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In “Leadership: Communities of Courage,” PechaKucha Seattle unites some of the region’s most inspiring speakers to explore what leadership means at this moment in our nation’s history.

With musical performances by the BWB Drumline and Furmata, the University of Washington's A Capella Choir.

Presenters include:

Ana Maria Pinto da Silva, PechaKucha Seattle founder

Jodi Sanfort, Dean, Evans School of Public Policy

Bindiya Patel, Executive Director, Leadership Tomorrow

James Williams, Seattle Managing Partner, Perkins Coie

Derrick Wheeler Smith, Director, Seattle Office for Civil Rights

Toyia Taylor, Founder & Executive Director, Speak with Purpose

Surya Vanka, Founder, Authentic, President of the Board, IDSA

Congressman Brian Baird, CEO, National Museum and Center for Service

Jay Julius, Former Chairman and Councilman at Lummi Nation, Board of Directors, Se'Si'Le

C. Marie Taylor, Equity Through Action, President and Principal Consultant

Shree Lakshmi (SL) Rao, VP Design Research, Strategy, Optimistic Design

Brian Baird, Chair and Founder, National Museum and Center for Service

Camden Clayton, Mercer Middle School 6th Grader, Speak with Purpose

Sam Pederson-Spaulding, Franklin High School 10th Grader, Speak with Purpose

Peter Ahern, Speak with Purpose

Una Smith, Orca K-8 5th Grader, Speak with Purpose

Salea Milard, Washington Middle School 6th Grader, Speak with Purpose

Presented by PechaKucha, in partnership with Seattle Public Library, Leadership Tomorrow, IDSA, MOHAI, Seattle Channel, University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy, and the Masters of Human Computer Interaction + Design program.