Livestreams

To ensure that the conversations at NIIC reach far and wide, many of our MainStages have been made available by livestream. Stay tuned for information about livestream content for NIIC 2022.

Livestreams from NIIC 2021 are below.

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TODAY President Biden to Deliver Timely Address on Priorities for Immigrants and Refugees in Prerecorded Remarks at National Immigrant Integration Conference in Las Vegas

To watch the conference main stage click NIIC’s YouTube or Facebook page at 9 a.m PT/12 noon ET when the event starts

The following sessions will be available via livestream:

MONDAY OCTOBER 4

9AM-10:30AM PACIFIC

CONFERENCE KICK-OFF & MAINSTAGE PLENARY 1

Leaving No One Behind: Our Vision for Immigration Integration 

Special Guests:

  • Governor Steve Sisolak (Nevada)

  • U.S. Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38)

  • Ur Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Welcome:

  • Nicole Melaku, Executive Director, National Partnership for New Americans

  • Enrique L. Fernández, Vice President--Immigration, Diversity & Civil Rights, UNITE HERE

  • Duy Nguyen,Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Asian Community Development Council

  • Laura Martin, Executive Director, Progressive Leadership Alliance of NV

  • Rulon Pete, Executive Director, Las Vegas Indian Center

Emcee: Aida Rodriguez, Comedian, Actress & Writer

Moderator: 

  • Angelica Salas, Executive Director, The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights; Co-Chair, National Partnership for New Americans

Speakers:

  • Becky Belcore, Executive Director, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium

  • Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration

  • Sergio Gonzalez, Executive Director, Immigration Hub

  • Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center

  • Abe Lugo, Student Activist, UndocuCouncil, Progressive Leadership Alliance of NV

Performance: Las Vegas Kaminari Taiko 




10:45AM-12:00PM PACIFIC  

Special MainStage Session

Haitian Refugee Crisis: How We Got Here and the Path Forward

 Moderator: 

  • Krystina Francois, Executive Director, Office of New Americans of Miami-Dade, FL

Speakers:

  • Guerline Jozef, Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance 

  • Tessa Painson, Co-Executive Director,  Florida Immigrant Coalition

  • Vanessa Joseph, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Catholic Legal Services of Miami 

  • Jean-Homer Lauture, Organizing Director, Unite Here Local 100 NY

  • Ronald Claude, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Black Alliance for Just Immigration





12:30PM-2:15PM PACIFIC

MAINSTAGE PLENARY 2

You’re Welcome, Signed Immigrants: Our Path to A Reflective & Resilient Democracy

Emcee: Aida Rodriguez, Comedian, Actress & Writer

Moderator: 

  • Deepak Bhargava, Distinguished Professor, The City University of New York

Speakers:

  • Laura Martin, Executive Director, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

  • Manuel Pastor, Director, University of Southern California Equity Research Institute

  • Marissa Tirona, President, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

  • Nsé Ufot, Chief Executive Officer, The New Georgia Project

  • Mario Yedidia, Deputy Director, UNITE HERE

Performance: Aja Monet






4:30PM-6:15PM PACIFIC

MAINSTAGE PLENARY 3

Our Shared Prosperity: A Two-Part Conversation 

Part 1: Critical Conversations: The Global Economy

Speakers:

  • Hikmet Ersek, Chief Executive Officer, Western Union

  • Andrew Selee, President, Migration Policy Institute

Part 2: A Just Economy for All

Emcee:

  • Duy Nguyen, Vice President & COO, Asian Community Development Council

Moderator: 

  • Charles Kamasaki, Sr. Cabinet Advisor, Unidos US 

Speakers:

  • Irene Bustamante Adams, Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Nevada Workforce Connections

  • Tefere Gebre, Executive Vice President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

  • Mario Hernandez, Director of Public Affairs, Western Union 

  • Allison Julien, We Dream In Black National Organizing Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance

  • Vida Lin, President, Asian Community Development Council

Performance: Folklorico Libertad

TUESDAY OCTOBER 5


8:30AM-10:00AM PACIFIC

MainStage Plenary 4: 

Hear Our Story: Asian & Pacific Islander Communities Rising 8:30am-10am

Emcee & Moderator: Arun Venugopal, Senior Reporter, Race & Justice Unit, WNYC/National Public Radio 

Speakers:

  • Christine Chen, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Islander American Vote

  • Shui-Ming Cheer, Deputy Director of Programs & Campaigns, California Immigrant Policy Center

  • Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Executive Director, National Asian Pacific Women’s Forum

  • Quyen Dinh, Executive Director, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center

  • Tavae Samuelu, Executive Director, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities  

  • Jo-Ann Yoo, Executive Director, Asian American Federation

Performance: Baba Got This African Drum Ensemble







10:30AM-11:45AM PACIFIC

SPECIAL SESSION

The Modern Anti-Immigrant Movement: The Scope of the Threat & What We Can Do About It 

 Speakers:

  • Hassan Ahmad, Immigration Attorney, HMA Law Firm

  • Heidi Beirich, Co-Founder, The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism

  • Devin Burghart, President & Executive Director, Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights

  • Lola Ibrahim, Executive Director, Migrant, Immigrant & Refugee Rights Alliance 

  • Mario H. Lopez, President, Hispanic Leadership Fund







12:00PM-1:45PM PACIFIC

MAINSTAGE PLENARY 5

Solidarity in Focus: Healing Our Way Towards Belonging

Emcee: Arun Venugopal, Senior Reporter, Race & Justice Unit, WNYC/National Public Radio 

Special Guests: 

  • U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)

  • U.S. Representative Grace Meng (NY-6)

Moderator: 

  • Nicole Melaku, Executive Director, National Partnership for New Americans

Keynote: 

  • Professor john a. powell, Director, Othering & Belonging Institute, University of California Berkeley

Speakers:

  • Jeff Chang, Senior Advisor, Race Forward / Butterfly Lab for Immigrant Narrative Strategy

  • Janeen Comenote, Executive Director, National Urban Indian Family Coalition

  • Jonathan Jayes-Green, Vice President of Programs, Marguerite Casey Foundation

  • Kica Matos, Vice President of Initiatives, Vera Institute for Justice  

Performance: Ruby Ibarra








3:30PM-5:45PM PACIFIC

CLOSING & MAINSTAGE PLENARY 6

Forecasting Our Future: A Two-Part Conversation

Part 1: Harnessing Welcome & Community Support for Our New Afghan Neighbors 

Special Guest:

  • Cecilia Muñoz, Senior Advisor at New America and co-chair of Welcome.US 

Moderator:

  • Basma Alawee, National Campaign Manager

Keynote:

  • Bilal Askaryar, Communications Coordinator, Women’s Refugee Commission

Speakers:   

  • Denise Bell, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Welcome.US

  • Danielle Grigsby, Co-Founder & Director of External Affairs, Community Sponsorship Hub Church World Service

  • Erol Kekic, Executive Director, Church World Service

  • Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service 


Part 2: People on the Move: A Global Tipping Point

Moderator: 

  • George Escobar, Chief of Programs and Services, CASA 

Speakers:

  • Julián Escutia Rodríguez, Consul of Mexico in Las Vegas

  • Stella Opoku-Owusu, Deputy Director, African Foundation for Development 

  • Saket Soni, Executive Director, Resilience Force  

  • Hans Van de Weerd, Interim Senior Vice President, International Rescue Committee

  • Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services

Performance: Mariachi Joya

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