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TOMORROW: 5th Annual Budget Rhode Map Conference

By Brian Hull on February 15, 2012

Register now for The Poverty Institute‘s 5th Annual Budget Rhode Map Conference ”From Poverty to Progress“ to hear from leading experts about the economic vitality of Rhode Island and its residents.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

8:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:30 pm: Conference
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905

$35 per person

Featuring keynote speaker Jared Bernstein 

Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Former Chief Economist and Economic Advisor to Vice President Biden and member of President Obama’s economic team.

Additional Presentations Include: 

A Skilled Workforce: Meeting the Demands of the Innovation Economy

  • Julian L. Alssid, Executive Director, Workforce Strategies Center
  • Rick Brooks, Executive Director, Governor’s Workforce Board
  • Keith Stokes, Executive Director, RI Economic Development Corporation
  • Adriana Dawson, State Director, RI Small Business Development Center

Rhode Island’s Human Service Budget: The Story Behind the Headlines

  • Elena Nicolella, Rhode Island Medicaid Director
  • Linda Katz, Policy Director, The Poverty Institute

 

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Hull is a Master in Public Policy student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and will be graduating in May 2012. Hull's academic and professional focus is on economic and workforce development, social policy, and urban issues. He has completed development projects for Haiti and New Orleans, is currently engaged in projects for Worcester, MA and Miami, FL, and is conducting a year-long workforce development analysis for the City of Providence.

One response to “TOMORROW: 5th Annual Budget Rhode Map Conference”

  1. Libby Kimzey
    Libby Kimzey January 31, 2012 at 11:11 am | |

    I already did!

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