Speaker Presentations

TOPIC: The Passover Story Turned Upside Down: Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt SPEAKER: Craig Perry, Professor, Emory University The memory of slavery in Egypt, God’s redemption of the…

TOPIC: How Latin American View the United States SPEAKER: Dr. Gregory Weeks, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, UNC Charlotte Dr. Weeks will discuss U.S.-Latin American…

TOPIC: What if Health was Built Like Community? SPEAKER: Dr. Kimberly Scott, Mecklenburg County, Interim Public Health Director What truly creates a healthy community? Most people think of health as…

TOPIC: State of the Canopy SPEAKER: Krysten Reilly, Director of Programs, TreesCharlotte Charlotte is often called a “City of Trees,” with an urban tree canopy covering roughly about half of…

TOPIC: A New Future for the Charlotte Museum of Nature SPEAKER: Rachel Cusick, Chief Advancement Officer, Discovery Place Museums and Elliot Provance, Sr. Director, Collections, Discovery Place The new Charlotte…

TOPIC: Immigration and Charlotte: What does it mean to be a "welcoming city?" SPEAKER: Dr. Maggie Commins, Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte's population is growing and changing. We are often…

TOPIC: Is Classical Music Irrelevant? SPEAKER: James Meena, Conductor; Founder & President, Charlotte Lyric Theatre In this presentation, we posit that the preponderance of entertainment, immediate gratification on all levels,…

TOPIC: The State of the River SPEAKER: Brandon Jones, Riverkeeper, Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation The Catawba River is the lifeblood of our region, providing drinking water, electricity, agricultural irrigation, and recreation.…