Over the two days of the conference, you will have an opportunity to select classes from thirteen tracks. Each track has classes with experts sharing solutions to major issues that are happening in our communities locally and internationally. There is an opportunity to attend four classes on Friday and four classes on Saturday. The classes within each track are in the order that they will be presented. 

 

For a complete schedule of sessions including hour by hour breakdown, please download the master schedule


Track A - Creating Peace and Eliminating Conflict in Your Life and Home

Day 1 - Friday

  • The Physiological Effects of Stress on the Human Body - Facilitated by Eugene Joseph, PhD
  • Trauma Resiliency Biomarker Research -Facilitated A. Obenaus, PhD, A. Arechiga, PsyD/DrPH, S. Montgomery, PhD, K. Freeman, PhD
  • The Path to Peace - Resolving Trauma in Yourself and Within a Group -Facilitated by Dr. Andrea Shields
  • Grace, Hope and Fatherhood – Understanding the Power of Fathers and Family in Preventing Exploitation of At Risk Kids -Facilitated by Opal Singleton
  • Peace Begins at Home -Facilitated by Richard Pershing
  • Interventions with Children and Adolescents Who Self-Harm -Facilitated by K. Freeman, PhD

Day 2 - Saturday

  • Putting the Power of Parenting (and Grandparenting) into the World of Social Media and Online Gaming -Facilitated by Opal Singleton
  • The Justice Project -Facilitated by Noah benShea
  • Making Your Home a Place for Peace: Creating That Safe Environment Where Everyone Can Thrive -Facilitated by Barbara Gaughen-Muller, Global Public Relations and Communications
  • Non-Violent Conflict Resolution -Facilitated by S. Rice, DSW

Track B - Creating Peace in Our Schools – Developing Safe Learning Environments

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • Monarch School: Specializing in Educating Homeless Youth -Facilitated by Erin Spiewak, Principal
  • Peace through Education -Facilitated by Jenny Prisk, President Prisk Communication
  • Awareness – Education – Action – Beyond Bullying, A Systemic Approach to Create a Culture of Peace -Facilitated by Eden Steele and Amanda Roussel
  • Community Action Partnership: Working Towards World Peace with Peer Mediation -Facilitated by Olga Sanche

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • The Future is in Good Hands: World Kindness Youth Conference, Bully Proof Your Child -Facilitated by Shirley Zink
  • Myths of Conflict Resolution, Bullying and the Cycle of Violence -Facilitated by Richard Pershing
  • Peace in the Schools – Model UN -Facilitated by Kevin Cahill
  • Preparing Youth for Life Choices -Facilitated by Jean Best

Track C - Protecting and Rehabilitating your community

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • Trauma and Recovery from Terror Attacks, Campus Shootings and More -Facilitated by Dr. Gil Reyes, Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Expert
  • Community and Trauma Resiliency – Trauma Resource Institute -Facilitated by E. Miller-Karas, MSW,CEO
  • Boys Camp -Facilitated by Judge Tim Staffel and Jim Clark
  • Building the Family Unit – Parenting Skill and Discipline -Facilitated by Riverside Police Department
  • Project Hope -Facilitated by San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department
  • Giving Life Back – Gang Rehabilitation -Facilitated by Father Greg Boyle, Home Boy Industries
  • Truckers Against Trafficking: Controlling the Highways and Truck Stops -Facilitated by Guido Hajenius, iEmpathize, Anti-Trafficking

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Association for the Recovery of Missing Children -Facilitated by Bazzel Baz, Tina Paulson, Hannah Hajek, Kim Biddle
  • Hidden Tears Project - Bringing Awareness to the Issue of Human Trafficking -Facilitated by Jordan Marinov and Jason Gurvitz
  • Becoming an Advocates for Change – Eliminate Modern Day Slavery -Facilitated by Kate Case
  • The Love Trap: Understanding the Phenomena of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation of U.S. Teenagers -Facilitated by Opal Singleton
  • Profiling the “Human” in Human Trafficking: Faces, Fears, Facts, Hope and Healing -Facilitated by Ann Miller, Therapist
  • Gang and Gun Violence – Breaking the Cycle -Facilitated by Charles Allen
  • Sports Saves Children -Facilitated by Brodie Seagrave, Los Angeles Police Department

