Carefest 2023 Program

WELC OM E T O

CAREFEST B Y C A R I N G A C R O S S G E N E RATION S

We’re glad you’re here.

In America, we have cared for ourselves and each other in quiet isolation. We have figured out how to show up for our loved ones while risking our livelihoods without paid leave, we have protected the well-being of our children while knowing the budget numbers wouldn’t add up at the end of the month, and we have made impossible choices between caring for mom and dad while juggling work and everything else.

Each of you in your own way refused to accept this as our reality and pushed for change in our workplaces, our institutions, our culture, and in our policy, even when no one was listening.

Then, COVID took us collectively to a new level of isolation and broke open the chance at a new day for care in America.

We are here at CareFest to manifest that new day and chart the path toward reaching it.

Over the next two days, you will meet people you have never met but who feel like family because they are advocates like you in another context. You will reconnect with old friends who have shared this journey. You will welcome newcomers whose own care stories brought them here. You will be reminded over and over – by caregivers and people who rely upon care – why care must be a priority.

Most of all, you will be moved by the power that we’ve built together.

This is our moment. Congratulations on helping us get here. And thank you for being a part of how we win the future.

From all of us at Caring Across Generations, welcome.

With care,

Ai-jen Poo Co-Founder and Executive Director, Caring Across Generations

CAREFEST AT A GLANCE Day One: Thursday, Nov. 2 8–9 am | Breakfast on the Centennial Terrace 9 am–12 pm | Plenary Sessions 12–1 pm | Lunch on the Centennial Terrace 1–3:20 pm | Plenary Sessions 3:40–5:30 pm | Deep Dive Track Sessions 5:30–6:30 pm | Aged to Perfection: a care happy hour outside the Centennial Ballroom 6:30–8:30 pm | Care Catalyst Awards Reception, Centennial Ballroom

Day Two: Friday, Nov. 3 8–9 am | Breakfast on the Centennial Terrace 9 am–12 pm | Plenary Sessions 12–1 pm | Lunch on the Centennial Terrace 1–2:30 pm | Deep Dive Track Sessions 2:30–5 pm | Plenary Sessions & Closing

The following schedule was finalized for print on October 23, 2023. Some speakers or sessions may have changed slightly; please check the digital event program for final details via the QR code on your name badge.

Centennial Ballroom

DAY ONE – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023

9 am

Welcome & Kick Off With co-founders of Caring Across Generations, Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta, Ford Foundation The Genius Of Care A conversation among caregivers and care workers will reveal the genius of caregiving and point to ways we can elevate caregiving in our culture. With Krista Tippett, journalist and host of On Being; Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations; Bonnie Okoth, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Maria Town, American Association of People with Disabilities; and Yvette Nicole Brown, actor + comedian Care Spotlight With Jacquelyn Revere, Caring Across Generations Care Fellow, and Irene Maliglig, Pilipino Worker Center member Care Economics Leading policy experts discuss how the care economy will shape our economic future and the solutions that will secure it all. With Tara McGuinness, New Practice Lab of New America, Anne-Marie Slaughter, New America; and Jocelyn Frye, National Partnership for Women and Families Aging & Disability Care Supporting real choices, agency and dignity at every age and ability, what’s next?

With Hilary Pennington, Ford Foundation; Lisa Ling, CBS News; Doug Moore, United Domestic Workers of America; and Debra Whitman, AARP Solution Spotlight From Diana Rodríguez Franco, Secretary for Women’s Affairs of Bogotá, City Government of Bogotá

12 pm

Lunch served on the Centennial Terrace

1 pm

New Frontier of Inclusive Storytelling Reflections and insights about the impact of care storytelling, including audience responses to This is Us from Norman Lear Center for Media Impact. With Lauren Miller Rogen, writer + director; Cristela Alonzo, actor + comedian; Deniese Davis, Reform Media Group; Kamala Avila-Salmon, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group and Andraéa LaVant, disability inclusion expert Spotlight Screening: “Flower” World-renowned ballerina Misty Copeland stars in an immersive experience in movement storytelling that highlights intergenerational equity in the community of Oakland, CA. What We Need to Lead Women and caregivers are leading institutions and catalyzing change at every level.

