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Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon: How Do We Use Our Energy?

Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon: How Do We Use Our Energy?

with Gregg Potter

Doors 6:30PM / Show 7PM

$25

JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE HOW WE USE OUR ENERGY

How we spend our time and energy is a growing concern with most people. Our attention is constantly needed and desired and sometimes it’s difficult how to prioritize what or who receives it. The choice gets even more difficult when we are making it when participating in intentional collaborations. Join us, in partnership with Madison Gas & Electric for a night with April Kigeya, Mario Garcia Sierra, and Rebecca Ryan as we explore how we use our energy.

ABOUT THE GUESTS:

April Kigeya

April is a mother of four children: Demitrius 24; Kenya 21; Jazmin 13 and Tyson 12 and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies from UW-Madison. She has a passion for working with children & families; underrepresented communities and others who can’t advocate for themselves. To that end, she is heavily involved in her community: She sits on the Board of Directors for Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin and Dane Dances; is a member of the African American Opioid Coalition and the City of Madison Affirmative Action Coalition; is the Chair of the Overture Center Community Advisory Council and serves as Dane County Supervisor, for District 15 where she represents the West-sides of Madison and Middleton.

Mario Garcia Sierra

Mario Garcia Sierra has worked at Madison Gas and Electric since 2012. Mario started as the Energy Equity and Innovation Manager and then moved on to become the Director – Residential and Community Services in June 2022. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2012, they worked as the Director of Programs at Centro Hispano of Dane County.

Mario Garcia Sierra has a background in agriculture and applied economics, which they studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mario also has a degree in economics from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. In addition, they pursued further education at the University of Chicago’s Graham School, where they focused on translation studies in English-Spanish.

Rebecca Ryan

Trained as a futurist and an economist, Rebecca helps clients see what’s coming – as a keynote speaker, a Futures Lab facilitator, an author of books, blogs and articles, a client advisor, and the founder of Futurist Camp. Check out her blog or watch her Q&A on how NGC helps organizations prepare for the future using Strategic Foresight.

WHAT IS A TWENTY MINUTE COLLABORATIONS SALON?

Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon is the live version of the podcast Twenty Minute Collaborations. Twenty Minute Collaborations is focused on finding ways we can collaborate better together. Each guest shares a story about a time they had a common goal with others. Most stories describe moments we would never label as collaborations even though they are. From the stories, we find wonderful lessons how we can create more impactful collaborations. This journey with Gregg Potter will bring laughs, surprises, and connecting in a way we all need more of.

The Salon live show is a way to have more open conversation with exciting impactful guests while creating space that people feel heard, appreciated, and welcome. If you’re interested in hosting a Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon, details can be found here or email info@projectkinect.com

Earlier Event: March 17
Madison Music Foundry Band Showcase
Later Event: March 20
Andrea von Kampen, Lydia Luce