2008 Leadership Summit
June 4-6 Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois
Financial stability is critical to the long-term health of communities. At the 2008 Leadership Summit, United Way of America will convene United Way and strategic community leaders to address the critical role that financial stability plays in the long-term success of low to moderate income individuals, families, and communities nationwide.
The Summit will include an opening Thought Leaders’ Roundtable, plenary sessions and strategy breakout sessions focused on the best, promising, and emerging practices in financial stability and asset building.
The Thought Leaders Roundtable will be a thought-provoking discussion about financial stability, its importance to the health and success of our country, and what it takes to make it a reality for millions of Americans faced with instability in today’s economy.
Plenary and strategy breakout sessions will focus on the economic issues impacting families nationwide and the tools and strategies communities can use to help them remain financially stable and continue on the road to financial independence.
Confirmed and invited speakers throughout the Summit include Shelia Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, NJ; Senator Bill Bradley; best selling author Barbara Ehrenreich; Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor of Heath and Human Services in New York; William Osborne, Chairman, Northern Trust; Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League; Mayor Douglas Palmer, President, U.S. Conference of Mayors; and Andrew Plepler, President, Bank of America Charitable Foundation.
Who will be there?
United Way Leadership, Mayors and other Elected Officials, Corporate Partners, National Foundations, and other Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders
At the Summit you will experience…
