"What’s Next for Economic Mobility in NYC?"
The Center for an Urban Future's first annual NYC Economic Opportunity Summit

Wednesday, July 17 2024
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST
@ Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th Street

To attend in-person, RSVP via this link.
To watch the livestream, RSVP via this link. 

Please join us for CUF’s first annual NYC Economic Opportunity Summit. This invitation-only policy symposium will be focused on generating concrete ideas—policies, initiatives, and strategies—that city and state officials can implement to expand economic mobility in New York City. The event will feature two solutions-focused panels: one on opportunities to strengthen and expand NYC-based economic opportunity programs that are succeeding but at a small scale, and another discussing successful economic mobility programs from other cities and states that have potential for replication in New York.

New York City has a long history of elevating countless people from lower-income backgrounds into the ranks of the middle class. This event will explore specific steps that city and state policymakers should take to revive and realize the promise of economic mobility in New York.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Sheena Wright, NYC First Deputy Mayor 
• Barbara Chang, Strategic Workforce Consultant; former Executive Director, CareerWise New York
• Linda Gibbs, Principal for Social Services, Bloomberg Associates; former NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
• Danielle Goonan, Managing Director, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
• Melanie Hartzog, President and CEO, The New York Foundling; former NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
• Kirstin Hill, President and COO, Social Finance
• Matt Klein, Chief Program & Impact Officer, Robin Hood; former Executive Director, Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity
• John Martinez, Vice President, Evidence to Practice, MDRC
• Lisette Nieves, President, Fund for the City of New York 
• Vincent Quan, Co-Executive Director, J-PAL North America
• Scott Thomas, Co-Founder, Arbor Rising
• Hope Wollensack, Founder and Executive Director, The Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund

Details
Wednesday, July 17 2024
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST (doors open at 8; program begins at 8:45)
@ Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th Street

To attend in-person, please RSVP via this link. 

To watch the livestream, please RSVP via this link. 

We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in our programs. For questions or requests regarding access and accommodation, please contact Stephanie Arevalo at [email protected] at least 72 hours in advance of the program.

The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) is a leading think tank focused on building a stronger and more equitable economy in New York City, and expanding economic opportunity for all New Yorkers. This event is made possible thanks to general operating support we receive from The Clark Foundation, the Altman Foundation, and several other philanthropic funders.