PASSION IN ACTION – APRIL 2023
The Queens World Film Festival, New York Women in Film and Television, Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, and The Gaia Zine proudly announce PASSION in ACTION, a day-long mentoring event to bring high school and college students together with Passionate Professionals in the Arts, Sciences, Finance, Women’s Sports, Nonprofit Sectors and More.
Co-Sponsors
Presenting Partners
Community Media Partners
Thank you to our local restaurants and businesses who made breakfast and lunch possible.
Event Info
APRIL 22, 2023
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
THE RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL
35-59 81 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Lite Breakfast and Lunch Provided
FREE for ages 12 and above
9:00 am Registration, Light Breakfast
9:30 am Welcome and Introductions: Katha Cato (Queens World), Isabel Tiburcio (GAIA), Easmanie Michel (NYWIFT), Carolina Valencia (Epicenter-NYC), Vesna Cremona (AMER_ICAN)
9:40 am Start your engines: Robert Galinsky
9:45 am Morning Micro Workshops
12:00 pm Working Lunch: Practice your Elevator Pitch and your Mission Statement.
1:00 pm CM Krishnan welcomes our Passionate Professionals
1:10 pm 3 x 30 minutes sessions: PPs share career journeys, lead conversations
- 1:15pm – 1:45pm – Round #1
- 1:50pm – 2:20pm – Round #2
- 2:25pm – 2:55pm – Round #3
Fay Samaras (Kaufman Astoria Studios) draws the raffle winners for tours
3:10pm Open Mic
3:30pm Veggie Nuggets
Call to action: Now that we are leaning into our passions, lean into our community!
4:00pm Chat and Mingle and Networking and Goodbye
4:30pm Event concludes
MEET OUR 2023 PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS!
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