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Building Opportunity for All
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Summit on Infrastructure and Transportation

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Building

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What can cities do to expand opportunity?

America is riding an economic wave. Low unemployment and strong growth tell a story of a country on the move, but prosperity is not universal. The gap between rich and poor is widening, and many are on the edge of being left behind.


Where have communities found success in expanding opportunity and what efforts have fallen short? What role can business play in increasing opportunity in Philadelphia and beyond? The Atlantic and the Shared Prosperity Partnership gathered policymakers, experts, and business and community leaders to explore the path to building a truly equitable society.

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Plinio Ayala 

President and CEO, Per Scholas


 

Katie Bach

Managing Director,
The Good Jobs Institute

Mike Brown

Vice President of Talent Acquisitions, Siemens


John Fry

President, Drexel University



Ashleigh Gardere

Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer at
New Orleans Business Alliance

Dan Healey

Head of Human Resources
SAP North America

Kyree Holmes

Founder, Onyx Valley



Mayor Jim Kenney

City of Philadelphia



Amy Liu

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution


Ashley Swearengin

President and CEO, Central Valley
Community Foundation


Rip Rapson

President and CEO,
The Kresge Foundation

Juan Salgado

Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago



Rodney Sampson

Chairman and CEO, The Opportunity Hub



Lara Shock

Senior Director, Associate Experience, Walmart


Khai Tran

Co-Founder, Penji



Ron Brownstein

Senior Editor, The Atlantic



Kathleen Koch

Author and Journalist;
Founder, LeadersLink

Priscilla Alvarez

Assistant Editor, The Atlantic


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Welcome

Margaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE

Amy Liu, Vice President & Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution

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The Business Case for Shared Prosperity

Katie Bach, Managing Director, The Good Jobs Institute

Mike Brown, Vice President of Talent Acquisitions, Siemens

Dan Healey, Head of Human Resources, SAP North America

WITH Kathleen Koch, Author and Journalist


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An Economy for All: City Hall’s Role

Mayor Jim Kenney, City of Philadelphia

WITH Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor, The Atlantic


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New Skills for New Jobs: Training the Future Workforce

Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago

Plinio Ayala, President and CEO, Per Scholas

Lara Shock, Senior Director, Associate Experience, Walmart, Inc.

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10:30 AM

Embracing Risk: How Philanthropy Can Create Opportunity

Ashleigh Gardere, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New Orleans Business Alliance

Rip Rapson, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation

Ashley Swearengin, President and CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation

WITH Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor, The Atlantic


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Entrepreneurs Needed: Is the Next Mark Zuckerberg at an HBCU?

Rodney Sampson, Chairman and CEO, The Opportunity Hub

Khai Tran, Co-founder, Penji

Kyree Holmes, Founder and CEO, Onyx Valley

WITH Priscilla Alvarez, Assistant Editor, The Atlantic


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The Expanded Campus: Universities Transforming Their Neighborhoods

John Fry, President, Drexel University

WITH Kathleen Koch, Author and Journalist


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Closing Thoughts

Margaret Low, AtlanticLIVE

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