Friday, July 10, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Global Center for Health Innovation
Junior Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, July 10, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Global Center for Health Innovation
Junior Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio 44114
In an address in Providence, Rhode Island on May 22nd, Janet L. Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, said that the central bank is likely to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006. She stated, “I think it will be appropriate at some point this year to take the initial step to raise the federal...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, October 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
For the People, by the People, in a Digital Age
Can technology be a force for good — in government? Jennifer Pahlka, Founder and Executive Director of Code for America (CfA), thinks so. Described by The Washington Post as “the technology world’s equivalent of the Peace Corps or Teach for...
Thursday, October 17, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Making A Difference Through Education: A Broader and Bolder Approach to School Reform
Students from low-income families typically experience a variety of pressures outside of school that influence their academic performance within school. Poor health and nutrition, concerns related to violence and crime, and housing instability are just some of the issues that...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Transatlantic Trends: Ties and Transactionalism in a Time of Trump
Is democracy an endangered species? It certainly faces increasing threats around the globe. After the fall of communism, political scientists agreed that nations generally evolved towards democracy. As markets opened and capitalism spread, democracy’s emergence was thought to be inevitable....
Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power will visit to discuss her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist. Samantha Power is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy...
Monday, October 14, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Join us for a conversation with Paul Stebbins on the fiscal and political environment and how it has never been more perilous. Trillion dollar deficits are set to return within the next two years with our already record high national...
Friday, October 11, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Coming Out and Coming Back: Building Respect and Acceptance in the Workplace
Billy Bean is the only openly gay current or former Major League Baseball (MLB) player alive today. From 1987 to 1995, he played for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. As a closeted gay man in the...
Thursday, October 10, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Ten women, all contributors to Yes She Can! 10 Stories of Hope & Change from Young Female Staffers of the Obama White House, are on a mission to "share diverse stories of public service, in order to inspire others to...
Wednesday, October 09, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Art as a Tool for Social Change
Dominique Morisseau is an award-winning playwright whose works portray the lives of individuals and communities grappling with economic and social changes, both current and historical. One of the most widely produced writers in the United States and a 2018 MacArthur...
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