Twenty-four speakers just added to the lineup
// By Jacqueline Brennan
Upswell Chicago is just 13 weeks away, and the schedule is still growing by the day! This week alone, we announced a range of reflection activities and interactive music experiences happening at Upswell as well as this year’s lineup of Chicago Community Dinners. Just today, we unveiled another set of workshops and presenters happening this November. But there’s still more!
In addition to our list of just-added workshop presenters, we’re stoked to introduce another two dozen speakers, some of whom will be joining workshops already on the lineup while others are leading new additions to the array of activities happening in the Public Square. Whatever they’re presenting, wherever, and however – we know these news speakers will give you tools and ideas to help you do your work.
With that, here are the 24 speakers you’ll meet at Upswell Chicago this November:
- Cherokee Belval, ActBlue
- Malik Benjamin, Florida International University
- Alyssa Conrardy, Prosper Strategies
- Paul Daugherty, Philanthropy WV
- Atrayus Goode, Movement of Youth
- Lior Ipp, The Roddenberry Foundation
- Ben Kershaw, Independent Sector
- Jasmine Khan, Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness
- Leon Leader Charge, Oaye Luta Okolakiciye
- Maisha C. Leek, DirtyBird.co
- Tammira Lucas, Moms As Entrepreneurs
- Jonathan Lykes, Keeping Ballroom Community Alive Network (KBCAN)
- Maia Maiden, Maia Maiden Productions
- Carolina Martínez Prohías, Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción
- Shaunae Motley, United Way of Southwest Georgia
- Nitika Nautiyal, The Dividend Project
- Andrew Plumley, ProInspire
- Adri Rosembert, ActBlue
- Jeremy Rossman, Research-Aid Networks
- Shar Taylor, Consumer Reports
- Lindsay Torrico, United Way Worldwide
- Jeannette Tremblay Chambers, Hyde Park Art Center
- Marete Wester, Americans for the Arts
- Meghan Zimmerman, Thierer Family Foundation