What becomes possible with more support for care? What is the cost of not having it? With Reshma Saujani, MomsFirst; Sali Christenson, Argent; Liz Shuler, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); and Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Pop Culture Collaborative "There's No Justice for All without Care for Us All" By Sarah Jones Keynote from Richard Lui, journalist, and spotlight screening: “Unconditional” A clip from the 2023 documentary film from MSNBC/NBC News anchor, filmmaker, and Creative Care Council Member, Richard Lui.

3 pm

Mom Power Reflections on the power of moms in the sandwich generation to change the landscape of care in America. With Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising; and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner of California and documentary filmmaker

Deep Dive Track Sessions – Second Floor 3:40 pm

Envisioning the Future of Care

Exploration Room

What are the elements of a future vision for care that supports us all, and what is the role of philanthropy in realizing the vision? With Anne-Marie Slaughter, New America; and Sarita Mohanty, SCAN Foundation Storytelling with Care

Legacy Room

A spotlight on care stories in TV and film, followed by the launch of Caring Across Generations’ Care Inclusion Playbook and a working session for writers and storytellers. With Nicole Starr, Participant Media; Sarah Friedland, filmmaker; Keisha Zollar comedian and showrunner; Rachel Cooke, 1Community; and Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations On-The-Ground Impact of Federal Care Investments

Optimist Room

Practitioners and leaders in government share lessons and insights from the real time implementation of recent care policy wins. With Tara McGuinness, New Practice Lab and New America; Erica Crawley, County Commissioner, Franklin County, OH; and Liat Krawczyk, U.S. Department of Commerce

Illumination Room The Future of Care Benefits Showcasing how productivity and retention soar when employees receive care benefits and are honored as caregivers. With Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations; Blessing Adesiyan, Mother Honestly; Mike Eidsaune, caregiving.com; Milt Ezzard, Activision Blizzard; Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Wellthy; Sascha Mayer, Mamava; and Lynn Perkins, Urbansitter 4:10 pm

Working Session: Collaborative Funding Models Catalyst, Discovery, & Enlightenment Rooms How can collaboration across organizations and different sectors expand the reach, power and impact of our strategies? With Emily Hinsey, Grantmakers in Aging; Marley Williams, James Irvine Foundation; and Anna Wadia, CARE Fund Optimist Room

Moving Beyond Zero Sum

Care movement leaders share the journey from the “Hunger Games” of more siloed policy advocacy, toward a more holistic vision for progress and solutions. With Maria Town, American Association of People with Disabilities; Carol Joyner, Family Values @Work Action; Michelle Kang, National Association for the Education of Young Children; and Kevin Prindiville, Justice in Aging 4:40 pm

Making the Case for Care

Optimist Room

This session will explore exciting uses of research and data to transform care policies and drive investments in the care economy. With Dr. Jennifer Olsen, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI); Ursula GarciaMayes, RCI Caregiver; Maury Giles, Heart and Mind Strategies; and Jason Resendez, National Alliance for Caregiving

Illumination Room Financial Caregiving Financial products and services are finally catching up to the reality of our lives—that disability and illness can strike in an instant, and the pace and shape of our aging looks different for everyone. With Courtney Leimkuhler, Springbank Collective; Mia Ives-Rublee, Center for American Progress Disability Justice Initiative; Jessica Kim, Ianacare; and Matt Taylor, Holding Co. 4:50 pm

Co-conspirators for Change

Exploration Room

What kinds of relationships between funders and grantees are the most generative? How are care advocates & funders partnering for impact? With Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center; Sadie Kliner, Pivotal Ventures; Stacy Kono, Hand in Hand; and Dr. Julie Morita, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Care Opportunity

