Schedule

8:15 AM
Doors open

9:00 AM Welcome
Nick Spitzer, Vaughn Randolph Fauria
Shamarr Allen, trumpeter

Resilience
Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Mayor

Crisis Response
Billy Nungesser, Plaquemines Parish President

The Human Dimensions of Disaster and Recovery
Irwin Redlener, Nat’l Center for Disaster Preparedness

Living With Water
David Waggonner, Waggonner & Ball Architects

Social Media
Sara Estes Cohen, G&H International

Lido New Orleans
Taylor Galyean, Feldmeier Galyean Design

Education Reform
Scott Cowen, Tulane University

Neighborhoods
Timolynn Sams, Neighborhoods Partnerships Network

Transparency
Paul Nauroth, Recovery.Gov

10:30 AM BREAK
TED Videos

Living With Crisis
James Carville

Reaction Emergency Housing System
Michael McDaniel, frog design

Education Reform
Andre Perry, UNO Charter School Network

Access to Health Care
Karen DeSalvo, Tulane Medical Center

Humanitarian Logistics
Lynn Fritz, The Fritz Institute

Education Reform
Sarah Usdin, New Schools for New Orleans

Pontilism and Creating Prosperity from Overwhelming Situations
Gary Solomon, Jr., The Solomon Group

12:10 PM LUNCH
TED Videos

Ingenuity and Crisis
John Besh, John Besh Restaurants

Musicians’ Village
Branford Marsalis with Lolis Eric Elie

Entrepreneurship
Robbie Vitrano, Trumpet Ventures

Earth Education
Sue Brown, T.R.E.E.

Markets
Richard McCarthy, Market Umbrella

Crisis and Triumph
Kimberly Rivers Roberts, “Trouble the Waters”

Global Green
Matt Petersen and Beth Galante, Global Green

Nexus Centers
Steven Bingler, Concordia

Ideas
Terrance Osborne, artist

Reimagining Public Spaces
Richard Campanella, Tulane University

Crisis and the Environment
Lisa P. Jackson, EPA

2:59 PM BREAK
TED Videos

I.T. and Crisis
Matt Wisdom, Turbosquid

Democratizing Data: Just the Facts
Allison Plyer, Community Data Access Center

Music
Glen David Andrews, trombone

Water and Creativity
Harry Shearer

Crisis and Creativity
Wendell Pierce

4:10 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION