"The Future of Detroit and the Midwest" Conference Agenda

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2013 MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR, MI

NOVEMBER 22nd-24th, 2013

“THE FUTURE OF DETROIT AND THE MIDWEST

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

FRIDAY

Afternoon/Evening ARRIVAL IN ANN ARBOR and CONFERENCE CHECK-IN

7:00pm DINNER WITH FELLOW ROOSEVELT’ERS

SATURDAY

9:00am DEPART FOR DETROIT (Pickup locations TBA)

10:00am BREAKFAST and INTRODUCTION TO DETROIT (U of M Detroit Center)MARIO GOETZ, RICN Midwest Policy Coordinator

11:00am- BUS TOUR OF DETROIT (D:HIVE Welcome Center)

1:00pm Led by the D:HIVE Community Center --- Highlights will include:

Campus Martius Park The Guardian Building

Belle Isle

Eastern Market

Midtown

12:00-2:00pm LUNCH and KEYNOTE ADDRESS (U of M Detroit Center) ROBIN BOYLE, Professor of Urban Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban

Studies and Planning, Wayne State University

2:00-4:00pm COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY (U of M Detroit Center)

Sponsored by the GINSBERG CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE ANDLEARNING at the University of Michigan

5:00-7:00pm DINNER WITH ROOSEVELT ALUMNI (Cornerstone Bistro, Detroit)

8:00-10:00pm (Optional) SCREENING OF “DETROPIA” DOCUMENTARTY (TBA)A moving documentary which chronicles the economic decline of the

city of Detroit through the eyes of its residents. Nominated for the 2013 Academy

Award for Best Documentary Feature.






SUNDAY (ALL EVENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR)

10:00-11:00am BREAKFAST and REMARKS ON THE HISTORY OF ROOSEVELTTAYLOR JO ISENBERG, RICN National Director

11:00-12:00pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS

INTRODUCTION TO POLICY (THINK 2040)

- VITAS ZUKOWSKI, RICN Midwest Communications Coordinator

PEER EDITING FOR 10 IDEAS

- SONJA KARNOVSKY, RICN Midwest Regional Coordinator

UNCONFERENCE SPACE

12:00-1:30pm LUNCH and REGIONAL ISSUES PANELYOUSEF RABHI (D), Chair, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners

HAYLEY ROBERTS, Communications Director, Michigan Suburbs Alliance

1:30-2:30pm REFLECTION ON EXPERIENCE IN DETROIT and

INTRODUCTION TO THE NETWORKED THINK TANK INITIATIVELed by VITAS ZUKOWSKI (UChicago) and JULIUS GOLDBERG-LEWIS (U of M)

2:30-3:30pm POLICY BREAKOUTS (BY POLICY CENTER)

DEFENSE AND DIPLOMACY

- TBD

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

- ADAM WATKINS, University of Michigan

EDUCATION, Harper 151

- SONJA KARNOVSKY, University of Michigan

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

- VITAS ZUKOWSKI, University of Chicago

EQUAL JUSTICE

- BYRON HILL, DePaul University Chicago

HEALTHCARE

- MIKE MALLOY, Michigan State University

3:30-4:30pm DISCUSSION ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOOKING FORWARDDAYNE WALLING (D), Mayor of Flint, Michigan

4:30-5:00pm CLOSING REMARKSSONJA KARNOVSKY, RICN Midwest Regional Coordinator

Evening DEPARTURE FROM ANN ARBOR






SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

ROBIN BOYLE – Chair, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University

Although born in Glasgow, Scotland, Robin’s roots in Detroit run deep, having taught at Wayne State

University since 1992. Before his chairmanship of USP, he was Associate Dean in the College of Urban,

Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs for ten years. Robin’s research interests include urban economic

development, schools and community planning, and comparative urban policy. His many positions

include being a member of the Michigan Suburbs Alliance Board of Directors, Midwestern representative

for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, and chair of the planning board of the City of

Birmingham. He is widely acknowledged as an expert on the urban policy of the Detroit region, and is

often turned to for his knowledgeable commentary.

TAYLOR JO ISENBERG – National Director, Roosevelt Institute Campus Network

As National Director, Taylor Jo’s role is to develop and strengthen Roosevelt’s framework to best serve the

students in the network and the change they’re creating in their communities through policy. Prior to joining RICN, she witnessed the extraordinary potential of Roosevelt’s think impact model at UNC Chapel

Hill, where she helped facilitate relationships between Roosevelt students and local non-profits as the

Vice President of Policy Implementation. As Southern Regional Coordinator, Taylor created an identity

around the ‘Dirty South,’ guiding southern chapters as they provided solutions to the many challenges

facing the region.

YOUSEF RABHI – Chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners (D)

Yousef represents the 8th District of Washtenaw County as County Commissioner, and has served as Chair

of the Board of Commissioners since 2011. Although he was born in Ypsilanti, he grew up in Ann Arbor,

where he became involved in environmental and social activism at a young age. He attended the

University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, earning a B.S. in Environmental Science. During his run forcommissioner, he successfully campaigned on a series of progressive campaign planks, including

environmental responsibility and social justice.

HAYLEY ROBERTS – Communications Director, Michigan Suburbs Alliance

Originally from Ann Arbor, Hayley helps the staff of the Suburbs Alliance tell the stories of its work, its cities

and its region. She holds a B.A. in Professional Writing and an M.A. in Digital Rhetoric and Professional

Writing, both from Michigan State University. The Michigan Suburbs Alliance is a nonprofit organization

founded in 2002 to address the shared challenges of metro Detroit’s inner ring suburbs, growing to

engage more than 31 communities, which represent over a million residents. Its vision is to pursue a future

where communities share in each other’s’ economic, environmental, and social success.

DAYNE WALLING – Mayor of Flint, Michigan (D)

Born and raised in Flint, Dayne’s alma maters include MSU, U of Oxford, U of London, and U of Minnesota

While working in Washington D.C., he co-founded the Flint Club, a non-profit community organization

dedicated to helping residents and transplants give back to Flint. After working as a policy advocate for

the Urban Coalition of Minnesota, Dayne decided to come back to Flint to run as mayor. His first bid in

2007 was unsuccessful, but luck came his way in 2009. He was reelected in November 2011 by a twelve-

point margin, but days afterward, his authority was stripped by the appointment of an Emergency

Financial Manager for Flint by Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

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