Past Conferences 2018 Amplify Friday, March 2, 2018 The second Amplify conference began with a kickoff reception. Saturday, March 3, 2018 On Saturday, Amplify attendees were welcomed by Mayor Sly James. Christopher Emdin was the opening keynote speaker. Trabian Shorters leads “Asset-based Thinking for Educators” for Amplify 2018 attendees. Breakout I Leading across Generations with Richard Nyankori, Founder and CEO, SPEDx Asset-based Thinking for Educators with Trabian Shorters, CEO, BMe Community Showing Up as your Authentic Self with Erin Trent Johnson, CEO, Trent Johnson Advisors, LLC Latino Affinity Group with Amanda Fernandez, CEO, Latinos for Education Men of Color in Education: What is the role and the opportunity? with Jovan Weaver, Principal, New Wister Elementary, Vincent Cobb, CEO & Co-Founder, BMEC, Sharif El-Mekki, Principal, Mastery Charter School- Shoemaker Campus Culturally Relevant Curriculum with Afrika Afeni Mills, K-12 Instructional Coach, BetterLesson and Monica Washington, Coach, BetterLesson Rito Martinez leads his “Solidarity: Making it a verb for Black and Latinx leaders” breakout session during Amplify 2018. Breakout II Power and Privilege with Kiara Butler, CEO & Co-Founder, Diversity Talks & Taiwo Demola, Student How to Have a More Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Organization with Deborah McGriff, Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund Solidarity: Making it a verb for Black and Latinx leaders with Rito Martinez, Vice President- National Programs, Surge Institute & Dawn Hicks, School Leadership Coach, UChicago Impact Harnessing Your Superpower with Carmita Semaan, Founder and President, Surge Institute The Quickest Way to Lose your Power is to Think You Don’t Have Any with Michelle Molitor, Founder and CEO, Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education (FREE) Creating Affinity Groups with Cornell Ellis, Educator, Ewing Marion Kauffman School Unconscious Bias with Leniece Brissett, Founder & CEO, Compass Talent Group Amplify 2018 attendees participate in one of the two breakout sessions offered during Amplify. Breakout III Try a Little Tenderness: The scientific imperative for kindness in the classroom with Hilary Beard, Highly Esteemed Author & Speaker Redesigning the American Relationship with Caroline Hill, Chief, School Creation and Transformation, Citybridge Infusing Social Justice into Middle School Curriculum with Sharif El-Mekki, Principal, Mastery Charter School- Shoemaker Campus When Did You First Know that You Belonged? with Rhonda Broussard, Founder & CEO, Beloved Community Using Arts to Transform Schools with Winston Cox, Implementation Director- Turnaround Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts I Am Not Your Superwoman: Exploring work-life balance for woman educators of color with Laina Cox, Principal, Capital City Public Charter School