Program Agenda

Event and Time

Speaker(s)

Welcome and Keynote

10:00 – 10:30 am

MC: Katareena Roska (Founder and Editor in Chief, Tangtentzine)

MC: Rylee Peak (President, Legislative Society at Valley View High School)

Introductory Speaker: Julia Clauson (Student Board member, CA State Board of Education)

Keynote: Josh Fryday (Chief Service Officer, California Volunteers – Office of Governor Newsom)

Keynote: Lishaun Francis (Senior Director, Behavioral Health – Children Now)

Panel 1: Youth Power and Tools for Advocacy

10:30 – 11:15 am

Moderator: Gigi Ooi (Healthy Online Platforms for Everyone State Coalition, Youth Leadership Institute)

Panelist: Michele Chan (Student – Santa Monica College)

Panelist: Rushil Ladhawala (Student – Palm Desert High School and 2024 AFS Global STEM Academy Scholar)

Panelist: Rylee Peak (President – Legislative Society at Valley View High School)

Panelist: Sahngwie Yim (Director of Organizing – GENup)

Workshop: Finding Your Why

11:20 – 12:00 pm

Speaker: Jackie Speier (Former United States Representative; Founder of Jackie Speier Foundation)

Speaker: Stefan Gartrell (CEO – Ripple Effect 22)

Lunch

12:00 – 12:30 pm

Breakout Networking Sessions: “Reflections”

12:30 – 1:00 pm

Led by Student Ambassadors

Panel 2: Social Media, Tech, and Mental Health

1:00 – 1:45 pm

Moderator: Micheal Li (Student – City College of San Francisco)

Panelist: Mariah Corder (Community Advocacy Coordinator – California Youth Connection)

Panelist: Ann Albumalalah (Chief Executive Director – Astudia)

Panelist: Annya Shapiro (Executive Director – Daly City Youth Health Center)

Panelist: Andrea Gil (Senior Program Coordinator – Youth Leadership Institute, Healthy Online Platform for Everyone (HOPE), Daly City Bay Area Leaders, and Vibrant Opportunities for Involvement, Community and Empowerment (VOICE))

Workshop: Building Networks and Coalitions

1:45 – 2:15 pm

Speaker: Mariah Corder (Community Advocacy Coordinator – California Youth Connection)

Speaker: Sahngwie Yim (Director of Organizing – GENup)

Breakout Networking Session: “Now What?”

2:20 – 2:40 pm

Led by Student Ambassadors

Summit Reflections

2:40 – 2:55 pm

MC: Emma Wang (Student – Miramonte High School)

MC: Sarah Joo (Student – Lincoln High School, Special Projects Director – California Association of Student Councils)

MC: Yunji Kim (Student – Palos Verdes Peninsula High School)

Summit Wrap-Up

2:55 – 3:00 pm

MC: Katareena Roska (Founder and Editor in Chief – Tangtent Zine)

MC: Rylee Peak (President – Legislative Society at Valley View High School)

Speaker – Sara Ortega (Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives – Children Now)