Thought leaders and newsmakers gathered at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore for The Baltimore Banner’s inaugural iMPACT Maryland thought-leadership conference.

Speakers included U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Under Armour founder and executive chairman Kevin Plank, and author, journalist, and TV writer/producer David Simon, among others spanning the public and private sectors.

The group Climate Defiance disrupted a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the iMPACT Maryland conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
The group Climate Defiance disrupted a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the iMPACT Maryland conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltinore Banner)
The group Climate Defiance disrupted a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at iMPACT Maryland. (kirk McKoy/The Baltinore Banner)
The group Climate Defiance disrupted a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at iMPACT Maryland. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltinore Banner)
A group of protesters from Climate Defiance interrupted a discussion with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at iMPACT Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Gail Burton/for the Baltimore Banner)
Katie Wunderlich speaks during the "Prescription Progress: Creating Healthcare for All Through Collaboration and Innovation" panel at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)
Kevin Plank, Founder and Executive Chairman of Under Armour, speaks at the iMPCAT Maryland conference on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Gail Burton/for the Baltimore Banner)
Brian D. Pieninck, President and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield speaks at iMPACT Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Gail Burton/for the Baltimore Banner)
Baltimore Banner reporter Brenda Wintrobe, left, moderates as Matthew Swinburne, center, and Michael Bronfein discuss cannabis at iMPACT Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Gail Burton/for the Baltimore Banner)
Matthew Swinburne, left, listens as Michael Bronfein discusses cannabis at iMPACT Maryland, a thought leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Gail Burton/for the Baltimore Banner)
Dr. Thomas M. Scalea, Physician-in-Chief at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at The University of Maryland, speaks at the iMPACT Maryland conference on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Gail Burton/for the Baltimore Banner)
Kimi Yoshino, Editor in Chief of The Baltimore Banner, gives opening remarks at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore.
Kimi Yoshino, Editor in Chief of The Baltimore Banner, gives opening remarks at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)
Adam Rosenberg, executive director of LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope, speaking at iMPACT Maryland, the thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore.
Adam Rosenberg, executive director of LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope, speaking at iMPACT Maryland, the thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)
Dr. David Wilson, President of Morgan State University, speaks on a panel about education at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore.
Dr. David Wilson, President of Morgan State University, speaks on a panel about education at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)
The Baltimore Banner's Editor in Chief Kimi Yoshino moderated a fireside discussion on how philanthropy and giving impact our communities at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. Panelists included John Brothers, President of T. Rowe Price Foundation and T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving, and Franklyn Baker, chief executive of United Way of Central Maryland.
The Baltimore Banner's Editor in Chief Kimi Yoshino moderated a fireside discussion on how philanthropy and giving impact our communities at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. Panelists included John Brothers, President of T. Rowe Price Foundation and T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving, and Franklyn Baker, chief executive of United Way of Central Maryland. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)
An audience member asks a question of the education panel at Impact Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023 in Baltimore.
An audience member asks a question of the education panel at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)
Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, CEO Baltimore City Schools, at Impact Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023 in Baltimore.
Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, chief executive of Baltimore City Schools, at iMPACT Maryland, a thought-leadership conference hosted by The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday, Oct.10, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner)

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