2015 PBS Regional Meeting April 27-29, 2015 The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48202 Agenda Monday, April 27 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Public Media Storytelling Lab @ UM-Detroit Center. Please RSVP to Hector Araujo, PBS Station Services ([email protected]) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Opening Reception at the Motown Museum (2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208) Shuttles buses will be provided from Westin Cadillac to Motown Museum and back. Tuesday, April 28 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Shuttle buses from Westin Cadillac to Wright Museum 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:15 a.m. Welcome • Rich Homberg, President & CEO, Detroit Public Television • Juan Sepúlveda, SVP, Station Services, PBS • Station Introductions PBS Rotational Discussions – How to Connect to PBS National Content and Initiatives • PBS teams will engage with participants is small groups to address how local stations connect to PBS national content and initiatives The Unique Role of PBS in Early Childhood Communities discussion • Jocelyn V. Sargent , Program Officer , Food, Health and Well-Being / Racial Equity / Michigan Team , The Kresge Foundation • Kelly Hursche, Michigan Department of Education • Lesli Rotenberg, General Manager, Children’s Programming, PBS • Georgeann Herbert, Senior Vice President, Content and Community Engagement, Detroit Public Television 1 Local Station Problem Solving & Success Stories Working Groups Local staff and volunteers will have an opportunity to describe key station challenges and success stories and will connect with public media colleagues who have similar issues and will strategize potential solutions. Topics to be identified by participants in advance and on-site. National Friends of Public Broadcasting PBS System Strategy Conversation – Diversity and Inclusion • Juan Sepúlveda, PBS, SVP, Station Services • Small Group Strategy Conversations 5:30 p.m. Adjourn 6:00 p.m. Dinner hosted by Detroit Public Television @ The Whitney (4421 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201) Shuttles buses will be provided from Wright Museum to The Whitney and back to the Westin Cadillac. Wednesday, April 29 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Shuttle buses from Westin Cadillac to Wright Museum 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Meeting resumes Local Station Problem Solving & Success Stories New Session Pitches Detroit Public Television Partnerships and Collaborations Conversation • • • • Addell Austin Anderson, Director, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Chair, Community Advisory Panel, Detroit Public Television Joe Grimm, Editor in Residence, Michigan State University School of Journalism Tonya Matthews, CEO and President, Michigan Science Center; Detroit Public Television, Board of Directors Xavier Verna, Director of Education, Sphinx Local Station Problem Solving & Success Stories Working Groups continued 2 Remarks from Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS PBS System Strategy Conversation – Future of the Public Media System Closing/Action Steps 5:00 p.m. Adjourn Shuttles buses will be provided from Wright Museum to the Westin Cadillac 3