KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: 10:50 - 11:35
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (PAC)
Q&A will happen during the 12:55 Speakers' Panel.
Only written questions will be accepted.
Question forms will be available as follows:
at Registration
during the opening program
at the 10:50 am keynoter session
in the Cafe during lunch.
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Keynote Speaker
Mariel Barnes
BIO:
Dr. Mariel J. Barnes is an assistant Professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research examines the interaction between social and housing policies, and everyday violence against women as well as the increasing contemporary backlash against women, feminism and gender equality. Dr. Barnes is a member of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative at UW-Madison and also runs the Gender, Violence and Policy Lab on campus.
Contact:
Email: genderpolicylab.com
Keynote Speaker
Patrick Fessenbecker
BIO:
Patrick Fessenbecker is a teaching faculty member of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to his scholarly work, in the wake of the 2024 election, he helped found and lead an Indivisible chapter in Monona. He will speak about the possibilities in our moment for a rebirth of morally engaged liberalism - not a movement that passively resigns itself to the paralysis of hearing all sides before deciding to do another environmental law review, but a collective commitment to passionately standing up for the weakest among us and fiercely opposing those who would oppress them.
Contact:
Email: pfessenbecker@gmail.com
Keynote Speaker
Willem Hansen
BIO:
I graduated from Sun Prairie East High School in June and am currently a freshman at UW-Milwaukee. My mother is a longtime activist against gun violence, and I have strong feelings on topics such as climate change, AI, and the current US administration. I delivered a speech at my high school graduation on overcoming the feeling of powerlessness that has been thrust upon us by constant access to information, which is a message I want to continue relaying.
Contact:
Email: willemhansen848@gmail.com
