Federal Reserve 2014 Reinventing Older Communities Conference

From start to finish, this is one event you don’t want to miss.

The Philadelphia Fed’s Reinventing Older Communities conference, Bridging Growth & Opportunity, will be held Monday, May 12, to Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Don’t delay in registering: this conference has sold out in the past. 

Join hundreds of professionals — including business leaders, funders, community developers and advocates, policymakers, researchers, and elected officials — from across the nation in Philadelphia to discuss the latest research and on-the-ground strategies related to inclusive economic growth.

We’ll begin on May 12 with a framing of social mobility from Harvard Professor Raj Chetty and close on May 14 with a keynote address from Leigh Gallagher, renowned journalist,Fortune editor, and author of The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving.

In between, you’ll hear from a number of additional distinguished speakers who joined our conference lineup, including:

  • Pennsylvania’s Former Governor Ed Rendell
  • Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser
  • Opportunity Finance Network President Mark Pinsky
  • Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi
  • Community Development Expert Jeremy Nowak
  • And more.

But don’t take our word for it. Check out the full agenda for yourself on our website andregister now to reserve your spot!

Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Cosponsors include Penn Institute for Urban Research, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Fund for Our Economic Future, and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Richmond, and St. Louis.

To follow us on Twitter and get conference updates, use @philfedcomdev #Reinvent2014. 

 

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