TrACK D - SOLVING ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR COMMUNITY

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • Launch Initiative – Homeless to Middle Class, Background in homelessness, unemployment and economic trends specifically for the Inland Empire, Southern California.  -Facilitated by Dr. John Husing, Michael Gallo, Dr. Dora Barilla, and Paul Granillo
  • LaunchDETROIT – Rebuilding Entrepreneurship in a struggling environment -Mentoring, business skills training, micro-loans, networking  -Facilitated by Lawrence Wright, Past District Governor Rotary District 6400
  • DOWNTOWN Project – Collision – Co-learning – Connectedness -How Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO is changing the look and economy of downtown Las Vegas -Facilitated by Rebecca Weaver, Director of People Operations, Downtown Project
  • Solving Complex Social Issues by Engaging Your Community - Police as Peace Officers -Facilitated by Charles Allen

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Giving Veterans a Break -Promoting Peace by Assisting Veterans -Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans -Facilitated by Jeff Whitfield
  • Veterans Courts – Addressing needs of veterans in the justice system -Facilitated by Judge Johnson
  • The Warfighter Renaissance  -Facilitated by Boone Cutler
  • America's Jihad: Turning the Tide Against Radicalization by Satisfying Human Needs - Facilitated by Dan Sockle
  • Developing your Plan for Peace and Prosperity in your community -Facilitated by Douglas Gilles
  • Love on Four Feet – Animal Therapy, when nothing else will work -Manzanita Ranch – Connecting Veterans and other PTSD survivors to their horse on a trail -Facilitated by Johnny Roberts

Track E - Respectful and Conflict free organizations are productive and creative

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • Eliminating “Violence to the Spirit”: Working Toward an Organizational Culture of Empowerment and Peace – Part A -Facilitated by Glen Kraemer, Founder/Managing Partner Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP (session runs back to back with Part B for 90 minutes)
  • Eliminating “Violence to the Spirit”: Working Toward an Organizational Culture of Empowerment and Peace – Part B -Facilitated by Glen Kraemer, Founder/Managing Partner Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP (session runs back to back with Part A for 90 minutes)
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention and Respectful Workplace Training Part A -Facilitated by Dana Mayhew, TDC Consults (session runs back to back for 90 minutes with Part B)
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention and Respectful Workplace Training Part B -Facilitated by Dana Mayhew, TDC Consults (session runs back to back for 90 minutes with Part A)

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Creating Peace in the Workplace -Facilitated by Mark Fowler, Business Consultant, CPA and Noal McDonald, Human Resources Professional
  • The Engagement Differential: Creating a Strengths-based Organizational Culture to Improve Workplace Engagement, Foster Peace, and Achieve Organizational Outcomes -Faciliated by Darren Virassammy, COO of 34 Strong
  • Creating Compassionate Organizations -Facilitated by Rukmini Iyer, Director Exult! Solutions
  • Pathways to Peace – Developing an Integrated Rotary Peace Plan -Facilitated by Michael Bardin and Clara Harris, and Steven Goldsmith
  • Implementing a Peace-Building Plan in Your District or Community -Facilitated by Steven Goldsmith, Michael Bardin, and Clara Harris

Track F – Solutions That Work Globally

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • Combating Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia and Haiti -Facilitated by Opal Singleton, President and CEO of Million Kids
  • Learning Peace by Doing Peace: Experiential Peace Building and Outward Bound -Facilitated by Ana Patel, Executive Director Outward Bound Peacebuilding
  • Removing Barriers to Understanding, Connecting Youth Multi-Culturally - Facilitated by Steve Martineau
  • Girls’ and Women’s Education: the Most Effective Tool to Change Communities and Guide the World Towards Peace -Facilitated by Deepa Willingham, Kristine Pedersen, Reena Willingham
  • Harnessing Medicine in the Service of Peace -Facilitated by Dr. Dan Shanit

