Sebastian Maroundit, one of the Lost Boys resettled in Rochester, NY shares his incredible story of survival and how he’s transforming the lives of thousands of the people in his village of Mayen-Abun in South Sudan.

Tamera Denysenko was the General Manager/ CEO of the Ukrainian Federal Credit Union from 1986 to 2010. She currently serves as a board member of the Ukrainian Federal Credit Union. She gives a presentation on the past, present, and future of Ukraine and Ukrainians in Upstate NY.

·Pam Sherman, Actor, Lawyer, and Leadership Consultant

·Erica Fee, Founding Producer and Board President, Rochester Fringe Festival

·Thomas Warfield, Director of Dance, NTID Department of Performing Arts

·Chuck Cerankosky, Restaurateur, Designer, and Hospitality Consultant (Co-Owner of Good Luck and Cure)

Now is the time to boldly invest in new technologies and scientific research that will reestablish our nation as the global leader of innovation. With our world-class local universities, robust manufacturing infrastructure, and highly specialized workforce, Rochester is in a strong position to benefit from these investments, grow our regional economy, and ensure America can out-compete China and any other nation in the world.

Malik D. Evans is the 71st Mayor of Rochester. As the leader of the City’s executive branch, Mayor Evans is committed to promoting positive, systemic, and structural change by providing transparent and collaborative leadership, offering equitable access to essential municipal services, enabling productive intergovernmental, private, and non-profit partnerships, and promoting increased quality of life through investments that create vibrant neighborhoods and employment opportunities, making Rochester a hope-filled city with an exciting future.

Monroe County Executive Adam J. Bello is a lifelong Monroe County resident who has spent his life working to make our community a better place to live. Before being elected County Executive in November 2019, Adam served as Monroe County Clerk and prior to that was the Irondequoit Town Supervisor.

Deb joined Bivona Child Advocacy Center in April of 2017. Deb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has focused her career on the needs of children and families involved in child welfare, foster care, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin and previously held positions as a medical social worker, a child and family therapist, Director of Out of Home Care for the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare, Director of Child and Family Services in Monroe County, and Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships at Hillside Family of Agencies.

Matt and his team of economic development experts have managed hundreds of business growth projects since the organization was founded 20 years ago. Over this time, these companies have spent more than $3.5 billion on new capital investments constructing and outfitting new manufacturing plants and operation centers or updating existing facilities while hiring more than 17,000 people. Matt’s presentation includes insights into what it takes to land a business attraction or expansion project and why the Greater Rochester, NY region is poised for even more business growth in 2022.

Geoff gives a brief history of Three Heads and how they came to be followed by discussion on where they see the business moving into the future.

Bret joined Home Leasing in 2017. He provides executive leadership and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company.