Event: New America NYC
May 16, 2017 ... 9:15 am - 1:00 pm

Using Evidence and Innovation to Address Poverty and Inequality

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Using Evidence and Innovation to Address Poverty and Inequality

When May 16, 2017 9:15 am - 1:00 pm
Where: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcom X Blvd New York, New York 10037

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On May 16, join New America's Vice President for Technology and Policy, Cecilia Muñoz, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other national and city leaders for a forum presented by the NYC Center for Economic Opportunity on the role of evidence and innovation in addressing inequality, in NYC and nationally.

SCHEDULE

9:15 AM: Doors open and light breakfast

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Keynote conversation

Bill de Blasio, Mayor, City of New York
Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Panel conversation

Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President of Policy & Technology and Director, National Network, New America
Matt Klein, Executive Director, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity
Gordon Berlin, President, MDRC
Anthony Shorris, First Deputy Mayor, City of New York
Richard Buery, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, City of New York
Herminia Palacio, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, City of New York
Gabrielle Fialkoff, Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships, City of New York
Mindy Tarlow, Director, Mayor's Office of Operations, City of New York
Maria Torres-Springer, Commissioner, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, City of New York