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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 |