SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025
Florida International University BBC
Wolfe University Center
3000 NE 151st St, North Miami, FL 33181

10:00 - 10:45AM
Registration, Networking Breakfast, Marketplace
​An opportunity for participants to share ideas, connect, and expand their network all over breakfast.  Please be sure to visit the vendors at our marketplace.

​10:45 - 11: 00 AM
​Wellness Offering: Yoly Belizaire

11:00 - 11:20 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks ​

11:20 - 11:50 AM
The VSS HOUR LIVE
Dr. Shirley Plantin
U Turn Youth Consulting 
Santra Denis, MPH
​Avanse Ansanm

11:50 - 12:05 pm
Fireside Chat: Roots, Resilience & Relationships: The Importance of Community in a Time of Uncertainty: Stephane Bruno

12:05 - 1:15 PM
PLENARY: Haiti to the World: Cultural Workers Shifting the Narrative Through Comedy, Film, and Music on the Global Stage ​
Success Jr.
Haitian-American Entertainer and Philanthropist
Monica Sorelle
​Haitian-American Filmmaker & Artist
Dudley Alexis
​ Filmmaker and Visual Artist
Harold St. Louis, Audio Producer, Music Producer, & Disk Jockey

1:15 - 2:10 PM
Lunch & Live Performance with Inez Barlatier​

​2:15 PM
Lajan! Lajan!: Buying, Hiring, and Investing with Intention in a Shifting Economy
Stephane Jean-Baptiste,
​Chief Operating Officer, Kreyol Essence
Sabine Dulcio, Founder and Creative Director, S. Dulcio Designs
Nadeige Sterlin, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, La Paix Bakery
Nathalie Coissy
Co-founder
​Pearl of the Island Cuisine & Lounge

3:30 PM
Dance Break with Yoly Belizaire

​3:40 - 4:45 PM
CLOSING PLENARY: Tèt Chaje: Political Unrest from Washington D.C. to South Florida to Port-au-Prince- What You Need to Know and How to Take Action
Saskia Kercy
​Social Scientist, Educator, and Writer
Michidael Ceard-Francois, Organizing Director, Florida Student Power Network
​
Alie Francois, Community Organizer,
​Power U Center for Social Change
Dr. Gilbert Saint-Jean
​Director of Policy Research & Advocacy,
​Haiti Renewal Alliance

4:45 - 5:00 PM
Call to Action & Closing Remarks
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