Forging our Future Together:
Addressing Rural and Urban Needs
to Build a Stronger Region
Thursday, September 19, 2019
12:00 – 1:00 pm |
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General Registration and Lunch |
1:00 – 1:10 |
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Welcome by Patrick Gallagher, Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh |
1:10 – 1:20 |
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Program Overview and Introductions by Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor Emeritus and Chair, Institute of Politics, University of Pittsburgh |
1:20 – 2:05 |
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Pennsylvania: Current Outlook & Disruptive Demographic Trends by James H. Johnson Jr., William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina |
2:05 – 2:20 |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
2:20 – 3:05 |
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Panel Discussion: Urban Perspectives in Pennsylvania moderated by Lisa Schroeder, President and CEO, The Pittsburgh Foundation Panelists:
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3:05 – 3:25 |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
3:25 – 3:40 |
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Break |
3:40 – 4:25 |
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Panel Discussion: Rural Perspectives in Pennsylvania moderated by Jen Giovannitti, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Panelists:
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4:25– 4:45 |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
4:45 – 5:30 |
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Place-Based Policies for Shared Economic Growth by Jay Shambaugh, Director, The Hamilton Project; Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution; and Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University |
5:30 – 5:50 |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
5:50 – 6:00 |
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Closing Remarks by Mark Nordenberg |
6:00 – 6:30 |
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Reception |
6:30 |
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The Coleman Award Dinner honoring Frederick W. Thieman, Henry Buhl, Jr. Chair for Civic Leadership, The Buhl Foundation, and former U.S. Attorney |
Friday, September 20, 2019
8:00 – 8:30 am |
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Check-In and Breakfast |
8:30 – 8:45 |
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Opening Remarks by Samantha Balbier, Director, Institute of Politics |
8:45 – 9:30 |
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Understanding Economic and Social Mobility by John Friedman, Professor of Economics and International and Political Affairs, Brown University and Co-Founder, Opportunity Insights |
9:30 – 9:50 |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
9:50 – 10:35 |
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Panel Discussion: Investing in the People and Neighborhoods of SWPA moderated by Kenya Boswell, President, BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania Panelists:
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10:35 – 11:00 |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
11:00 – 11:15 |
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Break |
11:15 – 11:55 |
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Building Connections to Reinvigorate Civil Discourse moderated by Samantha Balbier Panelists:
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11:55 – 12:10pm |
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Q & A: Open Discussion |
12:10 – 12:20 |
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Closing Remarks by Mark Nordenberg |
12:20 |
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Lunch |