2021 NYC Symposium | September 9th

     
9:00am - 4:30pm
Marriott Downtown Hotel | 85 West Street | New York City

2021 NYC Symposium | September 9th

 
 
VOICES 20th Anniversary Remembrance Symposium
 
September 9 and 10, 2021
 

VOICES 20th Anniversary Remembrance Symposium was held on Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10 at the Downtown Marriott Hotel at 85 West Street in NYC, and also broadcasted online.

Remembrance, Reflection and Resilience was the theme of the two-day symposium as we remembered those we lost, reflected on our journey together, and looked to the future with renewed resilience. Presentations highlighted the expertise of professionals, who discussed accomplishments over the past 20 years and lessons learned. Topics included trauma and resilience, journalism and national security, the VCF and compensation programs, pending legal issues and personal reflections from all.

As we reflect on this milestone anniversary, we are grateful to the wonderful speakers who shared their important insights.

 
 
September 9th Agenda
 
9:00am - 9:30am
Candlelighting Ceremony & Opening Remarks
 
Mary and Frank Fetchet
Voices Center for Resilience
 
9:30am - 10:30am
Bearing Witness to Tragedy: How 9/11 Changed Journalism and Journalists
 
Allison Gilbert
Author and Host of the 20th Anniversary Documentary Series "Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories"
 
Peter Haskell
Host, WCBS Newsradio 880
 
Mike Kelly
Book Author and Columnist, The Bergen Record and USA Today
 
Janny Scott
Author, New York Times Portraits of Grief
 
10:30am - 11:15am
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of Special Forces in Afghanistan
 
Scott Neil
Green Beret Veteran
 
Bob Pennington
Green Beret Veteran
 
11:15am - 11:30am
Break
 
11:30am - 12:30pm
Looking Back to Look Forward: What Worked & What’s Next?
 
Jane Harman
Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center and Former US Representative
 
Tim Roemer
US Ambassador to India, 9/11 Commissioner and Former US Representative
 
Christopher Shays
Former US Representative
 
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
 
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Understanding Resilience and Risk following Traumatic Events
 
Dr. Bruce PerryDr. Bruce Perry
NY Times Best Selling Author of What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma Resilience and Healing, a collaboration with Oprah Winfrey
 
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Voices of Victims, Survivors and Responders
 
Connie Palmer
Grief Educator, Imagine, A Center Coping with Loss
 
Mark Desire
Assistant Director Department of Forensic Biology, NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
 
Scott Gassman
9/11 Survivor
 
Fred Guttenberg
Brother of Dr. Michael Guttenberg, a responder who died post 9/11
 
Mark O’Grady
Husband of Marijo Russell O’Grady, a survivor who died post 9/11
 
Gary Smiley
9/11 Responder
 
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Voices of Reflection: Artistic Stories of Hope and Healing
Dianne Brudnicki, Robert Carley, and John Coburn
20th Anniversary Seattle Art Project
 
4:30pm
Closing Reflections
 
Mary and Frank FetchetMary and Frank Fetchet
Voices Center for Resilience
 
 

For a full list of confirmed speakers and biographies, click here.

If you couldn't attend the Symposium, but would like to make a donation, click here.

 
 
Thank You to Our Sponsors
 
Commemorative Sponsors
 
Legacy Sponsors
 
Remembrance Sponsors
 
Presenting Sponsors