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Peacebuilding Collaboration between Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International  -Facilitated by Victoria Gray, Elahe Amani, Dana Moldovan
  • The Impact of First Responders in War and Natural Disasters -Facilitated by Nyron McLean, Yi Shun Lai (ShelterBox), Daniel Xu (MedAir)
  • New Asylee Orientations as a timely link to services for an underserved community: The Southern California experience -Facilitated by Carolina Sheinfeld, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Track G – Peace Advocates and Practitioners at Work in the World

Day 1 - Friday

  • The Safest Time in World History is Now -Facilitated by Al Jubitz, Philanthropist
  • The Global Peace Index and Predictors of Peace – Where Should We Begin? -Facilitated by Steve Killelea, Founder/Chair Institute for Economics and Peace
  • International Peace and Security -Facilitated by Cameron Chisholm and Kevin Melton, International Peace and Security Institute
  • Rotary Peace Fellows and the Role of Rotary International in Promoting Peace -Facilitated by Jeff Whitfield, Attorney

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Developing Projects for Deep Impact: Insights and Tips on Project Planning, Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation -Facilitated by Summer Lewis, Founder True Roots Consulting
  • The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Puzzle: A Holistic Model for Household-level Interventions -Facilitated by Perth Rosen, International Development Professional
  • Challenges and Solutions for Sustainability in Water and Sanitation Projects -Facilitated by Marga Hewko
  • Harness the Power of Creativity for Innovative Leadership, Community Development and Peace -Facilitated by Aryeh Shell, Head of ArtCorps
  • Sustainability Project Role in Reducing Conflict: Food Security and Community Building -Facilitated by Michele Mician, Sustainability Manager, City of Palm Springs
  • Seeing Systems – Moving from Information to Action for Peace, Justice and Sustainability -Facilitated by Mike Mercer, Executive Director, NW Earth Institute

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Track H – Embracing Civil Rights and Reducing Conflict in Our Communities

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • Track Coordinator – Wade Nomura, Past District Governor, Rotary International
  • Embracing Diversity -Facilitated by Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, Past District Governor, Rotary International
  • Hunger in America: The Next Wave of the Civil Rights Movement -Facilitated by Abby Leibman, President and CEO MAZON: Jewish Response to Hunger
  • Cross Cultural Negotiation and Conflict Resolution – Part A -Facilitated by Mark Ameli, Mediation Attorney
  • Cross Cultural Negotiation and Conflict Resolution – Part B -Facilitated by Mark Ameli, Mediation Attorney

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Tribal Nations 101 -Facilitated by First Nations and Native Americans
  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women -Facilitated by First Nations
  • Life After Wounded Knee – Extreme Rates of Suicide -Facilitated by Native Americans
  • Let Us Not Forget – Japanese Internment Camps -Facilitated by Wade Nomura, Past District Governor, Rotary International
  • American Muslims Unequal Citizens -Facilitated byFatima Dadabhoy
  • Healing Ourselves and Heal Our World -Facilitated by Sharon Chesser and Maria Elena McElroy

 

Track I – Intervention Techniques, Remembrance, and the Power of Citizens to Create Peace

Day 1 - Friday

  • Genocide – Could it happen again? -Facilitated by Henry Oster, Holocaust Survivor
  • War and Peace in the Balkans -Led by Jeff Whitfield, Attorney
  • World Beyond War – Is it possible? -Facilitated by Leah Bolger, Retired Commander US Navy
  • The Role of Peace Corps in World Conflict -Facilitated by Chic Dambach, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, Peacebuilder, Author
  • War Avoided – India and Pakistan Citizenry Take a Stand -Facilitated by Ike Khamisani, President Inland Empire UNA-USA

