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AIE Schedule and Sponsors

The schedule below is as of April 17, 2012. Schedule subject to change.
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Wednesday, May 30
8:30am	Registration
9:00-11:00am	Pre-Conference Session Situated Leadership: To Lead Without Leading led by Edward Queair
11:00am-12:00pm	New Colleagues Session
12:00-1:00pm	Luncheon
1:00-2:00pm	AIE Panel & Discussion: World Music Panelists: Eddie Cota, Artistic Director, Levitt Pavilion Pasadena & Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park; Erika Elliott, Artistic Director, Summerstage, NYC
2:00-3:00pm	AIE Panel & Discussion: Defying Boundaries, Artists that Work Across Genres and Disciplines Panelist: Mark Murphy, Executive Director, Redcat
3:00pm	Break
3:15-4:15pm	AIE Panel & Discussion: Classical Music Panelists: Christopher Rountree, Artistic Director and Conductor, wild Up; Patrick Scott, Artistic Director, Jacaranda, music at the edge
4:15-5:15pm	Keynote Speaker: Richard Montoya, Founding member of Culture Clash, playwright, filmmaker and City of Los Angeles Arts Commissioner
5:30-7:00pm	Reception
7:00pm	Dine Around
Thursday, May 31
8:30am	Registration
9:00-10:00am	Breakout Sessions: Participatory Arts Panelists: Ming Ng, Director of Programming, Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County; Heather Rigby, General Manager of Productions, Los Angeles County Art Commission; Thor Steingraber, Vice President, Programming, Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Literature & Lectures Panelist: Barbara Lane, Director of Arts & Ideas, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Strategic Partnerships Panelist: Julie Benjamin, Vice President for Community Partnerships, ArtsQuest Center, Bethlehem, PA; Julie Baker, Executive Director, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
10:00-11:00am	Breakout Sessions: Theatre Panelists: Wren Brown, Artistic Director, Ebony Repertory Theatre, LA; Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director, Pasadena Playhouse Developing A Robust Youth Arts Program Panelists: Nancy Copley, Assistant Superintendent, Newhall School District, Santa Clarita; Beth Macmillian, Executive Director, Artown, Reno; Adam Philipson, Managing Director, Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center Adding Extra Value (talkbacks, giveaways, lectures) Panelists: Jeff Apregan, President, Apregan Group, Inc.; Lewis Wilkenfeld, Artistic Director, Cabrillo Music Theatre; Kerrie Sadler, Communications Director, New West Symphony
11:00-12:00pm	AIE Panel & Discussion: Jazz & Blues Panelists: Barry Dolins, recently retired Deputy Director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events, Chicago; Rocco Somazzi, Creative Director, Angel City Arts
12:15-1:30pm	Luncheon/ Annual Business Meeting
1:45-2:45pm	Artist Spotlight Program Pitch Session
2:45-3:15pm	Meet the Artists Break
3:15-4:15pm	AIE Panel & Discussion: Family Programming Panelists: Ramona Brandes, Director of Educational Programs, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza; Barbara Leonard, Artistic Director, Education, The Music Center
4:15-5:15pm	Keynote Speaker: Susan Medak, Managing Director, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
6:00-8:00pm	Reception
Friday, June 1
8:30am	Registration
8:45-10:00am	Funders Panel Panelists from California Community Foundation; The James Irvine Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts
10:00-11:00am	AIE Panel & Discussion: Dance Panelists: Walter Jaffe, Co-Founder, White Bird; Martin Wechsler, Director of Programming, The Joyce Theatre, NYC
11:00am	Break
11:15am-12:30pm	AIE Panel & Discussion: Pop/Cabaret/Indie Panelists: Britt Govea, President, (((folkYEAH))); Maria Kelly, President/Founder, Maria Kelly Productions
12:30pm	Close of Conference Drawing Must be present to win
2:00-6:00pm	Tour of three nearby facilities: Walt Disney Concert Hall REDCAT Theater Colburn School