Prosperity Symposium, Philadelphia January 2019

Description Presented by Resolve Philadelphia, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, QUEST Documentary Impact Campaign, and Hon. Michael A. Nutter. Film Screening - Thursday January 17, 2019 | 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (PA Convention Center Nutter Theater) Join us for a screening of QUEST, the critically acclaimed documentary film that captures ten years in the life of a family living in North Philadelphia. Beginning in 2008, Christopher "Quest" Rainey, and his wife, Christine'a "Ma Quest" Rainey raise a family while nurturing a community of hip-hop artists in their home music studio. The Prosperity Symposium is influenced by the film's exploration of community-driven solutions and resilience. After the film, the Raineys and QUEST filmmakers Sabrina Schmidt Gordon and Jon Olshefski will engage in a conversation on how they are leveraging the QUEST story to blend evidence and experience and ultimately find what works for all-encompassing prosperity in Philadelphia. The Prosperity Symposium - Friday January 18, 2019 | 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (PA Convention Center Room 108AB) **ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE SYMPOSIUM HAS CLOSED. If you would like to attend you may register at the door on the day of the event. The Prosperity Symposium is marked by its commitment to integrative, interdisciplinary research and action. This intimate, half-day summit is designed to reinvigorate Philadelphia’s approach to its greatest challenge—economic inclusion, security, and mobility. Summit attendees will hear from local and national experts, participate in facilitated activities, and brainstorm a consensus course for moving the needle for Philadelphians experiencing economic insecurity. The Symposium will convene a cross-section of researchers, community leaders, and journalists with a diversity of expertise on economic security in Philadelphia to inform and devise a research and action agenda to guide economic mobility interventions deployed at the University of Pennsylvania and beyond. Symposium Agenda Breakfast and Networking | 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks | 9 a.m. Welcome: Wendell Pritchett, Provost, University of Pennsylvania Defining Mobility and the Importance of Narrative | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Welcome: Michael A. Nutter, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia and Senior SP2 Executive Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Presentation: Philadelphia’s Poor: Experiences from Below the Poverty Line Larry Eichel, Project Director, Pew Charitable Trusts Octavia Howell, Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts Panel: Defining Mobility and the Importance of Narrative Moderator: Cassie Haynes, Co-Executive Director, Resolve Philadelphia Octavia Howell, Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts Alicia Lozano, Digital Reporter and Producer, NBC Philadelphia Staci Moore, Cochair, Women’s Community Revitalization Project Samantha Porter, Director of Place-Based Initiatives, Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity Eldar Shafir, Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy, Princeton University Business, Equity, and the Future of Philadelphia - 11:05 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Welcome: Patrick T. Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Panel: Business, Equity, and the Future of Philly Moderator: Yvette Núñez, Vice President of Civic Affairs, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Cory Donovan, Program Manager, ImpactPHL Jeff Hornstein, Executive Director, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia Carniesha Kwashie, Director, Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN) United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Gabe Mandujano, Founder and CEO, Wash Cycle Laundry Todd Wolfson, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rutgers University Lunchtime Keynote - 12:30 p.m. Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies, Yale University Research to Practice - 1:30 p.m. Moderator: Ashley Putnam, Director, Economic Growth & Mobility Project, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African America Studies, Yale University Ira Goldstein, President, Policy Solutions, Reinvestment Fund Stephanie Hoopes, Director, ALICE Project at the United Way of Northern New Jersey Philip Jefferson, Centennial Professor of Economics, Swarthmore College Judith Levine, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Public Policy Lab, Temple University Closing Remarks - 3:15 p.m. Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, Co-Executive Director, Resolve Philadelphia Call to Action - 3:30 p.m. Michael A. Nutter, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia and Senior SP2 Executive Fellow, University of Pennsylvania