BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES:
Leveraging Employers to Increase Prosperity

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Join us for a #CollaborativeEconomies discussion around key case studies that explore the vital relationship between employers and their communities. As the 118th Congress prepares to address a host of economic issues, this discussion spotlighted important questions facing decision makers including how legislators, businesses and employees can collaborate to strengthen America’s economy.

Program Details:

WELCOME AND FEATURED REMARKS

  • Christina Paulos, Managing Director, The Well News
  • John Stanford, Co-Founder, Modern Economy Project
  • Meghan Dorn, Federal Policy Manager, TechNet
  • Connie E. Evans, President and CEO, AEO

MODERATOR

  • Cori Kramer, Co-Founder, The Well News

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

  • Liz Wilke, Principal Economist, Gusto

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW

  • U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer, Washington's 6th Congressional District

LOCAL PERSPECTIVES PANEL

  • Antwanye E. Ford, President and CEO, Enlightened, Inc.
  • County Executive Matt Meyer, New Castle County, Delaware
  • Mayor Joyce Craig, Manchester, New Hampshire

 

 

Co-Presented by the Modern Economy Project and TechNet:

The Modern Economy Project is a broad coalition of leading stakeholders focused on bipartisan policy solutions that promote economic opportunity for all through modern jobs, modern employers and a modern government. We are dedicated to resetting the conversation in Washington, D.C., on economic policy. Our goal is to convene thought leaders, employers and other stakeholders on policy conversations that more accurately reflect the realities of our modern economy.

 

TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy. TechNet's diverse membership includes dynamic American businesses ranging from startups to the most iconic companies on the planet and represents more than five million employees and countless customers in the fields of information technology, e-commerce, the sharing and gig economies, advanced energy, cybersecurity, venture capital, and finance. TechNet has offices in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Harrisburg, Olympia, Sacramento, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.

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