Events
CDFA Opportunity Zones State Strategy Meeting
Economic Innovation Group
The 2018 CDFA Opportunity Zones State Strategy Meeting convened investors, economic development officials, academics and researchers for a day of in-depth conversation about the new federal Opportunity Zones program. Sessions were held on technical guidance for choosing, designating and implementing zones, how investors view opportunity zones, and driving impact investing to...
Sorenson Impact 2018 Winter Innovation Summit
David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
The Winter Innovation Summit is the premier cross-industry event in social impact, innovation, and investing. The 2018 Summit brought together policymakers, funders, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs to explore the future of social innovation across the globe. EIG joined this exciting cadre of thinkers to explore the latest breakthroughs in social...
2018 Bentonville Conference on American Life
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The inaugural Bentonville Conference on American Life convened thought leaders from the worlds of business, media, and government to explore the numerous challenges facing American families today. EIG Executive Director Steve Glickman moderated an enlivening panel on the economic revitalization of communities, focusing on how community and economic development officials...
CityAge: The New American City
Grand Hyatt Washington
The 7th edition of CityAge: The New American City gathered a select national network of urban leaders in Washington, DC on November 29 & 30 to look at how to build opportunity amid the major demographic and technological changes happening in American urban regions. Prior editions of the event have...
2017 Rise of the Rest Road Trip
Over the past three years, Economic Innovation Group has been a proud partner on Revolution’s Rise of the Rest tour. Revolution and EIG have traveled to cities across America, learning about local startups across the country are deriving countless insights about the political and social factors that allow entrepreneurship to...
National Governors’ Association 2017 Policy Institute for Governors’ Economic Advisors
Governor Calvert House, Annapolis, MD
The 2017 Institute for Governors’ Economic Policy Advisors brought together governors’ top economic development staff to network, learn from each other, and hear from experts who follow economic development trends across the states. The discussion topics included: entrepreneurship; model capital access programs for small business; venture capital in states; technology...
Startups and Entrepreneurship: Creating Jobs and Revitalizing Communities
North Auditorium at the Capitol Visitors Center
The Economic Innovation Group, New Democrat Coalition, 1776, Venture for America, and GENERATION STARTUP hosted an honest, in-the-trenches look at what it takes to launch a startup and a discussion about empowering startups and building thriving communities. John Lettieri, Co-founder and Senior Director for Policy and Strategy at Economic Innovation Group, moderated...
Rise of the Rest Policy Summit 2017
Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room (SR-325)
On Thursday, March 30, the Economic Innovation Group and Revolution brought together legislators, journalists, and a group of more than 100 founders, business leaders, and investors from the 26 cities visited on Steve Case’s and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest bus tour to discuss the current state of entrepreneurship across...
Union Market Talks: The New Urban Crisis
Union Market
Event Overview EDENS, along with Urban Land Institute, Economic Innovation Group, and The Atlantic’s CityLab, invites you to the launch of best-selling author, Richard Florida’s new book, “The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About...
21st Century Cures Act
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Event Overview On December 13th, the 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. This bipartisan legislation will significantly increase funding for scientific and medical research, and strengthen the process of translating scientific innovations into life-saving treatments for patients. The 21st Century Cures Act, which was...
The Millennial Mindset
Georgetown University, Rafik B. Hariri Building, Fisher Colloquium
Event Overview The results of a new survey of Millennials conducted by EIG and EY painted a complex picture of a generation convinced the economy is failing them, one that is willing to work hard to better their lot, and one that is very uncertain about what comes next....
Millennials and the Economy
EIG Headquarters
Event Overview On September 22nd, EIG and EY hosted a bipartisan discussion on the results of their national public opinion survey of Millennials. The survey gauged Millennial views on a variety of issues related to the economy and the challenges they face almost seven years into the recovery from...