8:15 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:15
Carrie Bovill, Program Director, CO-LAB
Tamara Johnson, Director of urbanCORE, Charlotte Urban Institute
Jennifer Troyer, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNC Charlotte
9:15- 10:15
Co-Producing Transformative Solutions: Community Engagement and Social Innovation for the Public Good
Colleen Hammelman, Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences and Director, Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP)
Julia Meyarzum, Student Engagement Fellow, Charlotte Urban Institute
Jordan Poler, Professor, Chemistry
Kyle Spence, Assistant Professor, Architecture
10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:15
Student Pathways in Community- Driven Innovation/Civic Learning and Entrepreneurial Action
Nevyn Brown
Tarien Fenhoff
Alijah Moody
Savir Shingne
11:15 - 12:15
Moderator:
Nate Hogan, President, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation
Panelists:
Carrie Bovill, Program Director, CO-LAB
Kendra Jason, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Health Management and Policy
Abi Olukeye, Founder, Smart Girls HQ
Adrienne and Emmanuel Threatt, Founders, Hope Vibes
12:15 - 1:15
Lunch and Networking
1:30
Bus Departs for Freedom Communities
2:00 - 3:15
Community Innovation Initiative: Co-Producing Transformative Solutions to Society Issues and Challenges
Toye Watson, Director of Community Impact, Charlotte Urban Institute