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WHAT: 2022 Empowerment and Policy Conference
WHEN: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 -Thursday, March 17th, 2022
WHERE: ONLINE!
Marc Morial
President and CEO, National Urban League
Marc Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation’s largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. The National Urban League has been at the forefront of many of the most pressing issues facing Black America. Mr. Morial is a leading voice on the national stage in the battle for jobs, education, housing and voting rights equity. Mr. Morial served as the highly successful and popular Mayor of New Orleans as well as the President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He previously was a Louisiana State Senator, and was a lawyer in New Orleans with an active, high profile practice.
Donald Cravins, Jr.
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, National Urban League
Don Cravins, Jr. serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the National Urban League where he leads its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative. He also leads the Urban League’s evaluation and development of corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance policies. For over twenty years, Don has been a practicing attorney and a member of the Louisiana Bar Association. In 2004, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. In 2006, he was elected to the Louisiana Senate. During his tenure in the Louisiana Senate, Don was heavily involved in post-Hurricane Katrina issues as the Chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee and was an active member of the Juvenile Justice Commission of Louisiana.
Mitch Landrieu
Senior Advisor to the President for Infrastructure Coordination
Mitch Landrieu is Senior Advisor to the President and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator. Landrieu served as the 61st Mayor of New Orleans (2010–2018). Under Landrieu’s leadership, New Orleans is widely recognized as one of the nation’s great comeback stories. In 2015, Landrieu was named “Public Official of the Year” by Governing, and in 2016 was voted “America’s top turnaround mayor” in a Politico survey of mayors. He also served as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. In 2018, he launched E Pluribus Unum, an initiative in the South created to fulfill America’s promise of justice and opportunity for all by breaking down the barriers that divide us by race and class.
DAY ONE Wednesday, MArch 16, 2022
| 9:00AM – 9:30AM CST |
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS |
| 9:30AM – 10:00AM CST |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Building Infrastructure Beyond Roads and Bridges Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League |
| 10:00AM – 11:00AM CST |
PLENARY PANEL: Investing In Racial Equity
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM CST |
PLENARY PANEL: Moving Toward Holistic Health
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM CST |
BREAK |
| 1:00PM – 2:00PM CST |
ROUND ONE OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS (View descriptions here):
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| 2:05PM – 3:05PM CST |
ROUND TWO OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS (View descriptions here):
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| 3:10PM – 4:10PM CST |
ROUND THREE OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS (View descriptions here):
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DAY TWO Thursday, March 17, 2022
| 8:30AM – 8:50AM CST |
WELCOME |
| 8:50AM – 10:00AM CST |
PLENARY PANEL:
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| 10:00AM – 11:00AM CST |
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| 11:00AM – 11:10AM CST | FEATURED SPEAKER: The Latimer Plan: Closing The Digital Divide Donald Cravins Jr., Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, National Urban League |
| 11:10AM – 12:00PM CST |
PLENARY PANEL:
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| 12:00PM – 12:30PM CST | BREAK |
| 12:30PM – 1:30PM CST |
PLENARY PANEL:
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| 1:30PM – 2:30PM CST |
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| 2:30PM – 2:45PM CST | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Can The Infrastructure Act Deliver on Equity? Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President for Infrastructure Coordination |
| 2:45PM – 3:15PM CST | CLOSING |
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