founder's message KABOOM WALKING GALLERY HILLBILLY THE QUEST:TEA Changing the future of 2035 Sept 30 AT KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE PerFORMING ARTS HOSTED BY: ANGIE FENTON FEATURING: NAT IRVIN—THRIVALS, DARELL HAMMOND—KABOOM, REGINA HOLLIDAY—WALKING GALLERY, KARTER LOUIS—HILLBILLY TEA, MOLLY BURKE & JAHNE BROWN SPECIAL GUEST: JANELLE MONÁE & THE WONDALAND ARTS SOCIETY www.thrivals.com founder's message Angie Fenton 8:30 WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS Nat Irvin, II, Founder of Thrivals, Woodrow M. Strickler Executive-in-Residence/Professor of Management Practice, College of Business, University of Louisville What if you lived in a city, town, village or slum that didn’t appear on a map? Officially the place you called home didn’t even exist. This was a reality for 14-year-old Salim Shekh and Sikha Patra, who grew up in one of the unchar- tered slums of Kolkata, India, or at least until they decided to do something about it. message Our theme for this year’s Thrivals was inspired by the idea of “positive disruption” as so powerfully from the dean demonstrated by these two young Indian teenagers. Their incredible quest has been documented in the film, The Revolutionary Optimists. Salim and Sikha are positively disrupting the deeply held cultural beliefs that members of their community hold about the future. Instead of the future being consigned to fate and destiny and even luck, Salim and Sikha say that the community’s future will depend on what the members of the community choose to do for themselves. Their message: Forget about fate and luck, and instead do something. Create your own luck. To demonstrate the power of their belief in humans’ ability to shape their future, Salim and Sikha organized a campaign to prove that their community “existed,” by personally mapping every residence in their slum, using avail- able technology--mobile phones and GPS--and then using that data to create a highly effective polio vaccination campaign. Their efforts helped lead to a total elimination of the disease throughout India. Yes, Salim and Sikha lived in a slum and faced incredible odds but they de- cided that their “slum” was not their “fate.” They knew that they had the power to change the way they live, and the way others think about the way they live. When asked what it takes to change a community, Salim’s answer was sim- ple, “Courage.“ Salim and Sikha are challenging all of us today: Don’t look to somebody else to change your community…do it yourself! Use the tools you have right now to positively change your future. Will you rise to the challenge? Thank you for joining us and Be Courageous! founder's message Angie Fenton ANGIE FENTON is the entertainment corre- spondent for WHAS11’s “Great Day Live!” She is also a philanthropist, writer, editor, on-camera talent, emcee and event host. Angie has a bachelor’s and master’s in English from Central Michigan University and began her career as an adjunct professor at her alma mater. She is a Michigan native who moved to Kentucky in 2002. Angie is owned by four dogs, Herbie, Yoda, Coco and Zeke, a gentle giant who uses a wheelchair. message from the dean On behalf of the University of Louisville College of Business, I welcome you to Thrivals 7.0 The Quest: Changing the Future of 2035. We are delighted to continue our partnership through the Idea Festival and the work of Dr. Nat Irvin, II, D.M.A., our resident futurist and the W.M. Strickler Executive-in-Residence and Professor in Management Practice. At the College of Business, we work to develop the risk takers, the change agents, and the revolutionary optimists. I invite you to take a closer look at the University of Louisville and all that it offers. Begin with our website www.business.louisville.edu and learn about our programs in entrepreneurship, accounting and finance, as well as equine. The College of Business currently offers 37 entrepreneurship-related graduate courses. Over the last five years, our graduates have started 12 companies and have collectively raised $5,200,000 in funding. Being on a quest is not a dream, it is seizing your future to make it belong to you to control. Join us for a conversation at the College of Business and seek to join your future with ours. Rohan A. Christie-David Interim Dean, College of Business PNC Professor of Banking and Finance University of Louisville Darell Hammond 8:45 CHANGING THE FUTURE THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY KaBOOM! CEO and Founder Darell Hammond Presented by Marvin Hill, Jr. National Public Relations Manager | Corporate Communications Humana Inc. DARELL HAMMOND is the founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, a national non-profit dedicated to the bold goal of bringing balanced and active play into the daily lives of all children, particularly those growing up in pov- erty in America. With more than 20 years of experience in community development and volunteerism, Hammond has been named an Ashoka Fellow and