AGENDA​

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• 1:00 pm - WELCOME: Greetings from Frank Sesno, founding director of Planet Forward

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• 1:06 pm - LEADERSHIP: Remarks by George Washington University president Dr. Mark Wrighton

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• 1:10 pm - CRISIS, SOLUTIONS, STORIES - José Andrés, chef, international humanitarian, and founder of World Central Kitchen, in conversation with Tara Scully, director of the Sustainability Minor Program at GW

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• 1:20 pm - THE FOOD STORY: Remarks by Jocelyn Brown Hall, director of FAO North America

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• 1:26 pm - THE BIODIVERSITY STORY - A dedication to the late Tom Lovejoy, godfather of biodiversity, featuring students who live his legacy

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• 1:35 pm - PASS THE MIC: Inclusive Storytelling to Seek Solutions - Matt Scott, Project Drawdown, interviews Eli Chen, Sr. Editor for Overheard At National Geographic, and McKenzie Allen-Charmley, a journalism student at ASU and Planet Forward-Comcast NBCUniversal Sustainable Storytelling Fellow

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• 1:45 pm - GET INVOLVED: Frank Sesno shares student opportunities

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• 1:47 pm - DISINFORMATION DILEMMA: Ethan Porter, assistant professor of media and public affairs at GW

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• 1:50 pm - KEYNOTE: The Slow Violence of Climate Change - A presentation by Arati Kumar-Rao, National Geographic Explorer, followed by a virtual Q&A with students

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• 2:05 pm - COMPELLING CHARACTERS: Climate Theater -  A short screening of "Weathering the Storm,” presented by Steven Beschloss, director of Arizona State University’s Narrative Storytelling Initiative

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• 2:12 pm - TOOLS, CREATIVITY AND STORYTELLING - Mala Sharma, vice president and general manager of Adobe Creative Cloud in conversation with Planet Forward Correspondent Diana Quintero

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• 2:20 pm - STORYFEST - Frank Sesno and Dr. Imani M. Cheers will announce the 2022 winners who will travel to Alaska with Lindblad Expeditions 

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• 2:30 pm - TOWN HALL - Share your thoughts on sustainability storytelling

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• 3:00 pm - FAREWELL - Closing remarks from Frank Sesno