Hosted by Connie Cagampang Heller, co-founder, Linked Fate Fund for Justice. With: Jeannette Armstrong, Ph.D. (Syilx Okanagan), traditional Okanagan knowledge keeper, co-founder and Executive Director of En’owkin Centre; Claire Jean Kim, Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian American Studies, UC Irvine.
A Hero’s Quest: Tapping Our Courage and Unleashing Our Ingenuity to Address Climate Change
With: Betsy Taylor, Breakthrough Strategies & Solutions; John Neffinger, KNP Communications.
Biodynamic Farming: Way Beyond Organic
With: Gena Nonini, 3rd-generation farmer, owner/operator of Marian Farms, a premiere Biodynamic farm and distillery in Fresno, CA.
The Healing Potential of Cannabidiol, MDMA, and Entheogens
Hosted by J.P. Harpignies, Bioneers associate producer. With: Martin Lee, Director of Project CBD, a cannabis science information service, author of Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific; Amy Emerson, Director of Clinical Research at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS); Ralph Metzner, legendary psychedelic research pioneer.
Building the Movement for a New Economy
Hosted by John Bloom, Senior Director of Organizational Culture at RSF Social Finance. With: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Executive Director, Green for All; Bob Massie, President of the New Economics Institute; David Levine, co-founder and CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council.
The Crossroads of Art and Social Change
Performances plus discussion. With: John Densmore, iconic drummer of the legendary rock group, the Doors, author of The Doors: Unhinged, and Riders on the Storm; Climbing PoeTree, award-winning spoken-word activists; Hosted by Filmmaker and Professor Jeremy Kagan, founder of The Change Making Media Lab at the University of Southern California.
Wiser Together Open Space: If you could have any conversation, or host any activity, what would it be? Bring it here
These participant-driven conversations use Open Space Technology (OST) to help us leverage our collective intelligence, share our dreams and move towards wise action. Participants post and join topics they are passionate about, co-creating an exciting meeting of minds to address complex issues and common interests. There are multiple sessions; participants can attend any and all of them and come and go as they please. With: David Shaw, Common Ground Center, UC Santa Cruz; Dana Pearlman, The Lotus: Authentic Leadership Development and the Global Leadership Lab; Tim Merry, Myrgan Inc, Art of Hosting; Giselle Chow, Graphic Facilitator and Recorder, Giselle Chow Consulting. (This is a double session.)
Council: Community of Mentors: Intergenerational Reciprocity, Guidance and Mutual Exchange
Facilitated by Ilarion Merculieff and Sharon Shay Sloan.
Interactive / Experiential
Youth Leadership: Peaceful Warriors
Here’s how to do violence prevention through movement, games, role-playing and conversation (all ages). Led by Rashidi Omari, hip-hop instructor; Destiny Arts students.



















































































































































