9:00 - 11:00 am — Morning COVID testing

4:00 – 5:00 pm — Afternoon COVID testing

Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown
120 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

5:30 - 7:00 pm — Opening Reception

Aratani Central Hall
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

7:30 - 10:00 pm — Spotlight Screening: After Yang followed by Q&A

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

A screening of After Yang, which won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, followed by a conversation with director Kogonada and USC roboticist/artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Maja Matarić. Discover the latest advancement in socially assistive robotics and if a future with “Yang” humanoids is not-so-distant. Moderated by journalist and film producer Jennifer 8. Lee.

7:30 – 10 am — COVID testing

Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

9:00 - 9:30 am — Welcome Remarks

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Welcome remarks from Josh Welsh (President, Film Independent) and Doron Weber (Vice President, Programs and Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation).

9:30 - 11:30 am — Sloan Grant Recipient Intros

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

All Sloan grantees in attendance will have an opportunity to introduce themselves and give brief descriptions of their Sloan-supported projects.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm — Case Studies: Science Meets Film

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Filmmakers behind Sloan-supported films Writer/Director Rommel Villa (Sweet Potatoes) and Jason Begue (To Dust) will present an account of their filmmaking journey, from their projects’ inception through production and distribution, including their collaboration with science advisors. Moderated by Angela Lee, Associate Director of Artist Development at Film Independent.

12:45 - 1:45 pm — Networking Lunch: Entertainment Industry

Aratani Central Hall
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

2:00 - 3:00 pm — Women in Science & Film Panel: Uncovering History & Shaping the Future

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

For hundreds of years, contributions from women in science have been largely overlooked or attributed to men. While the number of women in STEM has increased in the last decades, more stories must be told to inspire the next generation of women scientists and honor women pioneers. Hear from a diverse group of Sloan-supported grantees, Sabrina Ehlert (Launch Fever), Erica Liu (The Mushroomers), Marian Whitaker (Northern Lights), as well as NASA Flight Systems Engineer Tracy Drain, on why representation matters in the writing room, during production, on screen, and in the male-dominated fields. Moderated by writer and film producer Wendy Calhoun.

3:00 - 5:15 pm — Industry Connect

Aratani Central Hall
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

3:00 - 5:15 pm — Sloan Partner Organizations Coffee & Tea

Yuki Family Board Room
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

6:00 - 8:00 pm — Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Tour

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

7:30 – 10 am — COVID testing

Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

9:30 - 11:30am — Short Film Screenings

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

A showcase of Sloan-supported short films: The Ball Method, The Chef, A Hole, Let There Be Light, Sweet Potatoes, and The Trees.

11:45 am - 1:00 pm — Script Live Reads

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

A staged reading of Sloan-supported screenplay and teleplay excerpts: Liftoff, Chariot, Asia A, and Flat.

1:15 - 2:45 pm — Networking Lunch: Meet the Scientists

Aratani Central Hall
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Experts in a variety of scientific fields will be joining the Sloan Summit attendees for informal discourse, inspiration and lunch.

3:00 - 4:00 pm — Keynote Address: Nobel Prize Winner Andrea Ghez

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

4:00 - 5:00 pm — Break

5:00 - 6:30 pm — Farewell Reception

Kyoto Garden at Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown
120 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

7:00 - 9:30 pm — Closing Screening: How to Survive a Pandemic followed by Q&A

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

A screening of How To Survive a Pandemic, which won the 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Grant, followed by a conversation with director David France, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health Dr. Ngozi Ezike, USC clinical professor of population and public health sciences Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, and UCLA professor of epidemiology Dr. Anne Rimoin. Now entering its third year, the global COVID pandemic has revealed how science unfolds in real time. Behind the scientific breakthrough lies the unresolved obstacle that stands in our path to normality: the inequitable access to vaccines. Moderated by New York Times reporter Soumya Karlamangla.