AGENDA
Friday November 20th, 2015 Opportunity Youth Network Summit
Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel | 1001 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast and Registration
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Overflow seating: Farragut Square (lower lobby level)
8:30 - 9:15 AM Setting the Stage
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
TEDx Talk: My Path Out of Poverty
Lashon Amado
Introductory Remarks
Thaddeus Ferber, Forum for Youth Investment
By the Numbers
Paul Kendrick, Opportunity Nation and Kristen Lewis, Measure of America. How are we doing against our collective goal to
reconnect one million opportunity youth over five years?
9:15 – 10:30AM State of the Field Reports
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Panel: State of the Field Reports
Moderator: Karen Pittman, Forum for Youth Investment
Presentations on the most important developments in the field.
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Youth Employment: Gail Gershon, Gap Inc.
Place-Based Initiatives: Steve Patrick, Aspen Forum for Community Solutions
Research: Louisa Treskon, MDRC
Philanthropy: Barbara Langford, Youth Transition Funders Group
Federal Policy: Johan Uvin, US Department of Education
10:30 –11:00 AM My Brother’s Keeper
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Learn how you can help MBK and the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance infuse opportunity youth throughout its activities.
 The White House: Michael Smith
 My Brother’s Keeper Alliance: Marisa Lee
11:00 – 11:15 AM Networking Break
#OpportunityYouth
11:15 – 12:15 Partnership Opportunity Workshops
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Corporate Investments 1
Lafayette Park (second floor)
Moderator: Abigail Carlton, Rockefeller Foundation
 US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Youth Employment Network: Erica Kashiri, US Chamber of Commerce
Foundation
 Grads of Life Campaign: Elyse Rosenblum, Employment Pathways Project
 Bank of America: Abigail Hollingsworth
 Gap Inc.: Gail Gershon
Place-Based Initiatives
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Moderator: Monique Miles, Aspen Forum for Community Solutions
 Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund/Opportunity Works Social Innovation Fund: Lili Allen, Jobs for the Future
 Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential Social Innovation Fund: Regina Salliey, Annie E. Casey Foundation
 Federal Place-Based Initiatives: Katharine Ferguson, The White House
 NLC Reengagement Network: Andrew Moore, National League of Cities and Nick Mathern, Gateway to College
National Network
Effective National Programs
Moderator: Yelena Nemoy, Aspen Forum for Community Solutions
 Public Allies: Jenise Terrell
 Year Up: Shawn Bohen
 Corps Network: Mary Ellen Sprenkel
 YouthBuild USA : Dorothy Stoneman
Franklin Park A/B (lobby level)
12:25 – 1:35 PM Lunchtime Forum
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Overflow seating: Farragut Square (lower lobby level)
1:45 – 2:45 PM Partnership Opportunity Workshops
Corporate Investments 2
Moderator: Gail Gershon, Gap Inc.
 New Skills at Work Initiative: Michelle Henry, JP Morgan Chase
 Pathways to Progress: Rosemary Byrnes, Citi Foundation
 Supporting Boys and Young Men of Color: Sarah Keh, Prudential Foundation
 Skills to Succeed: Lisa Neuberger, Accenture
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Federal Policy Opportunities
Lafayette Park (second floor)
Moderator: Kisha Bird, CLASP
 Performance Partnership Pilots: Will Carroll, White House Office of Management and Budget
 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Jen Troke, US Department of Labor
 Education Policy: Danielle Goonan, US Department of Education
 Housing and Urban Development Policy: Maria-Lana Queen, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Special Populations
Moderator: Sara Matthew, Forum for Youth Investment
 Boys and Young Men of Color: Marc Philpart, PolicyLink
 Native American Youth: Ryan Ward, Aspen Center for Native American Youth
 Youth with Disabilities: Curtis Richards, Institute for Educational Leadership
Franklin Park A/B (lobby level)
# OpportunityYouth
2:45 – 3:00 PM Networking Break
3:00 – 3:30 PM Opportunity Youth United
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Learn how you can help Opportunity Youth United elevate the voices of formerly disconnected youth across the nation
 Members of the National Council of Young Leaders - Opportunity Youth United
3:35 – 4:35 PM Partnership Opportunity Workshops
Research
Moderator: Thaddeus Ferber, Forum for Youth Investment
 Evidence2Success: Ilene Berman, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Don’t Quit on Me: What Young People Who Left School Say About the Power of Relationships: Jonathan Zaff,
America’s Promise Alliance
Youth Villages: Jessica Foster
State and Local Policy Opportunities
Moderator: Elizabeth Gaines, Forum for Youth Investment
 State Policy Opportunities: Meghan Wills, National Governors Association
 County Policy Opportunities: Hadi Sedigh, National Association of Counties
 City Policy Opportunities: Andrew Moore, National League of Cities
System Involved Youth
Moderator: Monique Miles, Aspen Forum for Community Solutions
 Homeless Youth: Gregory Lewis, True Colors Fund
 Foster Care Youth: Mary Bissell, ChildFocus
 Juvenile Justice: Marcy Mistrett, Campaign for Youth Justice
Franklin Park A/B (lobby level)
Lafayette Park (second floor)
4:45 – 5:20 PM Shaping Next Phase of OYN
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Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
Thaddeus Ferber, Forum for Youth Investment
5:20 – 5:30 PM Closing Address: The Lucky Ones
TEDx Talk: The Lucky Ones
Eshauna Smith, Urban Alliance
Hamilton Ballroom (lower lobby level)
# OpportunityYouth