Welcome
Sunday, July 13th
3:00 pm
Check in
USC Hotel
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Reception & Networking
USC Morton Fig Patio
Day 01
Monday, July 14th
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Morning Remarks + Introduction of Keynote
Dr. Darline Robles
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Advocate | Keynote Address
Dean Pedro Noguera
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Break
Session Transition & Networking
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Facilitated Session 01
BLI Facilitators
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
Group Photo
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Innovate | Keynote
Christian Jackson
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm
Break
Session Transition & Networking
2:20 pm – 5:30 pm
Innovate & Reimagine | Rotating Case Studies
Dr. Shon Hiatt
Christian Jackson
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Break
Evening Transition
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dinner
University Club
Day 02
Tuesday, July 15th
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Morning Remarks
Dr. Darline Robles
8:45 am -10:50 am
Facilitated Session 02
BLI Facilitators
10:50 am – 11:00 am
Break
Session Transition & Networking
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Reimagine Keynote
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:20 pm
Disrupt | Keynote Address/Q&A
Dr. Jennifer Crawford
Dr. Rob Filback
3:20 pm – 3:35 pm
Break
Session Transition & Networking
3:35 pm – 5:30 pm
Facilitated Session 03
BLI Facilitators
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Break
Evening Transition
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dinner
USC Town & Gown
Day 03
Wednesday, July 16th
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Morning Remarks + Introduction of Keynote
Dr. Darline Robles
8:45 am -9:20 am
Disrupt | Podcast
Dean Pedro Noguera
Conrad Hughes
9:20 am – 9:30 am
Break
Session Transition & Networking
9:30 am – 10:30 pm
Innovate | Keynote
Celina Santiago
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break
Session Transition
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Facilitated Session 04
BLI Facilitators
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Facilitated Session 05
BLI Facilitators
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
Break
Session Transition & Networking
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentation of Highlights
BLI Participants
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Disrupt, Innovate, Advocate, Reimagine
Closing Remarks
Introduction by Dr. Pedro Noguera
Distinguished Professor of Education
Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean
School of Education; Creator, Breakthrough Leadership Institute
Presented by Dr. Darline P. Robles
USC Rossier Associate Dean for Diversity & Community Engagement;
Retired Superintendent; Creator, Breakthrough Leadership Institute
Featured Speakers
Change Strategies: Leading and Managing Change
Dr. Shon Hiatt
Associate Professor of Management and Organization, USC Marshall School of Business
AI in Education: From Theory to Practical Strategies Ready to Implement at Schools
Christian Jackson
AI Education Strategist & Keynote Speaker
Weaving a Colorful Cloth: Leveraging Developmental Neuroscience to Empower our Students
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Professor of Education, USC Rossier School of Education, and Founding Director of the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning, and Education (CANDLE)
The Art of Storytelling: Building Community Through Shared Experience
Celina Santiago
Chief Philanthropy Officer at the California Community Foundation
Critical Thinking and Generative Artificial Intelligence
Conrad Hughes
Head of School, International School of Los Angeles
Deliberation & AI: Civil dialogue and district problem-solving
Dr. Jenifer Crawford
Professor of Clinical Education, USC Rossier School of Education
Deliberation & AI: Civil dialogue and district problem-solving
Dr. Robert Filback
Professor of Clinical Education, USC Rossier School of Education
Dr. David Cash
Retired Superintendent, Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Maria G. Ott
Retired Superintendent, Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Rudy Crew
Retired Superintendent, Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen
Superintendent, Westminster School District
Dr. Greg Franklin
Retired Superintendent, Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Vivian Ekchian
Retired Superintendent, Adjunct Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Wesley Smith
Superintendent, Newport-Mesa Unified School District