8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
NACo/NLC Leadership Center The three-part forum, hosted by Brookings Institute, will be to investigate how infrastructure policy can help address broader societal challenges, especially economic inclusion. The agenda is as follows:
Panel 1: The Inclusion Challenge: Framing the major challenges we see in broader society against the built environment
- Tanvi Misra, Staff Writer, CityLab, Moderator
- Hon. Jim McDonough, Commissioner, Ramsey County, Minn.
- Ellory Monks, Co-Founder, The Atlas Marketplace
- Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive and Director of the Center for City Solutions, National League of Cities
Panel 2: Building Inclusive Place: Innovations around physical access to opportunity, place-based design, and local businesses interest
- Mitch Herckis, Senior Director of Programs, Route Fifty, Moderator
- Mark Fisher, Chief Policy Officer, Indy Chamber
- Stephanie Gidigbi, SPARCC Policy, Capacity, and Systems Change Director & Senior Adviser, Urban Solutions, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Shauen V.T. Pearce, Director of Economic Development and Inclusion Policy, City of Minneapolis, Office of Mayor Jacob Frey
Panel 3: Technology for Public Good: Innovations around equitable use of technology, including data, broadband and transportation mobility
- Adie Tomer, Fellow, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, Moderator
- Shoshana Lew, Chief Operating Officer, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
- Tom Schenk, Chief Data Officer, City of Chicago
- Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
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2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G11 A panel of experts will discuss perspectives of housing as infrastructure, featuring topics including the economic impact of the housing shortage, the backlog of public housing maintenance, private activity bonds as a tool for a wide range of infrastructure needs—including housing—and the importance of enhancing affordable housing resources. Panelists include:
- Heather Voorman, Policy Director, NACCED, Moderator
- Hon. Jim McDonough, Commissioner Ramsey County, Minn.
- Sarah Mickelson, Senior Director of Public Policy, National Low-Income Housing Coalition
- Emily Cadik, Executive Director, The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
- Elizabeth Strojan, Director of Government Affairs, New York City Housing Development Corporation
- Ellen Lurie Hoffman, Federal Policy Director, National Housing Trust
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3:30 pm to 5:00 pm |
NACo/NLC Leadership Center Businesses are reliant on access to safe, reliable water and wastewater. Water is also a main ingredient in our products and the processes we use to build them. Businesses rank water as a top corporate concern and a priority investment for a secure supply chain. As our water infrastructure ages, businesses are finding creative ways to use, reuse, and manage water safely and sustainably. Join the Value of Water Campaign and senior private sector executives for a discussion on how companies are driving innovative water management practices and navigating the challenges of today’s complex water landscape. Panelists include:
- Hon. Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor, Gary, Ind., opening remarks
- Hon. Penny Gross, Supervisor, Fairfax County, Va., opening remarks
- Jason Andringa, CEO, Vermeer Corporation
- Michelle Patron, Director of Sustainability Policy, Microsoft
- Kimberly Kupiecki, Global Lead for Sustainability, Advocacy, and Communications, DowDupont
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