imprisonment 
UMC West Ballroom

Description: Panelists with varying experiences with the U.S. criminal justice system discuss unjust practices that lead to wrongful convictions or high rates of incarceration.

Speakers: 
Wisdom Cole 
Christian Conte
Justin Moore
Christina Swarns
Moderator: Michael Dougherty


Art as Therapy 
Old Main Chapel

Description: Art’s contribution to mental health, for both the audience and the artist.

Speakers: 
Millie Chen 
Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb
Gavriella Schuster
Michael Spencer
Ty Tashiro
Moderator: Mark Villarreal


Motus Theater: Boundless Truth 
Old Main Chapel

Description: Black women discuss the impact of incarceration on women and children. 

Speakers: 
Leslie Herod 
Deborah Richardson
Ernie Watts
Moderator: Terri Wash


CWA Festival of Short Films
Visual Arts Center 1B20

Moderator: Jamie Krutz


 

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