GCDN Annual Convening – Los Angeles 2025

GCDN Annual Convening – Los Angeles 2025

17:00 PDT

REGISTRATIONS Jerry Moss Plaza

17:30 PDT

WELCOME RECEPTION Jerry Moss Plaza

08:00 PDT

REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Oval Lounge

09:00 PDT

WELCOME REMARKS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand HallAdrian Ellis • Cindy Miscikowski • Hilda Solis

09:30 PDT

WHEN THE STATUS QUO IS NOT AN OPTION… Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand HallAdrian Ellis • Maria Rosario Jackson • Deborah Rutter

10:30 PDT

BREAK & BREAKOUT Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Oval Lounge

11:00 PDT

[B/OUT] BEYOND THE PODIUM: ARTS, CULTURE, AND OLYMPIC LEGACIES Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Hope Street LobbyTamsin Ace • Jason Bruges • Nora Halpern • Angelita Teo [B/OUT] CREATIVE RECOVERY: RESTORING PLACES, REBUILDING COMMUNITIES... Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand HallRamon Marrades • Guillermo Bernal • Leslie Ito • Janet Newcomb [B/OUT] GLOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON IMPACT: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Founders RoomNatalia Vartapetova • Bronwyn Mauldin • Michael O'Leary • Victoria Perera Rojas

12:00 PDT

BREAK Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Oval Lounge

12:30 PDT

[B/OUT] A TALE OF SOFTER CITIES… Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand HallIlana Altman • Mouna Andraos • Chelina Odbert • Anupam Yog [B/OUT] GRAND AVENUE CULTURAL DISTRICT: THE MAKING OF Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Grand Avenue LobbyLily Cabatu Weiss • Alex Costas • Sel Kardan • Rachel Moore [B/OUT] IT STARTS WITH AN H… HARNESSING HOPE TO TRANSFORM NARRATIVES OF HOMELESSNESS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Hope Street LobbyLetitia Fernandez Ivins • Najel Monteiro • Liam Noordzij • Alisa Orduna • Kevin Sherrod [B/OUT] OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY RESILIENCE & EQUITY Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Founders RoomEmily Harney • Ken Ikeda • Madeleine Spencer • Prophet Walker

13:30 PDT

LUNCH Gloria Molina Grand Park

15:00 PDT

[FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING THE STORIES OF PLACE Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand HallDaniel Payne • Ron Elad • Regina Myer • Chris Obayda • Mark Thomann • Michael Volk • Claire Weisz [PLACE-BASED PERFORMANCES] QUEER ANTHROPOLOGIES Gloria Molina Grand ParkEric Solis • Robin Abad Ocubillo • Carmina Escobar • Star Feliz • Tyler Matthew Oyer [WORKSHOP] CULTIVATING SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE DISTRICTS: A GLOBAL DIALOGUE Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Grand Avenue LobbyPaula Trujillo • Conrado Uribe [WORKSHOP] STORIES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: A DISTRICT-MAKING WORKSHOP FOR EL PUEBLO Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Hope Street LobbyNaseema Asif • Mark Motonaga • John Wirfs • Edgar Garcia [WORKSHOP] WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT? DIGITAL ART & PLACEMAKING FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Founders RoomJulie Dalbec • Jacquelyn West • Fady Atallah • Jason Bruges • Cheryl Catterall • Melissa Mongiat • Margot Mottaz

18:15 PDT

[BUS TOUR] LA CULTURAL NAVIGATORS: ROLLING DOWNTOWN TO CRENSHAW… TO DINNER! Walt Disney Concert Hall: Grand StaircaseJohn Arroyo • Demar Matthews • Aaron Paley • Howard Sherman

19:30 PDT

HOSTED DINNER RIOS

09:00 PDT

REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS Walt Disney Concert Hall: BP Hall

10:00 PDT

STORIES OF PLACE: LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Concert Hall: BP HallMandalít del Barco • Jason Foster • Rachel Moore • Miguel Santana

11:00 PDT

GROUP PICTURE Walt Disney Concert Hall: Grand Staircase

11:30 PDT

BREAK & BREAKOUT Walt Disney Concert Hall: BP Hall

12:00 PDT

[B/OUT] CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND THE FUTURE OF PLACE Walt Disney Concert Hall: W.M. Keck Children's AmphitheatreFreya Stannard • Denise Fairchild • Sheena Khan • Daniel Tobin [B/OUT] MUST WE BUILD IT FOR THEM TO COME? Walt Disney Concert Hall: BP HallJoe Wilson Jr. • Josie Cahill • Natasha Sharma • Joan Weinstein [B/OUT] RECLAIMING SPACE: HOW FEMINIST AND COMMUNITY-LED SPATIAL PRACTICES CAN SHAPE MORE INCLUSIVE CITIES Walt Disney Concert Hall: Founders RoomCatalina Casas • Maya Shpiro • Geraldina Interiano Wise • Sue Bell Yank [B/OUT] STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE: RESISTANCE, RENEWAL, AND REIMAGINING Walt Disney Concert Hall: Choral HallStephanie Fortunato • Kristin Fukushima • Karen Mack • Leticia Rhi Buckley

13:00 PDT

LUNCH Blue Ribbon Garden

14:30 PDT

[FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING THE STORIES OF PLACE Walt Disney Concert Hall: BP HallDaniel Payne • Ron Elad • Regina Myer • Claire Weisz • Chris Obayda • Mark Thomann • Michael Volk [PLACE-BASED PERFORMANCES] QUEER ANTHROPOLOGIES Gloria Molina Grand ParkEric Solis • Robin Abad Ocubillo • Carmina Escobar • Star Feliz • Tyler Matthew Oyer [WORKSHOP] CULTIVATING SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE DISTRICTS: A GLOBAL DIALOGUE Walt Disney Concert Hall: LAPA CONFERENCE ROOMPaula Trujillo • Conrado Uribe [WORKSHOP] STORIES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: A DISTRICT-MAKING WORKSHOP FOR EL PUEBLO Walt Disney Concert Hall: Choral HallNaseema Asif • Mark Motonaga • John Wirfs • Edgar Garcia [WORKSHOP] WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT? DIGITAL ART & PLACEMAKING FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS Walt Disney Concert Hall: Founders RoomJulie Dalbec • Jacquelyn West • Fady Atallah • Jason Bruges • Cheryl Catterall • Melissa Mongiat • Margot Mottaz

16:00 PDT

A STROLL ALONG GRAND AVENUE TO THE CENTRAL LIBRARY Walt Disney Concert Hall: Grand Staircase

16:45 PDT

WELCOME TO THE LOS ANGELES CENTRAL LIBRARY Los Angeles Central Library: Mark Taper AuditoriumStacy Lieberman • John F. Szabo

17:15 PDT

REDEFINING RELEVANCE: WHO DO WE DO THIS FOR? Los Angeles Central Library: Mark Taper AuditoriumElaine Bedell • Elly Andriopoulou • Skye Patrick • Alex Sarian

18:15 PDT

CLOSING REMARKS & 2026 CONVENING ANNOUNCEMENT Los Angeles Central Library: Mark Taper AuditoriumGregorio Scarpella • Adrian Ellis

18:30 PDT

CLOSING RECEPTION Los Angeles Central Library: Mark Taper Auditorium

11:00 PDT

[OPTIONAL TOUR] MOCA GRAND AVENUE – VIP ACCESS FOR GCDN ATTENDEES The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles [OPTIONAL TOUR] THE BROAD MUSEUM – VIP ACCESS FOR GCDN ATTENDEES The Broad