National Business Leader Summit on Early Childhood Investment Agenda July 21, 2011 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02210 Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Reception
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner Welcome:
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Keynote Introduction: Speaker:
Robert Dugger, Managing Partner, Hanover Investment Group and Advisory Board Chair, Partnership for America’s Economic Success Dr. Eric S. Rosengren, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Donna Cupelo, Region President, Verizon New England and Chairman of the Board, Massachusetts Business Roundtable
Michael K. Durkin, CEO and President, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, Director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University - Presentation
July 22, 2011 Boston Harbor Hotel 70 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Friday, July 22, 2011 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Successes Across the Nation Speaker: Sara Watson, Director, Partnership for America’s Economic Success; Senior Officer, Pew Center on the States
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Featured Speaker Introduction: Jerry Sargent, President, Citizens Bank, Massachusetts Speaker: The Honorable Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts Keynote Introduction: Phil Pavlov, Senator, State of Michigan (R-25) Speaker: John J. Brennan, Chairman Emeritus and senior advisor, the Vanguard Group
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
National Business Leader Summit on Early Childhood Investment 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Introduction: Speaker:
Kim L. Jasmin, Vice President, Northeast Region Executive, Global Philanthropy and Community Relations, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Michael L. Eskew, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Annie E. Casey Foundation; retired President and CEO, UPS
10:30 – 10:40 a.m.
Break
10:40 – 12:15 p.m.
Panel: Achieving success in the current policy climate Moderator: George Donnelly, Editor, Boston Business Journal Panelists: The Honorable Pat Browne, Senator, State of Pennsylvania (R-16) Kenneth P. McNeely, President, AT&T California David Lawrence Jr., President of The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation and chair of The Children’s Movement of Florida
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Panel: Developing an internationally competitive workforce through early childhood investments Moderator: Jennifer McNelly, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Institute Speaker: Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, The Boeing Company Al Stroucken, CEO, Owens-Illinois and Co-Chair Ohio Business Roundtable Early Learning Initiative
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Break
1:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Breakout sessions (Each one-hour session held twice, 1:45 – 2:45, 3:00 – 4:00)
(1)
New evidence on the economic impacts of early childhood investment Moderator: Kelly Adams, Senior Campaign Associate, Pew Children’s Dental Health Campaign - Presentation Speakers: Dr. W. Steven Barnett, Co-Director, National Institute for Early Education Research - Presentation Dr. Timothy J. Bartik, Senior Economist, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research – Presentation Dr. Mildred Warner, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University - Presentation
(2)
New frames for early childhood: STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and economic development Speakers: Ann Cramer, Director, Americas IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs - Presentation Ron Painter, CEO, National Association of Workforce Boards - Presentation Steven P. Voigt, President and CEO, King Arthur Flour - Presentation
(3)
Best practices in state governance models Moderator: Phil Peterson, Senior Vice President, Aon Hewitt Speakers: Bobby Cagle, Commissioner, Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Paul Reville, Massachusetts Secretary of Education
(4)
Points of entry – getting started in early childhood policy Moderator: Lisa John, Chickasaw Nation Division of Education Administrator Speakers: Billy Canary, President and CEO, Business Council of Alabama - Presentation Tanny Crane, CEO, Crane Group and Co-Chair Ohio Business Roundtable Early Learning Initiative – Presentation Pat Hamill, Chairman and CEO, Oakwood Homes, LLC. - Presentation
National Business Leader Summit on Early Childhood Investment
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Creating an accountable, high-quality system that gets results Moderator: Dr. Gerrit Westervelt, Executive Director, BUILD - Presentation Speakers: Dr. Sherri Killins, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care - Presentation Dr. Philip Sirinides, Director of Research and Evaluation, Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning - Presentation
(6)
Investing in early childhood in a resource-constrained environment Moderator: Robert Dugger, Managing Partner, Hanover Investment Group and Advisory Board Chair, Partnership for America’s Economic Success Speakers: George Overholser, Entrepreneur in Residence, New Profit, Inc. Pete Festersen, Director, Nebraska Early Childhood Business Roundtable; Councilman, Omaha City Council - Presentation Janis Dubno, Senior Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children - Presentation Lindsay E. Dolce, J.D., Senior Program Manager, Early Learning Ventures, Colorado - Presentation
4:10 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Plenary Speaker: Robert Dugger
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn