LEAD Summit 2026 Program
"LEAD Summit 15ñera for Justice: Divina Juventud: From Innocence to Resistance"
LEAD Summit XV
Friday, October 16th, 2026
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Santos Manuel Student Union – South
California State University, San Bernardino
Program Detail
8:00 AM: Check-In / DJ Music / Live Interviews / Ofrenda Installation
8:45 AM: Opening Ceremony
9:00 AM: Procession / Performance
9:15 AM: Welcome Remarks / Bienvenida
9:45 AM: Morning Featured Speaker – “Democracy’s Funeral and the Rebirth of Justice: Youth at the Crossroads”
10:15 AM: Break / Networking & Vendor - Exhibits Fair / Community Altar
10:30 AM: Puente Panel – “Educación como Resistencia: Teaching and Learning for Liberation in the Age of Disinformation”
11:15 AM: Dr. Tomás Rivera Featured Panel – “Ni Muertos Ni Vencidos: Memory, Language, and Cultural Survival”
12:00 PM: Lunch & Networking / Vendor & Exhibits Fair / Community Altar
12:45 PM: Afternoon Featured Speaker – “Divina Juventud: Rise, Reflect, Rejoice, Resist, and Reimagine”
1:15 PM: Capstone Presentation – “The 15ñera for Justice: Our Collective Rite of Passage”
2:00 PM: Concluding Remarks & Acknowledgements / Despedida – “From the Altar to the Streets”