GatherVerse Youth Summit
Schedule
April 22-24 and April 29-30, 2025 (8:00 AM PST)
Day 5 – 30 April, 2025
| 8:00 AM PST Opening: Christopher Lafayette |
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| 8:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Tomorrow’s Promise: Securing Emerging Technologies for Generations to Come Moderator: Lynn Gitau Speakers: Mary Fashanu, Randall Rene, Dana Harris, Brian Yurachek, Jason Fernandes, Eli Al-Shamari, Venkatesh Kodela |
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| Session Topic: Let Them Hear You Speaker: Kelly Kam |
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| Session Topic: Personal Branding: Your ‘One Word’ Tells People Who You Are, Not What You Do! Speaker: Rich Keller |
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| Fireside Chat: Christopher Lafayette and Mary Waweru | |
| Fireside Chat: The Next Chapter: Prioritizing Cyber Safety for Future Generations Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Guest Speaker: Dr. Dhrubasish Sarkar |
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| Session Topic: Behind the Mask: Helping Youth Heal the Emotions They Don’t Talk About Speaker: Asmah Perveen |
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| 10:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Our Promise: Extending Reality into Tomorrow, Safely Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Alp Karlıova, Alaz Han Canbolat, Sajal Saha, Darlena O Kelly, Rebecca Wade, Jenni Ogden, Precious Ozemoya, Karl Lillrud, Vanessa Nawka |
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| Session Topic: How to Think Like a Futurist Speaker: Charlotte Kemp |
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| 11:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Who Are We Now? The Cost of Constant Connectivity Moderator: Russel Bundy Speakers: Bernice Omiunu, Angilie Kapoor, Kris Locus, Dimitrije Galic, Dakshika Chauhan, Paul Samson Buyugu, Alex Dumas |
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| Session Topic: Your Time Is Now: Building a Life of Freedom with AI and Purpose Speaker: Sabrina Princessa Wang |
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| Session Topic: Lifting Marginalized Youth Speaker: Jeffrey Landi |
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| Session Topic: Shaping Tomorrow: AI for Future Generations Speaker: Penta Rao marapatla |
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| Session Topic: Empowering African youth through XR & Emerging tech Speaker: Waiyaki Mwithiga |
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| Closing: GatherVerse Youth Summit | |