Day 2 - Saturday

  • Middle East Maintaining a Tension for Peace -Panel of Ike Khamisani, Dr. Garbis Der Yeghian, President Mashdots College,  Dr. Dan Shanit
  • Reflections on Hiroshima -Facilitated by Hideko Tamara-Snider, Survivor of Hiroshima Bombing, One Sunny Days Initiative
  • If It’s Not Impossible…The Nicholas Winton way of getting things done -Facilitated by Barbara Winton, Author
  • International Space Station as a Model of International Cooperation for the Benefit of Humanity -Facilitated by Galina Aron, Interpreter for NASA’s ISS Project      
  • Peace Park in the South China Sea -Facilitated by Gregor Hodgson, PhD

Track J – Film, Television and Media: Their Role in Reporting and Eliminating Conflict

DAY 1 - FRIDAY

  • The Hideout – In this short film, a young girl’s world is thrown upside down when she is molested by her favorite teacher. Her best friend’s support gives her the strength to tell her mother. -Facilitated by Daniel Wahlen, Independent Film Maker
  • SEEING PEACE – Enhancing Visibility and Awareness of Peacebuilding Short Film on Fragile Island of Peace in Burundi -Facilitated by Jamil Simon, Producer/Director Documentary Films, President Spectrum Media
  • FEMME: Women Healing the World Screening and Discussion -Facilitated by Emmanuel Itier, Producer, Director, Writer, Actor
  • Social Media for Your Social Conscious Inside Your Mind – Greening Your Business -Facilitated by Carolyn Parrs, CEO of Mind Over Markets, Creator of Women Of Green

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • The Peace Crane Project -Facilitated by Sue DiCicco, Author, Sculptor
  • Communications for Development in Peace Building -Facilitated by Alex Cottin, Director of External Relations at Action Against Hunger
  • Hidden Tears Project – Bringing Awareness to the Issue of Human Trafficking -Facilitated by Jordan Marinov, Founder/Producer and Jason Gurvitz, Producer/Actor
  • Operation Underground Railroad - Facilitated by OurRescue.org
  • Positive Media for World Peace -Facilitated by Ms. Samira Kazemeini, Samira TV Show

TRACK K – International Trade: Connected Economies Need Sustained Peace

Day 1 - Friday

  • Community Resiliency through Health Evaluation, the Gateway College Project - Facilitated by Richard Hart and Arwyn Wild
  • Cybersecurity Facilitated by Dr. Stan Stahl, Citadel Information
  • Enhancing Trade, Cooperation and Peace by Linking Nations across Borders with Electricity -Facilitated by Peter Meisen, Founder of Global Energy Network Institute
  • Designing Peace – Using Design for Humanitarian Purposes -Facilitated by Katrina Lewis, Associate Professor, Kansas State University

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Making a Difference with Impact Investing - Facilitated by Fran Seegull
  • Role of Technology in Creating Peaceful and Sustainable Society -Facilitated by Manisha Javeri, Professor Cal State University Los Angeles
  • How the Collective Power of Women Can Change the World -Facilitated by Carolyn Parrs, CEO of Mind Over Markets, Creator of Women Of Green
  • Social Entrepreneurship: A Tool for Conflict Mitigation -Facilitated by Darshan Mundada, Mechanical Engineer, Consultant

Track L – Creating Understanding and Collaboration Among the Major Religions

Day 1 - Friday

  • Coordinators – Kathryn Courtney, Father Alexi
  • Creating Understanding by Interfaith Training: Catholic, Muslims, and Judaism -Facilitated by Father Alexis Smith, Head of Ecumenical Office in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
  • Maintaining Community Cohesion Through Multi-Faith Networks -Facilitated by Charles Allen, Superintendent with Victoria Police
  • Respecting Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples Determines Overall Peace of Society -Facilitated by James Mooney, Oklevueha Native American Church for Indigenous Group (Utah)
  • Peace and Hinduism -Facilitated by Dr. Mihir Meghani