Catalyst Room

Why is now the time to invest in care advocacy and solutions? And what have we learned from other issues and movements about what it will take to win? With Sadé Dozan, Caring Across Generations, Sondra Goldschein, Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy; Janet Spears, Metta Fund; Anneliese Barron, One Family Foundation; and Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance 5:10 pm

Real Time, Real Talk Optimist Room Top national policy experts give their hot takes on the state of play and current debates on child care, paid leave, aging and disability care, and good care jobs. With Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations; Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation; Erica Clemmons Dean, Family Vallues @ Work; and Haeyoung Yoon, National Domestic Workers Alliance

Centennial Ballroom

DAY TWO – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023

9 am

Welcome & Kick Off With Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations Care in Common (in partnership with Lemonada) A conversation for the hit podcast “No One Is Coming To Save Us” among leading advocates about the potential of the care agenda to unite a divided nation. With Gloria Riviera, Lemonada; Lisa Hamilton Daly, Hallmark Media; Monica Ramirez, @mujerxsrising; and Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance Spotlight Screening: “Through the Night” A clip from the 2020 documentary film directed and produced by L oira Limbal, filmmak er and DJ. Through the Night follows three working mothers whose lives intersect at a 24-hour child care center in New Rochelle, NY. Child Care How do we make quality early childhood education affordable and accessible to all? With Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center; Elena Hung, Little Lobbyists; June Diane Raphael, actor + entrepreneur; and Raisiene Reece, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Keynote with Neera Tanden, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Technology, AI, and the Future of Care How might new technologies transform how care is provided and received, and how do we design with humanity at the center? With Patrice Martin, The Holding Co.; Sarita Gupta, Ford Foundation; Rohini Kosoglu, Stanford Fellow; Avni Patel, Milo; and Brad Wilson, Care.com Connected by Care How does the care agenda connect to all of the issues we care about – disability, reproductive rights and justice, racial justice, and climate change? With Stacy Schusterman, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies; Heather McGhee, author + advocate; Lorella Praeli, Community Change; and April Verrett, SEIU

12 pm

Lunch served on the Centennial Terrace

Deep Dive Track Sessions – Second Floor 1 pm

Exploration Room

Fireside Chat: Caregiving and Inequality A dive into the power of the care agenda to transform racial, gender, and economic inequality. With Darren Walker, Ford Foundation; and Heather McGhee, author + advocate Fathers & Sons

Legacy Room

Storytellers behind A Million Little Things reflect on the portrayal of dementia care with a special emphasis on shifting gender norms around care. With Ishita Srivastava, Caring Across Generations; Lou Beatty, Jr, actor; Brian Heilman, Equimundo; Romany Malco, actor; and DJ Nash, producer Fireside Chat: “When We Grow Older

Artistry Room

A conversation with “When We Grow Older” collaborators to discuss the power of storytelling through art, with a special emphasis on shifting narratives around aging and aging justice for Californians. With Favianna Rodriguez, Center for Cultural Power; Yosimar Reyes, artist and caregiver; Maria Tirado, Caring Across Generations Care Fellow; and Anna Karrer Manley, Metta Fund Care in the States

Optimist Room

First-hand landscape analysis of challenges and opportunities to make progress on care in several states across the country With lana Berger, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network; Madeline Foutch, SEIU 775; Cathy Mae Hooker, We Dream in Black and the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Georgia Chapter; and Amber Smock, Access Living Investing in Care

Illumination Room

Learn from original research (co-created with McKinsey) on the $648b care economy, and insights from the most cutting edge investors and entrepreneurs in care. With Elana Berkowitz, Springbank Collective; Roy Bahat, Bloomberg Beta; Sarah Gitlin, McKinsey; Rachna Saxena, Dalberg; and Anna Steffeney, FamTech.org

1:15 pm

Working Session: Philanthropy’s Role in the Future of Care

Catalyst Room

What does it mean for philanthropy to play our highest and best role toward addressing long-standing inequities that have shaped the care economy? With Sarita Gupta, Ford Foundation; Eesha Bhave, Schusterman Family Philanthropies; and Jennifer Stybel, Pivotal Ventures 1:45 pm

