The Fourth Annual Creativity Conference: A full-day program of lectures and exchanging ideas with a group of visionary thinkers

Tickets include breakfast and closing reception. Attendees are welcome to come to as many talks as their schedule permits. No tickets will be sold for individual talks or partial parts of the day.

Join us in welcoming back the much-loved annual Creativity Conference! Our fourth annual full-day gathering of idea-exploration and creativity in the arts and sciences features five outstanding thought leaders. Curated by April Gornik, this year’s conference welcomes an eclectic group of creative minds. Our speakers are:

CARTER BURWELL – Esteemed film-score composer
Speaking On: Why Do Films Have Music?

LUCIA JACOBS – Professor Emerita of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley
Speaking On: Squirrel Economics — “How to Get Rich Like a Squirrel (Without Going Nuts)” 

PATRICIA McCORMICK – author of the critically acclaimed Never Fall Down and SOLD, and co-author of I Am Malala
Speaking On: Creativity as a Form of Resistance

SUSAN ROGERS – Behavioral neuroscientist and multiplatinum-record producer, most notably known for her work with Prince
Speaking On: Neural Underpinnings of Creativity, Mind Wandering, and Musical  Improvisation

LAWRENCE WESCHLER –  Longtime New Yorker writer, author, and Director Emeritus of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University
Speaking On: Art and Science as a Parallel and Divergent Way of Knowing

The full day of intrigue and curiosity will begin with a light breakfast and then move on to individual presentations. Each of the speakers will reflect on their own practices and lives, sharing insight, perspective, and inspiration. Following the presentations, there will be a group round-table discussion with all the speakers and a Q&A with the audience. The conference promises to be an inspiring journey, inviting you to discover how you might cultivate your own creative flow. 

The day will conclude with a reception, giving the audience a chance to talk with one another and the lecturers, and to reflect on their insights!

Tickets include breakfast and reception. Attendees are welcome to come to as many talks as their schedule permits. 

No tickets will be sold for individual talks or partial parts of the day.