Keynote Speakers

Hill Harper

Hill Harper, a mentor, author, actor and activist will speak about why investing in education, children and families is so vitally important.

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Ed Rendell

NBC News analyst and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will address infrastructure as it ties to economic development.

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Marjora Carter

Eco-entrepreneur Majora Carter will focus on how cities can work on sustaining the environment while sustaining their economies.

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Cecilia Muñoz

Deputy assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs at the White House, is expected to address the topic of immigrant integration and the goals of the Obama administration.

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Hill Harper

Hill Harper, a mentor, author, actor and activist will speak about why investing in education, children and families is so vitally important during the Summit Opening Luncheon on Thrusday, November 10 from Noon to 1:45 p.m.

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David L. Kirp

David L. Kirp, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and author of Kids First: Five Big Ideas for Transforming Children’s Lives and America’s Future, will keynote the Friday, Nov. 11, Summit general session and facilitate a discussion with a panel of local elected officials and with all Summit participants.

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Edward L. Glaeser

Edward L. Glaeser, the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University, will speak on topic areas of urban economics, housing, social economics and innovation.

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