2023 Public Interested Conference
February 4, 2023
Harvard Science Center
1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Public Interested is a conference sponsored by the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship and collaboratively planned by the Harvard Alumni Association, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard Innovation Labs, Harvard Undergraduate Association, Institute of Politics, Office of Career Services, Office for the Arts, Office for Sustainability, Phillips Brooks House Association, and the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. This conference offers several outstanding ways for students and alums to explore public interest careers, make connections, and discuss social issues. This conference is made possible through support from the Belluck Family.
Note: this registration form is for current Harvard undergraduates and graduate students, faculty, and staff.
11:00 a.m.- Updates on Campus Social Impact Work
Noon - Networking Lunch with Students
1:00 p.m.: Keynote Conversation with
John King, SUNY Chancellor; former U.S. Secretary of Education; New York State Education Commissioner
2:00 p.m.: Big Public Service Ideas
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Networking Reception
Speakers include:
Ahmed Badr: Author of
While the Earth Sleeps We Travel and President & CEO of Narratio, an organization and online platform that activates, supports, and highlights the creative expression of displaced youth
Natalia Linos: a social epidemiologist and scholar-activist focused on a wide range of public health challenges including:
climate change, developing scholarship to respond to systemic racism, and understanding social, legal, and political determinants of health
Connor Schoen: founder of Breaktime, a program committed to breaking the cycle of young adult homelessness through employment and workforce development
Monty Simus: an expert on water, energy, and food systems; founder of Water Politics
Renata Soto: founder of Mosaic Changemakers, a year-long fellowship training program supporting leaders of color doing social justice work in the American South
Shelly Xu: artist, fashion designer, climate activist, and founder
of a zero-waste fashion-tech venture, SXD