Chicago 2019 Programming (Text Only)Programming Schedule (Text Only)Work in ProgressSchedule not final and subject to change. More content coming soon! Check back often! See Detailed Schedule Wednesday Wakandacon Game Jam – Learn To Code a Game from Scratch! Thursday Wakandacon Game Jam – Learn To Code a Game from Scratch! Beta Party Presented by Live Loop Friday Dance Characters It’s Challenge Day – The Wakandacon Gaming Room Wakandacon Marketplace Brainstorming Techniques for Women of Invention Through the Eyes of Artists What’s the Future of Queer Black Womyn + Femmes in Nightlife? Trauma: Find Out How it Could Be Impacting You and Your Community – Presented by One Hope United Educators Networking Hour Toni Preckwinkle Appearance Microsoft Philanthropies Presents: Realizing the Promise of AI It Takes a Village to Build Vibranium: The Academy Group Matt Damon Improv Workshop for Adults Entrepreneurs Networking Hour Intuitive Self Care (A Hip-Hop Perspective): An Interactive Physical Rehabilitation Workshop with Jabari Exum, Drummer and Choreographer for the film, Black Panther Black women in astrochemistry and planetary science! Sponsored by The Adler Planetarium Rockwell Automation Presents: Cereal Doesn’t Grow on Trees! Melanin and Mental Health – A Casual Conversation with The Hyde Park Therapist Wakandacon Cards Hour – Friday Navigating Your Career Journey Geekset Podcast Live Recording Saturday Dance Characters It’s Challenge Day – The Wakandacon Gaming Room Wakandacon Marketplace Modern day Wakandians: Vibranium Wielders @ Fermilab Second City Writing Workshop Global Black Excellence Shuri’s Room: The Official Wakandacon Code-a-thon On Our Backs: The Political Power of Black Women A Panel with Akron Watson, currently as Aaron Burr in Hamilton Creatives Networking Hour Queerkanda Jabari Warrior Stunt Workshop with Mark Willis (Under 16) Black Film Critics in Chicagoland Growing an Online Following: Black Women and Our Imagery Decolonizing AI: How We Can Redesign a More Equitable Future Media Professionals Networking Hour Building Robots for Kids with the Cousins Empowered Optimist Club of Chicago “Marvel & DC, We Got Next!” A Conversation With The Creative Extreme Matt Damon Improv Workshop for Kids Afro-Latinx in the Mix Cosplaying While Black Wakandacon’s Cosplay Contest Wakandacon Cosplay Parade The Creative Extreme presents: Creating Your Own Universe Jabari Hands: Music Therapy with Jabari Exum, Drummer and Choreographer for the film, Black Panther Jabari Warrior Stunt Workshop with Mark Willis (Over 16) Women of Wakanda Networking Hour Representation in Media – Reclaiming Our Narrative with Patrick Lucas Austin from TIME Magazine At The Intersection of Social Media and Black Creativity Tech Networking Hour Lab 99: Why Are We Here? Wakandacon Cards Hour – Saturday The Ethics of Love in Wakanda: Black Polyamory & Queer Kinship Fan Fiction for Black Girls when Reader Inserts Ain’t Enuf Sunday Dance Characters It’s Challenge Day – The Wakandacon Gaming Room Wakandacon Marketplace Diaspora Dialogues – Stories That Connect Us Rhythms of Wakanda – Esctatic Dance Color Farm Q&A with Erika Alexander Spirituality Networking Hour Shuri’s Room: The Official Wakandacon Code-a-thon Taking Black Magic to New Heights: Diversifying the Space Industry Writing While Black Activist Networking Hour Worldbuilding for Black Fantasy: How black writers are challenging the status quo and expanding the genre Beyond Representation Ancient Black Tech: Kemetic Yoga as a Vehicle for Self and Community Healing Mass Incarceration is Too Real The Influence of People of Color in Pro Wrestling LGBTQIA+ Networking Hour The State of Women of Color in the Entertainment Industry Tiny Time – Improv for Small Children and their Parents In Conversation with Time Magazine’s International Art Director Nerd Networking Hour Black Social Media Workshop The Power of Creating Your Own with Erika Alexander Closing Panel with the Founders