DAY 2 - Saturday

  • Ways to Walk the Talk – Two Examples of Interfaith Work Increasing Peace in the Los Angeles Area and the Middle East -Facilitated by Dr. Andrea Shields, Noor-Malika Chishti, Shepha Schneirsohn Vainstein
  • The Value of Interfaith Dialogue: Combating Violent Religious Extremism -Facilitated by Brian Adams, Director of the Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue at Griffith University,
  • The Just Church -Facilitated by Jocelyn White, Director of Church Mobilization for International Justice Mission
  • Service Focused Faith -Facilitated by Ms. Chris Chambers, Hospitalier Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem

Track M – Rotarians Connecting Worldwide: Creating Relationships of Cooperation

  • Coordinator – Steve Yoshida, Past District Governor, Rotary International
  • An Interactive Tour of Peace Through the Eyes of Rotary – Arrive with Fears and Leave with a Personal Rotary Plan for Peace in Your Heart and Your Community Worldwide
  • Peace Through Rotary in Japan
  • “My Vision of Peace Through Service” -Facilitated by Sakuji Tanaka, 2012-13 Rotary International President
  • Japan Rotary’s YONEYAMA Scholarships, the Global Peace Reach, Learn about how Japan Rotary’s Scholarship Program has supported thousands of Japanese speaking graduate students and brought them closer to Japanese Rotarians. Hear from two graduates tell how the program has changed their lives. Find out how Japanese speaking students can apply for the program. -Facilitated by Hiroko Seki
  • Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship Host Club and Counselor System How the scholarship system and process instills the spirit of service. I have been a Rotarian for five years. Now I am engaged in various activities with my multinational fellow members in Asia and other regions. Rotary enriched my life and made it more fulfilling. -Facilitated by Dr. Jinhua Yang
  • Shared Planet- Russia, China, Myanmar 25 Years of ROTARY in RUSSIA  Story of first Rotary Clubs coincided with political changes in Russia and public diplomacy. Today Russian Rotarians open up and expand relationships with Rotarians of other countries. This trend favors mutual understanding and peace. International Rotary friendships link Inter Country Committees (ICC). -Facilitated by Past District Governor, Nadezhda Papp
  • RUSSIAN TEAM PRESENTATION -Facilitated by Past District Governor, Evgenia Terekhova
  • MAKING FRIENDS with NORTH KOREA is Bringing PEACE BACK TO THE PENININSULA -Facilitated by Randal Eastman
  • SOCCER BALLS for PEACE IN North Korea -Facilitated by Mac Millar
  • HQF Provides Bridge for Service Above Self Learn about how Frank’s HQF, an NGO, serves as a bridge with service minded overseas Chinese to help the poor of Western China and how this leads to peace. This work is changing the attitudes of young Chinese to "service above self". This will influence Rotary in China. -Facilitated by Frank Yih
  • Friendship Exchanges Bring China Home – Learn how your club can create better relations with the next generation of China’s leaders by connecting with the 200,000 Chinese students studying in the United States. -Facilitated by C. Grant Wilkins
  • MYANMAR – Rotary Opportunities for Peace At the Global Peace Forum in Honolulu in 2013, Aung San Suu Kyi asked Rotarians to help the people of Myanmar. WE Rotarian, Tin May will charm you with successes there so far and invite you to join her in providing prosthetic hands for hundreds in Myanmar. -Facilitated by Daw Tin May Aung
  • Out of the COLD in SIBERIA into the WARMTH of CALIFORNIA -Hear the stories of Rotarians, who have recently returned from travels to the Wilds of Siberia and meet their visiting counterparts. Learn how you can do a Rotary Friendship Exchange in Russia. -Facilitated by Ladd Seekins, Rotary District 5330
