EarthxConference

Friday, April 23 - Saturday, April 25 • 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

What Next? Creating the Future We Want

Presented by Creative Visions

A series of three no-holds-barred conversations between youth activists and seasoned creative activists about how we can create the future we want

Kathy Eldon, Founder, Creative Visions

Global television journalist and author Isha Sesay, and Slater Kemker-Jewell, Director of Youth Unstoppable

American journalist, television presenter and author Lisa Ling , and Marlow Baines, Co-Youth Director of Earth Guardians

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy (Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Last Days in Vietnam) and Xiye Bastida, Mexican climate activist and member of the indigenous Mexican Otomi-Toltec nation

Duration of Session and Format

Three 30-minute blocks with 10 minutes between each session. Creative Visions Founder Kathy Eldon will introduce and conclude each 30-minute session, which will pair a recognized (and outspoken) young activist with a globally renowned creative activist/impact filmmaker.

Themes and Questions

These outspoken activists will grapple with the challenges we face after the current health crisis and discuss how we can shape and share a new vision for our planet and all who live on it.

How are you shifting your focus to embrace this new reality?

you share your vision with others?

bridge the divide between generations and create trust?

4. What are you doing to take care of yourself during this tumultuous time–and how can others help?

5. How are you connecting to other leaders and their networks to create the shift we need to truly change our world?

6. Challenges abound—local, regional and global—how do you decide where to even begin?