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8:58am PDT

Drumming by Deb Lane and Afia Walking Tree Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Deb Lane • Afia Walking Tree

9:10am PDT

Opening Talks by Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Kenny Ausubel • Nina Simons

9:18am PDT

Opening Ceremony by Dean Hoaglin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Dean Hoaglin

9:25am PDT

Opening Remarks by Joshua Fouts Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Joshua Fouts

9:41am PDT

Lessons from the Forest: How Trees Communicate and Help Each Other Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Brock Dolman • Suzanne Simard

10:06am PDT

Traction: The Clean Energy Revolution Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Kenny Ausubel • Thomas Van Dyck

10:51am PDT

Performance by Dallas Goldtooth Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Dallas Goldtooth

11:01am PDT

Radical Inclusion: Cities, Technology and the Power of Inclusive Thinking Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Victor Pineda • James Thurston

11:22am PDT

We the People: Workers Rising for Fair Wages Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Saru Jayaraman • Nina Simons

11:46am PDT

Youth Leadership Keynote Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)DJ Cavem

11:52am PDT

We Are Not Alone: What Animals Think and Feel Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Joshua Fouts • Carl Safina

2:45pm PDT

Natural Building & Ecological Design Principles-Build a Teeny Tiny House! Hands On Workshop SpaceBrennan Bird Digital Inclusivity and Urban Resilience in the Global South Sausalito RoomVictor Pineda • Alex Ghenis • Jake Johnson • Anirudh Koul • James Thurston Mobilizing Design, Technology & Science Communities Manzanita RoomEmily Jacobi • Deborah Moore • Raphael Sperry Earth Connection Herb Walk with Kami McBride Meet at Bioneers Info Booth near the Central LawnKami McBride International Agro-Ecology: Restoring Ecosystems and Local Economies Larkspur RoomMiguel Altieri • Arty Mangan • Florence Reed Soil for Life | Youth leadership Youth Unity CenterAaron Ableman • Aidan Ferris • Michael White • Robin White Rights of Nature: Codifying Indigenous Worldviews into Law to Protect Biodiversity | Indigenous Forum Indigenous ForumKandi Mossett • Kealoha • Tom Goldtooth • Leila Salazar-Lopez • Tony Skrelunas • Maui Solomon Radical Organizing: Successful Strategies to Transform Institutions and Systems Showcase TheaterSaru Jayaraman • Sonali Sangeeta Balajee • Jeremy Haile • Taj James Restorative Justice in Action: Toward a Restorative Society Santa Rosa RoomJulia Arroyo • Rose Elizondo • Jerry Elster • Garry Malachi Scott Working With Difference: Practices for Cultivating Change Women's Leadership TentMohamad Chakaki • Samara Gaev • Ginny McGinn Language But No Words | Council Council CircleKate Lipkis • Irasha Pearl Talifero What Humans Need to Learn from the Natural World Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Carl Safina • Suzanne Simard • Brock Dolman Community of Mentors Community of MentorsDave Hage • Lauren Dalberth Hage • Kupuna M. Kalani Souza

4:30pm PDT

A Grassroots Bioblitz with the California Academy of Science Youth Unity Center Relief, Recovery and Rebuilding in the North Bay & North Coast The Dome at The Bioneers ConferenceErin Axelrod • Brock Dolman • Trathen Heckman We Are Wiser Together: Igniting Possibilities through Intergenerational Partnerships | World Café World CaféAmy Lenzo • David Shaw Culinary Wellness Concert | Youth Leadership Exhibit HallDJ Cavem • Alkemia Earth Street Farms: Growing Food and Jobs in the City Larkspur RoomMichael Ableman Women Moving Money: The Leading Role of Women in Socially Responsible Money Management Showcase TheaterCatherine Chen • Ellen Dorsey • Nancy Pfund Diversifying the Digital World Manzanita RoomEric Enrique Borja • Mariana Ruiz Firmat • Mohammad Khan • Irna Landrum Making the Invisible Visible: Race, Environment and Embodied Knowing Women's Leadership TentJeanine Canty • Ramon Parish Fighting Racism in School | Indigenous Forum Indigenous ForumDallas Goldtooth • Naelyn Pike • Dahkota Brown • Chiitaanibah Johnson • Jayden Lim Storytelling: Instructions for Now from Our Ancestors Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Sunny Dooley • Rabbi Tirzah Firestone Rising Up: Latinos Building Political Power In the Post-Trump Era Sausalito RoomGeorge Galvis • Jacqueline Martinez Garcel • Maricela Gutiérrez • Guillermo Mayer • Ben Monterroso Looking Backward, Living Forward | Council Council CircleKate Lipkis • Irasha Pearl Talifero

6:15pm PDT

Mni Wiconi Health Clinic and Farm Private Dining Room, Embassy SuitesLinda Black Elk • Rupa Marya

7:00pm PDT

Call of the Forest-The Forgotten Wisdom Of Trees | Film Showcase TheaterMerit Jensen Carr

8:45pm PDT

Evolution of Organic | Film Showcase TheaterMark Kitchell

9:10pm PDT

CAROLINE CASEY Performance | Bodhisattva Coyote's Alchemical Aikido Guide to Our Dangerous Beautiful Assignment Exhibit HallCaroline Casey