  • PEACE through CITIZEN'S DIPLOMACY -Early participant in Sharon Tennison’s CCI program “Russians, Meet Middle America!” the idea of citizens diplomacy working for Yakutsk to promote sister-city relations between the Siberian city of Yakutsk and Fairbanks, Alaska. More than 1000 Russian and American citizens, ordinary people, participated in people-to-people exchanges between the two cities since 1994. -Facilitated by Kapa Alexeyeva
  • How the Yoneyama Scholarship Changed My Life -Facilitated by Dr. Ok-Kyung Kim
  • YONEYAMA APPRECIATION CEREMONY/PHOTO -Facilitated by Steve Yoshida
  • Gallipolli – A Lesson in Lasting Peace -During World War I at Gallipoli in Turkey, despite long, horrendous and bloody warfare, a lasting peace has evolved between three nations and changed the course of history. What lessons does this provide towards the attainment of Peace today?-Facilitated by Michael Mead
  • No NUKES Needed Here! -NSquare: Drawing on successful approaches from venture capital, technology, social media, and other arenas, N Square makes experimental investments designed to build a new generation of leaders and influencers committed to the peace and security of a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons.  -Facilitated by Morgan Matthews
  • DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NUCLEAR WAR HEALTH IMPACTS -Stunning story telling leads to better understanding. -Facilitated by Ira Helfand & Morgan Matthews
  • HIROSHIMA SURVIVAL PLANTS VIDEO & PLANTING CEREMONY -PRIP Sakuji Tanaka 2012-13 appointed Jiro, Chair of “Rotary Global Peace Forum in Hiroshima, “Peace begins with you.” He linked Rotary Yoneyama Japan (one of the biggest scholarship programs in Japan) Scholars and their multinational backgrounds.  He has developed and expanded “Green Legacy Hiroshima ” project, to safeguard and spread worldwide the seeds and saplings of Hiroshima’s Atomic-Bomb survivor trees. -Facilitated by Past District Governor,  JIRO KAWASTUMA
  • Wicked Problems Interactivity -20 Wicked PROBLEMS ROTARY CAN TACKLE -Rapid Prototyping Helps Rotarians Solve Wicked Problems  -Facilitated by Leah Bolger, World without War Founder
  • Women for Peace -Facilitated by Rajaa Natour
  • Citizens Diplomacy as a Strong Instrument to Influence on International Tension -Facilitated by Kapa Alexeyeva
  • US/Russia space cooperation, Russian translator -Facilitated by Galina Aron
  • Global Youth Rule -Empowering Youth, Cultural Understanding and Peace -Rotaractors to WE Rotarians -Youth Exchange Programs -Model of UN - Rotary and Rotaract -Peace Fellowship - Masters programs  -Facilitated by Elsa and Beau Beljean
  • RENEWABLE PEACE, GREENING YOUR ROTARY PEACE PROJECTS -The Sustainability Trust Project -Rotary Action Group for Peace -Facilitated by Beau Beljean
  • MAC ATTACKS PLAY for GLOBAL PEACE -Distributed 4,000 soccer balls in 22 countries -Presents a Toolkit for Teens - Projects supported by Rotary Clubs and initiated by Interactors and local teens Facilitated by Mac Millar
  • TEDx Technovations Interactivity -Facilitated by Kat Haber
  • Dream World Peace Process  -I am…survey for current practices, projects, conference findings.  -Facilitated by Kat Haber
  • I can...expanded view of personal capacity for peace building. -Facilitated by Surprise Host
  • I will...committing through peacemaking through Rotary. -Facilitated by Elsa Beljean
  • Facilitated discussions to create agreement on steps forward for each person in attendance.  You will create your plan of action. Be a Secret Agent for Peace, where only you can create peace in your community. Imagine Rotary full of inspiring ideas where you can do the most with your skills and contacts globally. You cannot do better than your best. You own the tools to raise your potential for impacting peace in your place. Celebrate these final peaceful moments together. We freely put our personal plans in place.