The theme, grounded in Laudato Si’, is “Community Resilience & Empowerment.” Our keynote address will be from 11am-12pm in LeClerc Theatre, followed by several interactive afternoon workshops from 1pm-1:45pm and 2pm-2:45pm. 

This year's keynote speaker is Jamie McDonald, current CEO of UpSurge Baltimore. Jamie is an experienced entrepreneur, movement builder, speaker, and workshop leader. Prior to joining UpSurge, she was an advisor to global entrepreneurs, social innovators, and impact-focused executives at companies, organizations and philanthropies. UpSurge Baltimore launched in 2021 to found, support, scale and invest in high-impact startups. UpSurge is a public benefit corporation (PBC) working to propel Baltimore into the top tier of innovation cities