After some opening remarks from AIGA DC Board President Claire Blaustein, we'll move into our opening keynote.

Amy J. Wilson, is the author of Empathy for Change: How to Create a More Understanding World and former Presidential Innovation Fellow between two administrations. Speaking from her experience building Innovation.gov and the Better Government Movement, she will highlight the challenges of leading change when shifting under leadership that does not value the same things. She’ll discuss strategies on how we might overcome these challenges for preparing to lead change with confidence and deeper awareness of our needs as well as the people we serve. In this keynote, participants will:

• Understand why we must lead with empathy, humility, and equity based on current research and knowledge;
• See why and how own internal work is necessary to create a ripple effect in our communities and the world at large;
• Learn how to shift power, culture, and systems thinking to lead a revolution steeped in empathy in order to innovate and lead change.