Agenda: YWCA SHIFT AMEND Together Conference

Monday, September 9, 2019
6:00 AM Workout Gerell Webb
6:30 AM Registration
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Opening Plenary – SHIFTing Culture Sharon K. Roberson, President and CEO, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee Malcolm Turner, Vice Chancellor, Athletics and University Affairs, Athletics Director, Vanderbilt University Keynote - Terry Crews, Actor, Artist, Activist, 2017 Time Magazine Person of the Year
9:45 AM Networking Break
10:00 AM Workshops: Challenge the Culture Men and Boys Engagement Session #1: Continuum of Male Engagement – How to Mobilize Men Rus Ervin Funk, Co-founder, North American MenEngage Network Session #2: Gender Violence in Middle and High School LaMont Doty, Program Manager, AMEND Together Dr. Tony Majors, Chief Human Resources Officer, Metro Nashville Public Schools Session #3: Role of the Faith Community in Gender Violence Prevention Gil Hanke, CEO, General Commission on United Methodist Men Rashed Fakhruddin, Director of Community Partnerships, Islamic Center of Nashville Healthy Masculinity: The Athletic Culture – Burn It All Down Podcast Session #4: Panel Discussion – How this Podcast Challenges the Culture that Supports Violence Against Women Shireen Ahmed, Writer, Public Speaker, Award-Winning Sports Activist Jessica Luther, Author, Unsportsmanlike Conduct Amira Rose Davis, Assistant Professor, Penn State University Lindsay Gibbs, Author, ThinkProgress Brenda Elsey, Associate Professor, Hofstra University
11:30 AM Lunch Our Mission to End Gender-Based Violence Keynote: Alejandra Castillo, CEO, YWCA USA
1:30 PM Plenary – SHIFTing Together Panel Discussion: Emerging Issues in Gender Violence Prevention Shan Foster, Vice President, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee and AMEND Together, Moderator Kathy Walsh, Executive Director, TN Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence The Voice of the Sports Community Rita Smith, Senior Advisor to NFL Changing the Narrative Rachel Baribeau, Activist, Sportscaster, SiriusXM ESPNU, #ChangingTheNarrative
3:00 PM Workshops: Cultivating Healthy Relationships Session #1: Interactive Discussion – Healthy Relationships - Room 107AB Rus Ervin Funk, Co-founder, North American MenEngage Network Dr. Thurman Webb, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Tennessee State University Session #2: Importance of Healthy Boundaries; Power, Control and Consent & Legal Consequences of IPV - Room 108 DarKenya Waller, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands Diane Lance, Department Head, Office of Family Safety Session #3: College Student Panel, Sharing Perspectives on Relationships on College Campuses - Room 110AB Moderator: Rachel Baribeau, Activist, Sportscaster, SiriusXM ESPNU, #ChangingTheNarrative Student Panel Leader: Kyle Richard, SUNY-Cortland, student-athlete Session #4: The Next Generation of Manhood - A CALL TO MEN - Room 109 Rickie Houston, Trainer, A Call to Men
7:00 PM Dinner - Davidson Ballroom BC Shan Foster, Vice President, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee and AMEND Together Featured Keynote: NFL Great, Eddie George
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
7:30 AM Breakfast - Davidson Ballroom BC
8:30 AM Workshops: Change the Future Session #1: Fostering a Culture of Equity, Equality and Accountability - Room 107AB Beth DeBauche, Commissioner, Ohio Valley Conference Brenda Tracy, RN, Activist, Survivor Session #2: Fostering a Culture of Equity, Equality and Accountability - Room 110AB Gerald Brown, CEO, Dismas House Captain Michelle Richter, Metro Nashville Police Department, Domestic Violence Division Session #3: A Discussion on New Title IX Regulations - Room 109 Janet Judge, Holland & Knight LLP Session #4: Implementing AMEND Together in Your Community (for YWCA Affiliates) - Room 108 Shan Foster, Vice President, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee and AMEND Together Sharon K. Roberson, President and CEO, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee
10:15 AM Closing Plenary – SHIFTing into Action - Davidson Ballroom BC Sharon K. Roberson, President & CEO, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee Shan Foster, Vice President, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee and AMEND Together Keynote: Brenda Tracy, RN, Activist, Survivor
Noon Conference Ends