Progress 2017: Paving the Way Toward Prosperity

An incoming president in D.C. An outgoing governor in Trenton. An onslaught of state and federal policy proposals that threaten New Jersey’s residents and economic security.
It’s going to be a big year for New Jersey – and for New Jersey Policy Perspective, which marks its 20th anniversary this year.
Please join NJPP in marking this milestone year at a special day-long policy summit: Progress 2017: Paving the Way Toward Prosperity for All. Special guests and state and national experts will share their insider insight on the challenges ahead – and the strategies needed to restore sanity to New Jersey’s finances, mend the state’s tattered safety net, promote fair and effective economic development and respond to federal threats.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Registration + Breakfast and Networking
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Opening Plenary
• Welcome
• 20 Years of Progress: Honoring NJPP Founder Jon Shure
• The Promise of Progress: New Jersey’s Role in the Fight for America’s Future. Keynote address by Heather C. McGhee, President of Demos
• Plenary Panel: Facing Facts: What New Jersey’s Financial Crisis Means for Our Shared Future – Panel featuring Nick Johnson, Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Gordon MacInnes, NJPP President, and Tom Moran, editorial page editor, The Star-Ledger.
11:15 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
• Healthcare Headwinds: New Jersey’s Stake in the ACA Fight
Featuring: Judy Solomon (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities); Betsy Ryan (New Jersey Hospital Association); Ward Sanders (New Jersey Association of Health Plans); Maura Collinsgru (New Jersey Citizen Action); and Ray Castro (NJPP). Moderated by Heather Howard (NJPP Trustee).
• Sanctuary: State and Local Strategies for New Jersey’s Immigrant Communities
Featuring: Geri Mannion (The Carnegie Corporation); Domenic Powell (American Civil Liberties Union); Johanna Calle (New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice); and Daniela Velez (UndocuJersey). Moderated by Anastasia Mann (NJPP Trustee).
• Real Talk on Revenue
Featuring: Assembly Budget Chairman Gary Schaer; Meg Wiehe (Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy); Rev. Charles Boyer (Salvation and Social Justice); and Sheila Reynertson (NJPP). Moderated by Henry Coleman (NJPP Trustee).
• Restoring the Building Blocks of New Jersey’s Strong Economy
Featuring Tom Wright (Regional Plan Association); Kelly Conklin (Foley Waite Associates and the Main Street Alliance); and Jon Whiten (NJPP). Moderated by Jun Choi (NJPP Trustee).
• Making New Jersey Work for Working Families
Featuring Yannet Lathrop (National Employment Law Center); Analilia Mejia (New Jersey Working Families); Milly Silva (Service Employees International Union 1199); Renee Koubiadis (Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey); and Brandon McKoy (NJPP). Moderated by Marcia Marley (NJPP Trustee).
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch at Christopher’s Restaurant at The Heldrich Hotel
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Closing Plenary
• Panel: Making Facts Matter: Fighting the ‘Post-Fact’ Fallacy – Featuring Chris Daggett, President & CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Krista Jenkins, Executive Director of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll; and Jon Whiten, Vice President of NJPP. Moderated by Jackie Cornell, NJPP Trustee.
• 2018 & Beyond: Gubernatorial Candidates Offer Their Plans for a Fairer, More Vibrant New Jersey
• Closing Address by U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: Lead the Charge: New Jersey’s Role in the Federal Fight
The agenda will be updated as additional speakers are confirmed. For the latest, see https://www.njpp.org/progress2017