MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: 2019 Convening: Creating a Future of Opportunity Through Inclusive Growth
WHO: SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE
Aaron Jafferis
WELCOME
Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Chair of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Board of Directors
Creating a Future of Opportunity in Greater New Haven: Our Challenge, Our Assets, Our Commitment
William W. Ginsberg, President & CEO of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
BREAK OUTS: Inclusive Growth from the Ground Up
Creating Opportunity through an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Session Leader: Christopher Gergen, CEO and Co-founder of Forward Cities
Speakers: Caroline Smith and Margaret Lee, Co-founders of Collab
Peter Hurst, President and CEO of Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council
Creating Opportunity through Career Pathways in Local Growth Sectors
Session Leader: Shelly Saczynski, Former Director, Economic and Community Development at UIL Holdings Corporation
Speakers: Patricia Melton, Executive Director, New Haven Promise
Dorinda Manner, Executive Director, Talent Acquisition at Yale New Haven Health
Jamison Scott, Executive Director of New Haven
Creating Opportunity in Neighborhoods: Dixwell-Newhallville
Session Leader: Lee Cruz, Director of Community Outreach, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Speakers: Serena Neal-Sanjurjo, Executive Director of the Livable City Initiative, City of New Haven
Erik Clemons, President and CEO of ConnCAT
Kim Harris, Resident and Founder of Cercle and Inspired Communities Inc.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Creating an Economy that Works for Everyone: the Twin Cities Example
Tawanna Black, Founder and CEO, Center for Economic Inclusion, St. Paul MN
PANEL
Making our Growth Truly Inclusive: A Diversity of Perspectives
Moderator: Onyeka Obiocha, Managing Director at Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale
Speakers: Jacob Padrón, Artistic Director of Long Wharf
David Addams, Executive Director of William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
Alexis Smith, Executive Director of New Haven Legal Assistance
Patrick Dunn, Executive Director of New Haven Pride Center
CLOSING REMARKS
Flemming Norcott Jr., Vice Chair of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Board of Directors
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, 155 Temple St., New Haven, CT, 06510
WHY: While the state hovers near the bottom of national economic growth indicators, the city of New Haven and the region are well-positioned to be a future growth center for Connecticut. However, growth alone is not enough. As seen in regions around the country that are booming, the top earners are reaping most of the gains and too many are behind. Greater New Haven can be different. Click here to learn more.
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Contact:
Ratasha Smith
Communications Officer
The COMMUNITY Foundation for Greater New Haven
203-777-2386
rsmith@cfgnh.org