2:05PM – 2:45PM
THURSDAY
From a Moment to a Movement
GREAT ROOM
Can “hype” serve as a powerful concept to inspire change and help us understand how to impact the future?
This session features leaders and influencers who have leveraged social networks to create impactful movements – through substance, community, culture, and “hype”. What stories and strategies are most effective? How can these lessons be applied to driving social progress globally?
SPEAKERS:
Suzanne Kianpour, Foreign Affairs & Political Journalist, BBC
Kenneth Anand, Author, Professor & Co-Creator, Sneaker Law
Jonel Edwards, Co- Executive Director, Dream Defenders
Emiliana Guereca, Founder, Women’s March Foundation
Elle Moxley, Executive Director, Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Sheila Roche, Co-Founder & Partner, WRTHY