
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11th
10:45-11:10am // Check In
11:15-11:20am // Welcome
11:20-11:50am // Keynote Speaker
11:50-12:20am // Lunch and Lab Tours
12:25-12:55pm // Concurrent Session 1
1:00-1:30pm // Concurrent Session 2
1:35-2:05pm // Concurrent Session 3
2:10 -2:40pm // Concurrent Session 4
2:45-3:00pm // Closing Discussion
SPEAKER OVERVIEW
Keynote Address
Gerardo Martinez, Wild Kid Acres
Volunteer Opportunities Panel
Shelby Brown, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Elle Bassett, South, West and Rhode Riverkeeper
Jesse Iliff, Executive Director of Severn River Association
Liana Vitali, Naturalist - Jug Bay
Mary Howser, President, Live Water Foundation
Career Opportunities Panel
Brian Gillespie, Manager, SemaConnect, Electric Vehicle Charging
Randy K. Rowel Jr. , Director of the C-StREAM Program
Tim Tumelty, AACC Drone Center
Katie Talley, Water Resources Engineer, Biohabitats
Simon Brown, Fisheries Biologist, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Donna Cole, Chesapeake Bay Journalist
Innovators Panel
Imani Black, Founder and CEO, Minorities in Aquaculture
Kevin Haigis, CEO Capital SUP & Co-Founder of Live Water Foundation
Greg Maly, Chief Technology Officer, Exchange Design
Gerardo Martinez, Owner, Wild Kid Acres
Karl Schrass, Founder, Annapolis Compost
Student-Led Programs Panel
Maddy Brianas, Student Leader, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Bella Brianas, Student Leader, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chloe Gambler, Student Leader, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annabelle Dyer, Student Leader, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Vanessa Cardoza, Anne Arundel Community College