GCDN Annual Convening – Los Angeles 2025

GCDN Annual Convening – Los Angeles 2025

09:00 PDT

WELCOME REMARKS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand Hall

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

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

12:30 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 • Rachel Moore [B/OUT] IT STARTS WITH AN H… HARNESSING HOPE TO TRANSFORM NARRATIVES OF HOMELESSNESS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Hope Street LobbyAlex Budd • 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

15:00 PDT

[FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING THE STORIES OF PLACE Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Eva & Marc Stern Grand HallAntoni Durski • Regina Myer • Chris Obayda • Mark Thomann • Michael Volk • Claire Weisz [PLACE-BASED PERFORMANCES] QUEER ANTHROPOLOGIES Gloria Molina Grand ParkRobin Abad Ocubillo • Eric Solis • 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 BORDERS: A DISTRICT-MAKING WORKSHOP FOR EL PUEBLO Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Hope Street LobbyNaseema Asif • Mark Motonaga [WORKSHOP] WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT? DIGITAL ART & PLACEMAKING FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Founders RoomJulie Dalbec • Jacquelyn West

10:00 PDT

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

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. • Darren Grice • 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 • Theresa Hyuna Hwang • Maya Shpiro • Geraldina Interiano Wise [B/OUT] STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE: RESISTANCE, RENEWAL, AND REIMAGINING Walt Disney Concert Hall: Choral HallStephanie Fortunato • Kristin Fukushima • Karen Mack • Leticia Rhi Buckley

14:30 PDT

[FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING THE STORIES OF PLACE Walt Disney Concert Hall: BP HallAntoni Durski • Regina Myer • Chris Obayda • Mark Thomann • Michael Volk [PLACE-BASED PERFORMANCES] QUEER ANTHROPOLOGIES Gloria Molina Grand ParkRobin Abad Ocubillo • Eric Solis • 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 BORDERS: A DISTRICT-MAKING WORKSHOP FOR EL PUEBLO Walt Disney Concert Hall: Choral HallNaseema Asif • Mark Motonaga [WORKSHOP] WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT? DIGITAL ART & PLACEMAKING FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS Walt Disney Concert Hall: Founders RoomJulie Dalbec • Jacquelyn West

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