Advancing the Creative Economy: Arts, Media, & Technology Conference

Join C2C Impact Engine for a full-day convening featuring community leaders, engaged educators, artists, responsible AI innovators and other creatives for multi-disciplinary conversations and collaboration. We gather across sectors in this critical time to advance equitable policies and practices in education models and career pathways to create opportunity, representation, belonging in the Bay Area and beyond. Panels will explore cultural placemaking, creative tech, art and wellness, industry trends, educational resources, and new opportunities including live poetry, music, and networking opportunities.

• Activating Cultures of Belonging
• Black Cultural PlaceMaking and PlaceKeeping
• Creative Tech, Innovation, and Education
• Mapping History and Resurrecting Sacred Sites
• The Economics of Wellness: Creating Health, Wealth, and Joy

• Carrie Maultsby-Lute, MBA, Head of Partnerships, Northeastern Oakland
• Dr. Rasika Bhalerao, Assistant Teaching Professor, Northeastern Oakland
• Dr. Richard O'Bryant, Chief Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Northeasten Boston
• Dr. Omar Badreldin, C2C Scholar, Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern Toronto
• Dr. Cliff Lee, Professor of Art + Design & Education, Northeastern Oakland
• Bevon Johnson, Tech Equity Strategist, Bevon Johnson Consulting
• Quiana Canada, J.D., CEO, Youth Uprising
• Dr. NNeka Allen Harison, C2C Scholar, Northeastern University Oakland Professor
• Dr. Ajuan Mance, Artist and former Mills College Professor
• Randolph Belle, Executive Director, Support Oakland Artists
• Dr. Carolyn Johnson, CEO, Black Cultural Zone
• Dr. Cara Michell, Assistant Professor, Northeastern Boston
• Dr. Ashley Adams, Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern Oakland
• Kev Choice, Musician and Artist, Professor, San Francisco State University

Hosted by Alli Chagi-Starr, MBA, and Niyat Teferi, MPA, of the C2C Team.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lisser Hall, Kapiolani Road, Oakland, United States