
AGENDA
Note: All times listed are PT
9:30 A.M. | WELCOME REMARKS Maggie Miller Senior Director, Hilton Humanitarian Prize, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Peter Laugharn President and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Soledad O’Brien CEO; Journalist; Producer; and Philanthropist |
9:45 A.M. | ABOVE GROUND: A POETRY READING WITH CLINT SMITH Clint Smith Writer; Educator; and Poet |
10:00 A.M. | Clint Smith Interview with: Judy Belk Senior Advisor, The California Wellness Foundation |
10:15 A.M. | CATALYSTS OF CHANGE: THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF BLACK FEMINIST MOVEMENTS Tynesha McHarris Co-Founder, Black Feminist Fund Amoretta Morris President, Borealis Philanthropy Janis Rosheuvel Senior Strategist for Learning and Reflection, Solidaire Network Isha Sesay (Moderator) Award-winning Journalist; Media Executive; and Author |
10:50 A.M. | Break |
11:05 A.M. | CULTIVATING ACTION: THE POWER OF NARRATIVE Phillip Picardi Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Los Angeles LGBT Center Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice and Director of Global Humanitarian Policy, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia Raj Kumar (Moderator) President and Editor-in-Chief, Devex |
11:40 A.M. | FUNDING A HEALTHIER WORLD: WHEN HUMAN RIGHTS DRIVE DECISIONS Alicia Ely Yamin Lecturer, Harvard Law School; and Senior Advisor, Partners In Health Dr. Angela Gichaga CEO, Financing Alliance for Health Dr. Githinji Gitahi Group CEO, AMREF Health Africa Peter Laugharn (Moderator) President and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation |
12:15 P.M. | Break |
1:00 P.M. | HILTON HUMANITARIAN PRIZE CEREMONY HONORING ONE ACRE FUND Video Presentation Presentation of the 28th Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize Acceptance Remarks Andrew Youn CEO and Co-Founder, One Acre Fund |
1:20 P.M. | Break |
1:50 P.M. | REMARKS FROM DR. RAJIV SHAH Dr. Rajiv Shah President, Rockefeller Foundation |
2:05 P.M. | ENDING GLOBAL HUNGER Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana Vice-President of the International Fund of Agriculture Development; and Former Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda Doreen Ndishabandi Chief People & Partnerships Officer, One Acre Fund, Rwanda Rebecca Vetharaniam Richards Chief, Global Network Against Food Crises, Humanitarian-Development, Programme & Policy Division, World Food Programme C.D. Glin (Moderator) President, PepsiCo Foundation and Global Head of Philanthropy at PepsiCo, Inc. |
2:40 P.M. | POETRY READING WITH EMTITHAL MAHMOUD |
2:50 P.M. | THE ROOTS OF RESILIENCE: INDIGENOUS-LED RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Environmental Activist and Advocate for Indigenous Inclusion Xiye Bastida Climate Justice Activist and Member of the Mexican Otomi Indigenous Community Emtithal Mahmoud Poet; Activist; Founder; and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Zainab Salbi (Moderator) Hilton Humanitarian Prize Juror; Founder, Women for Women International; TV Host; and Author |
3:25 P.M. | CLOSING REMARKS Peter Laugharn President and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation |
3:30 P.M. | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Lokua Kanza Award-winning Singer-Songwriter |
Note that schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates!