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Welcoming Interactive + Welcoming Economies Convening 2019

5:00pm PDT

New Immigrant and Refugee Visions in Film: Screen & Discuss Omni William Penn Hotel - Conference Level - Room BImmigrant Films Introduced by Michael Sheridan

5:00pm PDT

Ignite Sessions Andy Warhol Museum - First Floor TheaterMillie Chu • Molly Hilligoss • Bob Doyle • Leani García Torres • Guillermo Velazquez • Amy Campbell

10:30am PDT

Building and Evaluating Programs Through a Racial Equity Lens Omni William Penn - Frick Room - Conference LevelMolly Hilligoss • Jaqueline Tucker • Federico Rios • Christa Yoakum Communicating Inclusion in Contentious Times Omni William Penn - Bob & Dolores Hope Room - Mezzanine LevelWendy Feliz • Rachel Brown Lessons in Welcoming from Germany and Other Parts of the International Welcoming Movement Omni William Penn - Room B - Conference LevelZe Xiao • Mara Kimmel • David Lubell • Susan Downs-Karkos Moving the Needle on Workforce Integration Omni William Penn - Room A - Conference LevelKatherine Gebremedhin • Bryan Warren • Nicole Pumphrey • Karen Phillippi Tailor Your Approach – Welcoming Economies 101 Omni William Penn - Monogahela Room - 17th FloorSteve Tobocman • Christina Pope

1:15pm PDT

Assisting Professional Immigrants with their US Job Search Omni William Penn - Room A - Conference LevelTadd Wamester • Annie Fenton • Mahlet Mamo • Elizabeth Jones Building Resilience in Welcoming Communities Omni William Penn - Room B - Conference LevelLiz Cedillo-Pereira • Mara Kimmel • Bryan Warren Forming and Utilizing Peer Networks that Matter Omni William Penn - Bob & Dolores Hope Room - Mezzanine LevelEarl Buford • Katherine Gebremedhin • Mihailo Temali Gathering Community Input to Inform a Welcoming Plan: Lessons From Gateways for Growth Omni William Penn - Frick Room - Conference LevelRich Andre • Robin David • Sanjita Pradhan • Michael Bridges Understanding and Responding to Federal Immigration Policies and Priorities Omni William Penn - Monogahela Room - 17th FloorMatthew Lopas • Katie Aragon • Moonson Eninsche • Stefania Arteaga • Kelsey Ellingsen

2:45pm PDT

10th Anniversary Listening Session: Help Welcoming America Chart the Next 10 Years Omni William Penn - Monogahela Room - 17th FloorSusan Downs-Karkos • Mahvash Hassan Bundle it – Asset Building and Immigrant Integration Omni William Penn - Bob & Dolores Hope Room - Mezzanine LevelCarmen Shorter Changing the Frame: Engaging Hateful Rhetoric in a Charged Political Environment Omni William Penn - Room B - Conference LevelPatrice O'Neil • Natalie Ringsmuth How to Use Data to Support or Advocate for Integration in Your Community Omni William Penn - Room A - Conference LevelKate Brick • Brittany Ford • Eva Hassett • Adam Hunter Working Session: What Does it Mean to be a Welcoming State? Building Our Ask Omni William Penn - Frick Room - Conference LevelMeg Shoemaker Little

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

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

2:45pm 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