EXperience

  • "The conference was helpful beyond anything I'd imagined. I even received a funding commitment from another attendee, which would have never happened without you and your team's (assumably) tireless efforts to bring us all together. Thank you."

    Ryan Cieslikowski, Founder, Civic Action

  • "The Futures Happening Event was, by far, one of the best convenings I've attended since we came back from the pandemic. I look forward to building the future alongside you."

    Edgar Ibarra Gutierrez, Youth Futures Movement

  • “This was so much more than a single gathering. This was a ‘civic springboard’.”

    Sanda Balaban, Founder, YVote

  • "Being here... to experience this... was everything I didn't know I needed."

    Chris Loos, founder iDream Society, award winning music entrepreneur

DAY 1

Thurs, April 25: Afternoon of Exploring Democracy Futures

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Thurs, April 25: Afternoon of Exploring Democracy Futures —

1pm - 1:30pm

Registration and Democracy Makers Exhibit

Futures + Democracy Bright Spots Panels and Conversation

Welcome to d.school, Scott Doorley

Why Futures? Why now? Lisa Kay Solomon

Panel on Democracy Futures: Nils Gilman, Ruth Wylie, Edgar Ibarra Gutierrez, Karthick Ramakrishnan

Flights in Futures Game: Jeffrey Rogers and Lisa Kay Solomon

Break

Next Gen Civic Innovation & Leadership: Uma Kalkar, Thanasi Delos, Jeannette Wang, Aidan Kohn-Murphy

Local Civic Community Co-Creation: Eric Liu, Jennifer Brandel, Shamichael Hallman, Evan Weissman

Civic Catalysts and Movement Builders: Cassidy Lichtman, Eric Reveno, Elizabeth Ford

Final Reflection and Close: Adrian Molina and Lisa Kay Solomon

1:30 - 5:45pm

Thurs, April 25: Evening of Civic Imagination

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Thurs, April 25: Evening of Civic Imagination —

Cocktails and Civic Tailgating with Pizza to the Polls

5:45 - 7pm

7 - 8:45pm

Civics Imagination Performance hosted by award winning Chris Loos, with Lyle Belger, Eric Liu, Squint, Student Art, Warm Cookies of the Revolution

9pm

Evening End

DAY 2

Friday, April 26: Morning Workshops on Activation

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Friday, April 26: Morning Workshops on Activation —

8:30am

Coffee

9:00

Welcome: Lisa Kay Solomon

Workshop Breakouts (Civic Youth National Bureau, Civic Culture, Civic Catalysts, Voter Engagement)

9:20 - 11:20

11:30

Final Close, Reflections and Actions: Lisa Kay Solomon

12pm

Program End