2012 Speakers/Performers

Christopher Allen Social Web for Social Change	Eddie Amos Champion of Innovation and STEM-D Education	Carol Becker Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts
Toni Blackman International Champion of Hip-Hop Culture	Bukuru Celestin Musician, Student and Humanitarian	Abrina Schnurman-Crook Batten Leadership Institute at Hollins University
Michael Edson Web and New Media at the Smithsonian Institution	Robert Egger DC Central Kitchen	Bev Eggleston Farmer and Sustainable Agriculture Advocate
Michael Friedlander Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, Mental Health Research	Jacob Hodesh Executive Director for The Creative Coast	Aki Ishida Assistant Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech
Tom Kohler Citizen Advocacy and Urban Anthropology	Jim Lasko Public Space Transformed	Mike Lydon Tactical Urbanism, Better Streets, Better Places
Helen Marriage Producer of Urban Spectacle	Chris Morrill City Management, Leadership, Municipal Finance Expert	Aaron Naparstek Journalist, Interactive Media, and Leader in NYC's Livable Streets Movement
Tom Sanchez Environmental Justice, Technology, and Social Aspects of Planning and Policy	Kennedy Smith Downtown, Economic, and Community Development Expert	Melani Smith Director of Planning and Urban Design at Meléndrez
Christian Sottile Architect, Urban Planner, Educator	Neil Takemoto Crowdsourced Placemaking	Catherine Tumber Author of Small, Gritty and Green
David Verde Entrepreneur, Community Revitalization Advocate, and Founder of SW VA PechaKucha	Robin Williams Architectural Historian, Interpreter of Historic Urban Form	Ben Williams Young Bassist and Rising Jazz Star
Another Roadside Attraction Gypsy Jazz, Vaudeville, and Blue Ridge Cabaret