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7:00am PDT

Energy stretch Omni William Penn - Conference Level - Phipps Room

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Omni Hotel - 17th Floor Grand Ballroom Conference Check-in Omni Hotel - 17th Floor Grand Ballroom Lobby Nursing Mother's Room Omni William Penn - Conference Level - Indiana Room Prayer Room Omni William Penn - Conference Level - Franklin Room

8:30am PDT

Office Hours: Certified Welcoming Omni William Penn Conference Level - Carnegie IMelissa Bertolo Office Hours: Navigating Anti-Immigrant Policy Omni William Penn - Conference Level - Carnegie IIMatthew Lopas • Katie Aragon

9:00am PDT

Morning Plenary Omni Hotel - 17th Floor Grand BallroomMila Sanina • Sarah Allan • Rachel Peric • Daniel Gilman • Rabbi Hazzan Dr. Jeffrey Myers • Ebru Demonstration by Gulay Baltali • Wasiullah Mohamed • Daniela Naumov • Brittany Ford • Patty Hernandez

10:30am PDT

Building Welcoming Economies – Including African-American Communities in Your Neighborhood Development Work Omni William Penn - Monogahela Room - 17th FloorBrian Burley • Wendy Ake • Gracie Xavier Developing a Second Phase Welcoming Plan or Initiative Omni William Penn - Bob & Dolores Hope Room - Mezzanine LevelRicardo Gambetta • Zulma Maciel Dialogue in Divided Times Omni William Penn - Room B - Conference LevelChristine Suave • Mariana Martinez • Megan Sigesmond How Serving Neighborhood Businesses can Build Inclusive Alliances Omni William Penn - Frick Room - Conference LevelBetty Cruz • Mihailo Temali • Leigh Solomon Pugliano • Zelalem Gemmeda Two-Generation Approaches for Immigrant Family Advancement Omni William Penn - Room A - Conference LevelMonica Martin • Kaori Hirakawa

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Plenary Omni Hotel - 17th Floor Grand BallroomBrian Burley • Mama Kadiatou • janera solomon • Rachel Peric • Molly Hilligoss • Jordyne Krumroy • Ivonne Smith-Tapia • Jasiri X • Paul Kim

1:15pm PDT

Engaging Faith Leaders in Welcoming Work Omni William Penn - Monogahela Room - 17th FloorDr. Christian Scharen • Dr. Erica Ramirez Everything You Want to Know About Hiring and Supporting Refugees in the Workplace Omni William Penn - Room B - Conference LevelDan Wilkinson • Kheir Mugwaneza • Allegra Elson • Tadd Wamester Finding Allies for Immigrant and Refugee Workforce Development Initiatives in Unlikely Places Omni William Penn - Room A - Conference LevelKaren Phillippi • Rachel Vilsack • Mike Zimmer Like a Puzzle: Designing a Language Access Plan Omni William Penn - Bob & Dolores Hope Room - Mezzanine LevelManar-ul Islam Swaby • Emily Yaffe • Jodie Stanely Perspectives and Realities of Immigrant Youth in America Omni William Penn - Frick Room - Conference LevelJillian Jayde Hastings • Robin Johnson • Pittsburgh Area Youth

2:30pm PDT

Break Omni William Penn - 17th floor corridor and Conference level corridor

2:45pm PDT

Be Counted – How to Ensure the 2020 Census is Inclusive of All Omni William Penn - Bob & Dolores Hope Room - Mezzanine LevelSandy Close • Feyisola Alabi • Valerie Mills Creative Placemaking: Harnessing the Power of Arts and Culture to Advance Welcoming Omni William Penn - Room B - Conference LevelChristina Patiño Houle • Henry Reese • Jun-Li Wang Strategies for Advancing The Urban Farming and Local Food Movements Omni William Penn - Room A - Conference LevelMolly Hilligoss • Ze Xiao • Aley S. Kent Trusted Connectors: How to Connect Immigrant Entrepreneurs to Opportunities Omni William Penn - Frick Room - Conference LevelSarah Allan • Steve Driehaus • Guadalupe A. Velasquez • Raquel Garcia