Our much-loved and highly anticipated annual Creativity Conference returns! Now in its fifth year, this full-day celebration of bold thinking in the arts and sciences brings together visionaries who are truly celebrated in their fields whose work has shaped conversations and expand the boundaries of creativity. Curated by April Gornik, this conference once again offers a rare opportunity to intimately learn and engage with remarkable thinkers and makers in one mind-expanding day! Join us for an unforgettable gathering of insight, inspiration, and creative exploration – don’t miss the chance to experience these extraordinary voices up close.

TICKET INCLUDES: Complimentary Breakfast, All 6 Talks, a Book Signing, and Wine & Cheese Closing reception with the speakers.

FULL-DAY TICKETS ONLY, Re-entry Permitted.

NO Tickets will be sold for individual talks or partial parts of the day. *special pricing is available for first responders, active military, veterans, and those with special needs. For more information, please email info@thechurchsagharbor.org

EARLY BIRD PROMO: Use the Promo Code CC2026 to unlock $90 tickets; offer valid 3/5 – 3/31

OUR DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS ARE:

PAUL BINGHAM – Author & Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SUNY Stony Brook

Speaking On: Uniquely Human Creativity Is An Evolved Property We Now Understand

HARRIETTE COLE – Award-winning lifestyle expert and advice columnist. Author of How to Be, former editor-in-chief at Ebony magazine, and recipient of the Women of Excellence Award

Speaking On: Making Confidence Your Superpower

TOM JUNOD – Two-time National Magazine award-winning Esquire writer and journalist

Speaking On: The Secrets of Creativity: Secrets

GEORGE MAKARI – Historian, Psychiatrist, Best Selling Author, and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell      

Speaking On: Imagining Strangers: Xenophobia, Then and Now

SUSAN RUBIN – 30+ Year Math Education Veteran and Math Student Teacher supervisor at Columbia University

Speaking On: Bringing Creativity into the Math Classroom

SUSAN WHEELER – Multi-award-winning Poet, Princeton University Professor Emerita, and author of Record Palace, Assorted Poems, and Meme

Speaking On: Noodling and Ambition

This full day of curiosity and intrigue will begin with a light breakfast featuring bagels, coffee, and juice. Individual presentations will begin after breakfast. Each speaker will offer insight and perspective, ignite inspiration, and spark creativity!

The day will conclude with a reception on our studio level, giving the audience an opportunity to speak with the lecturers and each other, reflecting on the ideas shared and insights gained. Books will be available for purchase and to be signed by the authors.

Tickets include breakfast and post-program reception. There will be a lunch break; however, no lunch will be provided. Attendees are welcome to come to as many talks as their schedule permits. No tickets will be sold for individual talks or partial parts of the day.

FULL SCHEDULE – including the order the speakers will present will be posted to our website two-weeks before the Conference.