2023 Program

MORNING PROGRAM

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

Welcome
David Simmons, Billings Farm & Museum
Tesha Buss, Vermont State Rep
Deborah Greene, TEDxHartlandHill

9:00AM – 11:00AM / SESSION ONE: ART

The Curatorial Practice of Living
Shanta Lee

The Art of Living (with Impermanence)
Adrian Tans

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

11:00AM – 12:00PM / SESSION TWO: Innovation

Vermont: Value of Hardship?
Rocket

A Repurposed Life - Upcyling Bernie’s Mitten Maker
Jen Ellis

Sound Journey to Arctic Siberia
Snow Raven (SUOR)

12:00PM – 2:00PM / LUNCH

Lunch available for purchase on the Billings Farm campus

1:00 - 2:00 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

2:00PM – 3:45PM / SESSION THREE: INSPIRATION

When the Reporter Becomes His Story
Mike Sugerman

Body Neutrality is So Much More Than Neutral
Bon Allen

Reclaiming Life Amidst Mental Illness; a Mother and Daughters Story
Sonja Wasden & Rachel Siddoway

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

3:45PM – 5:00PM / co-existence

Global Lessons from the Middle East: Tech, Dialogue, & Shared Interests
Tomer Cohen
Save the World. Watch a Movie (…Made by a Woman)
Rachel Feldman

"Black Dots & Iced Tea; What Kind of Person Are You?"
Jermaine Moore

5:00PM – 6:00PM / CLOSING GARDEN PARTY

Featuring Long Trail Brewing Company, Simple Spirits, Puckerbrush, Plymouth Artisan Cheese, Splendid Bakes Dessert Bar & The Village Butcher Charcuterie

Producer’s Circle
Wendy & Jon Spector

Presenting Patron
Janet English

Patrons
Gracie Cavnar
Susan Treleaven
Tina Matte
Kim Morton

Technical Crew
Junction Arts & Media
Jordyn Fitch
Chico Eastridge
Brian Kenyon
Samantha Davidson Green
Mark Van Gulden

Advisory Board
Leslie Leslie
Wendy Spector
Mariza McKee
Nerissa Edwards
Felice Mueller
Cheryl Kirkman

Volunteer Team Leads
Mariza McKee
Leslie Leslie
Shannon Shorey

Volunteers
A huge thank you to
our many volunteers!

Thanks
Kathleen Dolan
Marie Cross
Jennifer Vincent
Beth Finlayson
Jeff Glew
David Mackey
Heather & Jarret Adams

Marketing/Design Assistance
Patrick Fultz, DM Creative Group

Director of Operations
Ali Madeira

Executive Director
Deborah Greene