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The Future of Economic Mobility: Using Data and Analytics to Build Inclusive Cities

October 26, 2016, 4 to 6 p.m.

This is a past event

Uptake, 600 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT

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Join Metropolitan Planning Council President MarySue Barrett for a panel discussion on inclusion in the digital economy, hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth in partnership with DataKind and co-hosted by Uptake, The Impact Lab and Data Science for Social Good.

This event will bring together 80 executives who are actively leading efforts to ensure inclusion in a robust 21st-century global economy. The convening will address the challenges and opportunities of building an inclusive economy, with a particular emphasis on the role and use of data and predictive analytics to drive and inform economic mobility solutions for low and moderate income individuals and communities.

The event format will include keynote speakers and a distinguished panel of experts drawn from across sectors—public, private, philanthropy, non-profits, and academia—who will engage in a moderated, in-depth discussion on the implications of inclusive growth for policy, business and civic engagement.

Panelists/speakers include:

  • MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council
  • Demond Drummer, Founder, CoderSpace
  • Matt Gee, Co-Founder, The Impact Lab
  • Brett Goldstein, Senior Fellow and Special Advisor for Urban Science, The University of Chicago
  • Alaina Harkness, Fellow, Centennial Scholar Initiative, Brookings Institution
  • Steven Philpott, Urban Sustainability Apps Competition Program Director, Center for Neighborhood Technology
  • Jake Porway, Founder and Executive Director, DataKind
  • Shamina Singh, President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
  • Craig Vosburg, President, North America Markets, Mastercard

For more information, visit the event page.

A reception will immediately follow the panel discussion until 7 p.m.

This page can be found online at http://archive.metroplanning.org/events/event/384

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