Schedule

(Schedule Subject To Change)

8:30AM–9:00AM COFFEE CLUTCH / CHECK-IN

Welcome

Jennifer Flaster, Billings Farm & Museum
Deborah Greene, TEDxHartlandHill

9:00AM – 11:00AM /SESSION ONE:

Your Brain on Awe: The Neuroscience of Wonder
Melodie Winawer
Associate Professor Of Neurology At Columbia University

Ada Mahood
Woodstock Union High School Senior / Aspiring Journalist

Nori Pepe
Former Aerial Circus Performer / Photographer

The Power and Alchemy of Awe to Heal
James Mcleary
Forensic Psychologist, Executive Producer

Session One will end with a portion of time to meet & mingle with speakers & participants in the Barn.

11:00AM–12:15 PM / SESSION TWO:

Rewriting the Narrative: Cognitive Breakthroughs in Down Syndrome
Jessica Ong
Researcher at Stanford Heller Lab

The Power of Hands
Story Smith
Physical Therapist Educator

Legacy of Death. Legacy of Life
Michelle Hogle Acciavatti
Natural Death Doula, Founder of Vermont Cemetary

12:15PM – 1:30PM / LUNCH / Interactive Exhibits & Tastings

Lunch available for purchase on the Billings Farm campus.
Interactive exhibits and tastings will remain open for the entire afternoon.

Cheese & Spirits
Tasting featuring Billings Farm Cheese, Blake Hill Preserves, & Killington Distillery

Health & Wellness Barn

Billings Exploration

1:30PM–2:30PM / SPEAKER’S Q&A (LUNCH & LEARN) IN THE BARN

Participants with Barn seating will have reserved seating for Speakers Q&A Presentation.
Theatre Seat participants are welcome to join with available supplemental seating and standing room.

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

2:30PM–4:00PM SESSION THREE:

The Art of Disappearing
Trina Merry
Multimedia Artist

(appearance by ANIMAL Dance)

The Spaces In Between
Kim Nolan
Buddhist Chaplain

Love, Hope, Gratitude and Music: Living a Life of Wonder
Tuck & Patti
”Best Duo on the Planet” -Bobby McFerrin

4:00PM

CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

ADDITIONAL EVENT

6:00PM–9:00PM
SATURDAY EVENING DINNER WITH SPEAKERS AT THE JACKSON HOUSE
Additional Tickets Required

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