How Stories Spark Change

​Sept 23 | UN Delegates Dining Room
405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017
9 AM–2 PM

​Join us as we bring together filmmakers, creatives, advocates, and changemakers who believe in the power of storytelling to drive impact. With a beautiful view of the Hudson River from the United Nations headquarters, we’ll share a morning and afternoon of conversations to explore global storytelling, mental health, justice, immigration, and prison reform, featuring filmmakers, creators, changemakers and leaders who use narrative as a tool for change.

• ​8 AM - Registration Opens

• ​9 AM - Breakfast 

• ​9:30 AM - 2:00 PM Programming 

​(We will be serving a full breakfast and lunch and providing a snack break)

​Sessions featuring:

• ​Women in Film

• ​Project Blackbird

• ​Crisis Text Line

• ​Dateline NBC 

• ​PBS 

• ​Hispanic Federation 

• ​And more… 

​Speakers include: 

• ​Frankie Miranda, President & CEO, Hispanic Federation 

• ​Dan Slepian, Senior Investigative Reporter at Dateline NBC

• ​Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez, Co-Founder, Voices From Within

• ​Dena Trujillo, CEO, Crisis Text Line

• ​Jason Flom, Co-Founder & CEO of Lava Media and Lava for Good 

• ​Boaz Paldi, Chief Creative Officer & Producer, UNDP,  Weather Kids 

• ​Alyson Stoner, Actor, Author & Mental Health Advocate

• ​Bethiael Alemayoh, Content Project Manager, Austin PBS

• ​Kristina Arjona, Intimacy & Mental Health Coordinator, Association of Mental Health Coordinators

• ​Alexandra Miles, CEO & Founder, Project Blackbird

• ​Tyler Coe, Creator, “How Are We Today?, “ Austin PBS

• ​Celina de Sola, Co-Founder & President, Glasswing International 

• ​Victor Orozco-Olvera, Senior Economist & Program Lead, Entertainment-Education Program, World Bank Development Impact Group

• ​Cecilia-Karen “CC” W’emedi, Senior Project Manager, International Programs, Women In Film

• ​Ojoma Ochai, Managing Director, The Creative Economy Practice, Co-Creation Hub

• ​Heather Mason, CEO & Founder, The Impact Lounge
  
  Please Note: Availability is very limited.
  The deadline to register for our UNGA event is September 12th, due to strict UN security clearance processes.
  
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