Agenda

Thursday, March 23^rd

8:00 AM	BREAKFAST
8:30 AM	OPENING REMARKS
8:45 AM	Foundational Discussion: The State of Urban Youth in America This keynote discussion will provide insight into the challenges confronting urban youth in the U.S. Who are they? What are the greatest health and developmental threats they face? What crises loom? Is there cause for optimism about their futures? Patrick McCarthy – President and CEO, Annie E. Casey Foundation
9:30 AM	Panel 1: The Family Environment This panel will explore the supports necessary to enable a healthy family environment, where constructive parenting and care, financial stability and nutritious food is the norm rather than the exception. Moderator: Ruth Paris, Associate Professor of Social Work, Boston University Dr. Megan Bair-Merritt – Associate Professor and pediatrician, Boston University Michele Brooks – Principal Consultant, Transformative Solutions in Education Susan Clampet-Lundquist – Associate Professor of Sociology, Saint Joseph’s University Cherie Craft – Founding Executive Director, Smart from the Start
10:45 AM	BREAK
11:00 AM	Panel 2: The Built & Natural Environment This panel will explore the ways in which the built environment of cities, from public parks to housing to transportation networks, can be designed to support a vibrant, active and safe childhood for urban youth. Moderator: Katharine Lusk, Executive Director, Boston University Initiative on Cities Louise Chawla – Professor Emeritus of Environmental Design, University of Colorado at Boulder Sandra Henriquez – Chief Operating Officer, Rebuilding Together Jonathan Levy – Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University Hannah Wright – Senior Planner, ARUP
12:15 PM	LUNCH
1:00 PM	Keynote Setting an Urban Youth Agenda Mayor Michael Nutter – former Mayor of Philadelphia and David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Affairs, Columbia University
1:45 PM	BREAK
2:00 PM	Panel 3: The Community Environment This panel will explore the community and social supports critical to nurturing and protecting healthy, resilient youth in America’s cities. Moderator: Cliff Johnson, Executive Director, Institute for Youth, Education and Families at the National League of Cities Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett – Associate Professor, pediatrician and social epidemiologist, Boston University Commissioner William Evans – Police Commissioner, City of Boston Conan Harris – Director of My Brother’s Keeper and Deputy Director of Public Safety Initiatives, City of Boston Jonathan Zaff – Research Associate Professor, Boston University and Executive Director, Center for Promise
3:15 PM	*CLOSING REMARKS*