Amplifying Care Narratives: Storytelling Catalyzes Change Catalyst Room How can storytelling help drive philanthropic efforts to reshape perceptions and strengthen our caregiving systems and programs? With Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Pop Culture Collaborative; Soraya Giaccardi, The Norman Lear Center; and Krista Scott, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Democracy in Care: Advocacy for Equitable Care Policies

Exploration Room

At a time when our democracy has been weakened and divisions deepen, can the care agenda bring us together? Is care the answer to a democracy in crisis? With Pamela Shifman, Democracy Alliance; Micaela Fernandez Allen, Open Society Foundations; Hillary Holley, Care in Action; Lorella Praeli, Community Change; and Sasha Bruce, Care Can’t Wait Action California Cares

Optimist Room

California leaders and organizers reflect on the last several years of work on the care agenda in California across child care, paid leave, and aging and disability care. With Malcolm Harris, Caring Across Generations; Jenya Cassidy, Working Families Coalition; Arnulfo De La Cruz, SEIU 2015; Doug Moore, United Domestic Workers of America (UDW); Keisha Nzewi, Black Californians United for Early Care and Education; and Aquilina Soriano, Pilipino Workers Center

Legacy Room

An exploration of the power of Black women’s stories to help envision a new cultural paradigm for care in America, where Black family caregivers and care workers can truly thrive. With Tarana Burke, metoomvmt; Dawn-Lyen Gardner, actor + caregiver; Aisha Summers-Burke, BET Studios; and April Verrett, SEIU Improvised Caregiving with The Second City

Imagination Room

An interactive session that features exercises from an Improvisation for Caregiving program (developed with Caring Across Generations) and storytelling from personal experience. With Anne Libera, Second City

Centennial Ballroom 2:45 pm

Paid Leave (in partnership with Paid Leave for All) The transformational power of Paid Leave – why we need it and what stands in our way. With Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All; Elaine Welteroth, Teen Vogue; and Danielle McNally, InStyle Caring for the Caregiver An intimate, fireside conversation about the moments caregivers need the most support, and what we must create to ensure they receive it. With Angela Garbes, author + advocate; Aisha Summers-Burke, BET Studios; and Christy Turlington Burns, advocate Covering Care Journalists reflect on the changes in how caregiving is reported, and share ideas for increasing quality coverage of care in the news media. With Darren Walker, Ford Foundation; Elissa Strauss, journalist; and Jamie Yuccas, CBS News Care Spotlight With Genesis Hayes, Caring Across Generations Care Fellow; and Diana Lopez, SEIU Local 2015 Special Preview: “Caregiving” A new PBS primetime documentary series from Executive Producer and Creative Care Council Member, Bradley Cooper, & WETA (Washington, D.C.). Presented by Anneliese Barron, One Family Foundation The Caregiver Journey A conversation about caregiving in intergenerational families and how it shapes us. With Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations; Dawn-Lyen Gardner, actor + caregiver; and Tarana Burke, metoomvmt

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks With Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations

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T HANK YOU Thank you for being a part of our inaugural CareFest.

Over the past decade, Caring Across Generations has had the privilege of collaborating with remarkable organizations and leaders, like you, who are at the forefront of the caregiving movement. Your presence speaks volumes about your commitment to a brighter world for caregivers and those they serve.

Looking ahead, the potential for transformation knows no bounds. Together, we’ll continue shaping the future of care, creating a more compassionate and caring society.

With care, The team at Caring Across Generations

Care Can’t Wait.

Care Can’t Wait is the coming together of Caring Across Generations and our national partner organizations to elevate care as a top economic priority in America.

Since 2020, we have advocated for bold investments in our care infrastructure and expanded programs that provide caregivers, children, older adults, disabled people and our families access to home and community-based services for long-term care, paid family and medical leave, and affordable, quality child care, including investments in a strong care workforce.

Our advocacy has helped catalyze generational progress on the care agenda, and we’re just getting started.

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