Los Angeles Schedule | Theme: Discovery
Discover your voice, style, resources, and connections.
Orientation and Cre8tive Vow
10:30 AM PST
Meet the Mistress of the Ceremony and founder of Cre8tiveCon, Tamika Newhouse. Review your workbook, prepare your schedule, and network with other attendees.
I Am Creative
11:30 AM PST
An in-depth conversation about Akiya McKnight’s journey in her creative exploration in the film industry. Discussing how she handles the ins and outs of almost every aspect in film; from writing to producing, and even budgeting. Inspired by expressing her own antidotes circling through life, Akiya McKnight's shares her expertise during this masterclass.
Moderator: Tamika Newhouse
With : Akiya McKnight
HerLenz | A dive into the females perspective of storytelling
12:30 PM PST
A deep dive into the realities of being a Black woman in the industry as we explore the importance of the female's perspective of storytelling in films.
Moderator: Tamika Newhouse
Panelists: Armani Martin, Britt Banks, Yhá Mourhia Wright, and Guetty Felin
*supported by Black TV & Film Collective
Say Her Name | a conversation on healing through our stories in partnership with Black Girls Who Write
2:30 PM PST
Taking the recent years of brutality and the civil unrest in 2020, we dive into the Black woman experience of how we can heal through our stories and through creative expression.
Moderator: Tamika Faulkner, Black Girls Write Founder
Panelists: Edwina Martin-Arnold, Anna Nyakana, April Mason, Saba Tekle
*supported by Black Girls Write
His Story | Exploring the Importance of Black Male Storytellers
4:00 PM PST
An all-Black male panel exploring the current climate of Black male stories being told in a women's empowerment-focused society.
Moderator: David Ginlet
Panelists: TreVeino Scott, John-Jonne Smith, Hilliard Guess
I Am Creative
5:00 PM PST
Moderator: Khalimah Gaston
Talent: Rosalind Jackson, Edmonds Ent.
AFTER PARTY
6:30 PM PST
CRE8TIVECON SPEAKERS
Discover your voice, style, resources, and connections.

Tamika Newhouse
Entrepreneur and Producer

Treveino Scott | Poet

David Ginlet | Actor

Yhá Mourhia Wright | Producer & Director

Sacha Walton | Business Coach & Podcaster

Khalimah Gaston | Actor & Producer

Saba | Publisher + Bestselling Author

Rosalind Jackson | Creative Executive for Edmonds Entertainment
+ President/CEO of WordyGirl Entertainment

Anna Nyakana | Author

Akiya McKnight
Writer-Producer, Shondaland

Armani Martin | Filmmaker

April Mason | Feminine Lifestyle Strategist

John-Jonne Smith | Producer & Actor

Britt Banks | Filmmaker

Hilliard Guess | Filmmaker
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