Event Itinerary
8:30: Registration and Continental Breakfast - Location: 200 B/C
9:00: Welcome and Opening | IFS Leadership
10:00: Panel Discussion | Moderated by Stephanie Stahl of CBS3 Philadelphia - Location: 200 B/C
Panelist 1: Dr. Amy Goldberg | The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean, Temple University / L.K School of Medicine
Panelist 2: Scott Charles, MAPP, FCPP | Temple Medical Center, Victim Trauma Outreach
Panelist 3: David W. Brown | Asst. Dean for Community & Communications, Temple & Exec. Director of Civic Coalition to Save Lives
Panelist 4: Dr. Stephen Leff | CHOP Center for Violence Prevention and VIP Data & Research
Panelist 5: Dr. Ruth Abaya | Scholar at CHOP's Center for Violence Prevention
Panelist 6: Malcolm Yates | Managing Partner & Head of Government Relations at Maven Inc.
Panelist 7: Oronde McClain | Survivor Connection & Phila. Center for Gun Violence Reporting
11:15: Break
11:40: IFS Program Mission with Ebony Gordon, Director of Community Programs at IFS
12:00: Lunch - Location: 200 B/C
12:30: Fire Side Chat and Q&A with Moderator Rev. Cean James, Sr. Pastor Salt & Light
Participant 1: Larry Krasner, DA
Participant 2: Kevin Bethel | Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department
1:00: BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Location: Gittis 200A, 200D, 220, 223
YOUTH IN FOCUS: Empowering Young Minds to Break the Cycle of Gun Violence.
Facilitator 1: Rickey Duncan - NOMO
Facilitator 2: David Buck - Bridges of Opportunities, Commissioner on the Mayor's Commission on African American Males (MCAAM)
Facilitator 3: Tariq Moore - Philly S.A.F.E | Owner
POLICING IN PERSPECTIVE: Building Trust - Effective Law Enforcement Strategies to Combat Gun Violence
Facilitator 1: Deion Sumpter, MSW - Office of Safe Neighborhoods
Facilitator 2: John Standford - PPD First Deputy Commissioner Field Operations
HEALING AND HOPE: Critical Care - The Mental Health Impact of Gun Violence; Supporting Communities in Crisis
Facilitator 1: Dr. Angela McNeil - Grief and Trauma
Facilitator 2: Rev. Cean James | Sr. Pastor, Salt & Light
ON THE FRONT LINES: Grassroots Advocacy and Parental Power - Catalysts for Change!
Facilitator 1: Bilal Qayyum - Father’s Day Rally Committee
Facilitator 2: Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight - Mothers In Charge
Facilitator 3: Erica Walker - PHMC Director of Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants
HEADLINES: Harnessing Media’s Role in Transforming Perception
Facilitator: Denise Clay Murray - The Philadelphia Sun & Philadelphia Hall Monitor
Participant 1: Afea Tucker - The Trace
Participant 2: Mensah Dean - The Trace
Participant 3: Oronde McClain - Center for Gun Violence Reporting
Participant 4: Mary Sharples - Philly Current Magazine
2:05: Break
2:30: Breakout Reporting with Denise Clay Murray - The Philadelphia Sun & Philadelphia Hall Monitor
3:15: Special Breakout Session
WHAT IS THE STRATEGY FOR PHILADELPHIA? An Assessment and the Next 10 Years Policy Solutions to Prevent Gun Violence.
Moderator: Javi Alvarado - Intercultural Family Services, CEO & President
Participant 1: Rep. Darisha Parker
Participant 2: Rep. Amen Brown, PA State Representative
Participant 3: Adara L. Combs, Esq. ED, Philadelphia Office of the Victim Advocate (PCCD)
4:30: Conclusion
