CalVet 5th Annual 2021 Leadership Summit



Attention Veterans:

 

The 2021 CalVet Leadership is less than three weeks away!

 

If you haven’t already registered to attend, click here

 

Reminder:

Due to relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and demand for an in-person event, the Summit will no longer be livestreamed to a virtual audience. However, recordings of speakers, panels, and workshops will be available to invited participants at a later date.

 

Contact summit@calvet.ca.gov for more information or to switch your registration to in person. 

 

COVID-19 precautions will be in place throughout the event. Please click here for more information on how to safely meet in person during the Summit.

The Summit venue, the San Diego Mission Bay Resort, is strictly enforcing all county and state public health guidelines, and are requiring that all attendees show either: proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to the event.

 

Speaker Lineup:

See our current lineup of keynotes, speakers, and panel topics. We’ll update you as we continue to add more.

 

3 p.m. (time change!) Sunday, June 6, 2021:

CalVet Secretary, Dr. Vito Imbasciani

San Diego Mayor, Todd Gloria

Evening Welcome Reception

 

 

9:30 a.m. (time change!) Monday, June 7, 2021:

Opening Ceremonies

House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chair, Congressman Mark Takano

 

Updates from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VISN 22 Network Director, Michael Fisher

VA Northern California HCS Director, David Stockwell

VBA

NCA Pacific District COO, James Spaulding

 

Afternoon Workshops:

2-1-1 San Diego, Community Information Exchange

Contra Costa County, Virtual VSO

Nation’s Finest, Mobile Service Unit

 

 

10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2021:

Keynote and Panel: Recovery for Veterans Post Pandemic

California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis

California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce President, Julian Canete

VIB Network CEO, Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner

 

Panel: The Future of Aging Veterans

Swords to Plowshares Executive Director, Michael Blecker

CalVet Secretary, Dr. Vito Imbasciani

 

Keynote and Panel: Equity in Access to Benefits and Services

Truman Fellow LTC Kamal Kalsi, D.O.

Black Chamber of Orange County President, Bobby McDonald

California Veterans Board Member, Zoe Dunning

 

Afternoon Workshops

Swords to Plowshares, Aging in Place

Veterans Legal Institute, Legal Partnerships: A Case Study

Swords to Plowshares, Assisting “Bad Paper”

 

 

10 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2021:

Keynote and Panel: The Status of Veterans’ Mental Health

Cohen Veterans Network CEO, Dr. Anthony Hassan

Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission Executive Director, Toby Ewing

LA County Department of Mental Health Director, Dr. Jon Sherin

U.S. Vets Outside the Wire Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Miatta Snetter

 

Keynote and Panel: Military Sexual Assault and Harassment

Hollowed Soldier Author and Speaker, AnnaMarie Ibrahim

WEAVE CEO, Beth Hassett

House VA Task Force on Women Veterans Senior Advisor, Andrea Goldstein

 

Afternoon Workshops

Brothers at War, Multimedia Workshops

Veterans Legal Institute, Discharge Upgrades

U.S. Vets, Outside the Wire

 

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in June!

 

California Department of Veterans Affairs

916-651-7694

Summit@calvet.ca.gov

www.calvet.ca.gov/Summit

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