National voices. Real stories. Systemic change.
Toia Potts:
Co-founder of Carolina Parent Defenders
Toia Potts is returning to the summit to share more of her harrowing story. This Durham, North Carolina activist is a grieving mother, falsely accused of child abuse. She spent eight months in jail, losing her home, job, and children, even after exoneration. Hear her story for yourself in this video, and see why she fights for Black mothers facing family separation.
Sixto Cancel
Founder & CEO of Think of Us
Sixto Cancel’s TED Talk in Vancouver, Canada, shows how the child welfare field can make an immediate, significant impact on children’s lives by keeping them connected to their families whenever possible. At our summit, he will host a Red Table Talk exploring what it takes to move lived experience from being heard to being integrated into policy reform.
Jameila “Meme” Styles
CEO, Nonprofit Base
As AI enters public systems, Measure’s Black Paper documents Austin, Texas’ “Community in the Loop” initiative, drawing on input from more than 400 residents to offer a blueprint for transparent, equitable municipal AI governance. Join Meme Styles at our summit as she shows nonprofit boards and leaders how to build responsible, equity-centered AI guardrails.
