Sunday, October 16
4:30-6:00pm: Friction Quartet Performance (ticket discount available to conference registrants)
Monday, October 17
All Day: Exhibition hall booths; food sovereignty demonstrations; artist- and poet-in-residence projects
7-8am: Registration and breakfast (provided)
8-9:45am: Opening Plenary Session
- Opening ceremony by former Ho-Chunk Nation President Wilfrid Cleveland
- Welcome by Wisconsin Academy Executive Director, Erika Monroe-Kane
- Remarks from Department of Natural Resources Secretary, Preston Cole
- A Panel Discussion on Federal Funding and Support for Climate Action in Wisconsin moderated by Maria Redmond with panelists: Rachel Bouressa, Kevin Kane, Joe Pater, Deneine Powell, and Daniel Wiggins Jr.
- Reading by Poet-in-Residence Alexandria Delcourt
- Keynote Address by Matt Dannenberg
9:45-10am: Break
10-12pm: Facilitated Track Sessions I
12-1:30pm: Lunch & networking (lunch provided)
1:30-3:30pm: Facilitated Track Sessions II
3:30-3:45pm: Break
3:45-5:00pm: Closing Plenary Session
- Speed report-outs from track leaders
- Keynote Address by Dr. Jonathan Foley
- Reading by Poet-in-Residence Alexandria Delcourt
- Closing remarks by Erika Monroe-Kane
- Closing ceremony by former Ho-Chunk Nation President Wilfrid Cleveland
5-6:30pm: Reception
Light appetizers and cash bar
