20th Anniversary Remembrance Symposium | September 10th, 2021

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

20th Anniversary Remembrance Symposium | September 10th, 2021

 
 
VOICES 20th Anniversary Remembrance Symposium
 
September 10th, 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 10th Agenda
 
9:00am - 9:30am
Candlelighting Ceremony & Opening Remarks
 
Mary and Frank Fetchet
Voices Center for Resilience
 
9:30am - 10:30am
Sites of Memory: Building 9/11 Memorials on Sacred Ground
 
Mary Fetchet
Founding Director, VOICES Center for Resilience
 
Anthony Gardner
Founder of September 11 Education Trust
 
Alice Greenwald
President and Chief Executive, 911 Memorial & Museum
 
Governor George Pataki
Former Governor of New York on 9/11
 
10:30am - 11:30am
The 9/11 Commission: A Retrospective
 
Richard Ben-Veniste
9/11 Commissioner
 
Senator Susan Collins
US Senator of Maine
 
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean
Chairman, 9/11 Commission
 
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
Former US Senator of Connecticut
 
11:30am - 11:45am
Break
 
11:30am – 11:45pm
The Pentagon & Shanksville, PA 9/11 Memorial Video
 
Steve Clark
Superintendent of National Parks of Western Pennsylvania
 
Gordie Felt
President, Families of Flight 93
 
Jim Laychak
Executive Director, Pentagon Memorial Fund
 
11:45am - 12:45pm
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and Compensation Programs
 
Michael Barasch
Partner, McGarry, Salzman and Penson
 
Rupa Bhattacharyya
Special Master, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
 
Joseph Cavalcante
Advocate for Injured Workers NYS Workers’ Compensation Board
 
John Dearie
Managing Attorney, Dearie Law Firm
 
Noah Kushlefsky
Partner, Kreindler & Kreindler
 
Stefanie Langsam
Deputy Special Master, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
 
Matt McCauley
Partner, Turken, Heath and McCauley
 
11:45am - 12:45pm
Our VOICES Together Peer-to-Peer Discussion Groups for 9/11 Families
 
Richard Beck, LCSWRichard Beck, LCSW
Facilitator, American Group Psychotherapy Association
 
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
 
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Our VOICES Together Peer-to-Peer Discussion Groups for 9/11 Survivors
 
Richard Beck, LCSWRichard Beck, LCSW
Facilitator, American Group Psychotherapy Association
 
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Private meeting for 9/11 Families with NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
 
Mark DesireMark Desire
Assistant Director Department of Forensic Biology, NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Criminalist, NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
WTC Anthropologist NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Dr. Barbara SampsonDr. Barbara Sampson
NYC Chief Medical Examiner
 
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Progress Report on September 11 Litigation
 
John Eubanks
Attorney, Motley Rice
 
Robert Haefele
Senior Counsel, Motley Rice
 
Jim Kreindler
Partner, Kreindler & Kreindler
 
1:45pm - 2:45pm
World Trade Center Medical & Mental Health Updates
 
Robert Brackbill
PhD Director of Research WTC Health Registry
 
Dr. Joan Reibman
Medical Director NYU/Bellevue Asthma Center
 
Dr. Rebecca Rosen
Director of Mental Health Services, NYC Health and Hospitals and WTC Enviormental Health Center
 
Dr. Leigh Wilson
Medical Director, Northwell Health Center of Excellence
 
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Break
 
3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Role of Sports Following 9/11
 
Jeremy Schaap
ESPN Network Personality
 
Bobby Valentine
Former Manager, NY Mets
 
Jeff Van Gundy
Former Head Coach, NY Knicks
 
4:00pm - 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