was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Hammond has also earned recogni- tion for his leadership in social entrepreneur- ship, including the American Express NGEN Leadership Award, the Satter Social Entre- preneur of the Year Award, and the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2011, Hammond released a New York Times best-selling memoir, KaBOOM!: A Movement to Save Play and was named one of the Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs by Forbes Magazine. Since 1996, KaBOOM! has worked with partners to build, open or improve nearly 16,000 playgrounds, engaged more than one million volunteers and served 7.4 million children. KaBOOM! not only creates and catalyzes great places to play but also works to empower play advocates and elevate the societal conversation around the importance of why play matters for all kids. Q & A: Angie Fenton, WHAS11 Great Day Live “Thrival Hives” - 2035: Thrivals Thought Experiment: Here Today Gone Tomorrow THE 7.0 MOMENT - WONDALAND ARTS SOCIETY Regina Holliday 10:10 CHANGING THE FUTURE THROUGH ART “The Walking Gallery" Founder and creator Regina Holliday, Presented by Dr. Toni M. Ganzel Dean, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Professor of Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology REGINA HOLLIDAY is a Washington, DC- based patient advocate and artist known for painting a series of murals depicting the need for clarity and trans- parency in medical records. This advocacy mission was inspired by her husband Frederick Allen Holliday II and his struggle to get appropriate care during 11 weeks of con- tinuous hospitalization in five facilities. After his death from kidney cancer on June 17, 2009, she began “73 Cents,” a mural depicting her husband dying in dark- ness surrounded by inaccessible technological tools in a closed data loop. The title refers to the cost per page for medical records in the state of Maryland. Holliday’s artwork became part of the national health- care debate and was reported on in the mainstream press, as well as reviewed by such journals as BMJ and APA. She began an advocacy movement called “The Walking Gallery,” for which medical providers and advocates wear “patient story” paintings on the backs of business suits. She authored The Walking Wall: 73 Cents to the Walking Gallery. Recently, Holiday was honored at the H.I.T. Men and Women Awards recep- tion for her trailblazing vision and perseverance in advancing the adoption of health IT, innovation and best practices to improve healthcare. Backed by her own patient and caregiving experiences, Regina Holliday trav- els the globe heralding her message of patient empowerment and inclusion in healthcare decision making, and offering guidance on crowd funding in healthcare. She fearlessly stands before officials and practitioners demanding a thoughtful dialog on the role patients play in their own healthcare. Q & A: Toni Ganzel and Regina Holliday - Angie Fenton, WHAS11 WONDALAND - Beach Ball Toss, Switch Seats, Text Your Neighbor EDUCATION ABROAD Karter Louis 11:10 CHANGING THE FUTURE THROUGH ENTERPRISE From West to East, Hillbilly Tea and The World Founder and Creator Karter Louis Presented by Suzanne Bergmeister, Entrepreneur-in-Residence Forcht Center College of Business, University of Louisville Recording Artist, Actor, Dancer, Restaurateur, Entrepreneur… the list of possible titles for KARTER LOUIS is almost unending. Karter’s first professional theater gig was at the age of 15 and he started his first production company by age 17. After brief success in Hollywood, Karter turned his attention to music. And although he quickly landed a development deal with a major label, the deal was dropped when Karter insisted on being an openly gay recording artist in the 1980’s. Forging his own way, he formed the label Kworld and successfully produced and released three albums. His label also produced the highly anticipated, yet never released, “Twisted Tongues,” a documentary that chronicled pioneers of the gay hip-hop movement. Now more than a decade later, Karter has turned his many talents and passions to food. Karter developed and co-created San Francisco’s ultra chic Samovar Tea Lounge, which now hails four locations in the city. Next he cofounded HHnL Design Group in Taipei, which in turn spun off the most highly sought after independent lighting design firm Uno Lai Design, based in Shanghai. After an extensive stay in Asia, Karter returned to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where he decided to open Hillbilly Tea. This unique downtown restaurant serves up its own quirky brand of teas and locally grown farm- to- fork Appalachian-style cuisine. More than anything, Hillbilly Tea expresses Karter’s passion for multiculturalism and healthy eating. Fueled by the amazing reception to this unique American tea concept, Karter randomly decided to open a second Hillbilly Tea in Shanghai, China and is currently at work on two additional locations, one of which will be in the emerging Louisville neighborhood of Portland.