Cestemer 2019
Speakers
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FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Co-Director of Superhero Clubhouse
Lanxing Fu
Chinese-American theater artist
She is a Co-Director of Superhero Clubhouse, for which she is the playwright and co-creator of Mammelephant (The New Ohio / HERE Arts Center) the program director of The Living Stage NYC with University Settlement, and a co-creator of PLUTO (no longer a play) and JUPITER (a play about power), which premiered at La MaMa in 2016. She has led and collaborated on interdisciplinary theater projects about contemporary consumerism, globalization, and the environment in Sri Lanka, Morocco, Turkey, and the United States.
Jeremy Pickard
Founder and co-director of Superhero Clubhouse
A NYC-based community of artists, scientists, and environmental professionals invested in a long-term experiment to understand how theater can help shift consciousness in the face of global climate change. Jeremy wears many hats including director, producer, playwright, and performer.
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Founder and Co-Director of Superhero Clubhouse
FEATURED PLENARY SPEAKER
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Director of Communications
Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer
Director of Communications & Science Outreach
Mónica grew up in rural Puerto Rico, catching lizards and with a cow in her backyard, which sparked her interest in all-things biology. A PhD scientist-turned-communicator, she taps into her professional and cultural backgrounds, and uses storytelling, science communication, and community-building to make science more equitable and inclusive.