Event Itinerary

8:30: Registration and Continental Breakfast - Location: 200 B/C

9:00: Welcome and Opening 

10:00: Panel Discussion - 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 | PHMC Government Relations

Panelist 7: Oronde McClain | Survivor Connection & Phila. Center for Gun Violence Reporting

11:15: Break

11:40: IFS Program Focus

12:00: Lunch - Location: 200 B/C

12:30: Fire Side Chat and Q&A with Javi Alvarado, CEO & President at IFS

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)

POLICING IN PERSPECTIVE: Building Trust - Effective Law Enforcement Strategies to Combat Gun Violence

Facilitator 1: Deon Sumpter - Office of Neighborhood Safety

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: Mr. Rick - EMIR Healing Center

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/Hall Monitor

PARTICIPANTS:

Eddie Keels - Philly Current Magazine

Afea Tucker & Mensh Dean - The Trace

Rodeigo Torrejon - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Oronde McClain - Center for Gun Violence Reporting

Chad Pradelli - 6ABC

2:15: Break

2:30: Breakout Reporting

3:15: Special Breakout Session

WHAT IS THE STRATEGY FOR PHILADELPHIA?: An assessment and The next 10 years Policy Solutions to Prevent Gun Violence.

Participant 1: Rep. Darisha Parker Coeli

Participant 2: Rep. Amen Brown, PA State Representative 

Participant 3: Adara L. Combs, Esq. ED, Philadelphia Office of the Victim Advocate (PCCD)

Participant 4: Kenyatta Johnson, City Council President, 2nd District

4:30: Conclusion