October 19 at 12:45 pm PDT/3:45 pm EDT

For too long, the conversation on national infrastructure has been limited to roads, bridges, and stalemates in Congress. This year, as the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the fiscal circumstances of many regions, communities recognize that high-speed broadband is an element of infrastructure needed in every home and business as a means of adapting to the socially distanced reality of the moment.

Climate-driven wildfires, derecho windstorms, and extraordinary coastal flooding warn that it's now more important than ever to develop innovative ways of strengthening resilience in people and places. Cross-sector leaders will discuss pathways to 21st-century infrastructure solutions that will help distressed communities across the country jumpstart local economies and create investment-ready projects.
 

Speakers

Debbie Dingell
US Representative, Michigan

Katherine Perez
Associate Principal, LA Cities Leader, Arup

Jonathan Tower
Managing Partner, Arctaris

Phillip Washington
CEO, LA Metro

Nan Whaley
Mayor, Dayton, Ohio; Incoming President, US Conference of Mayors
 

Moderator

Margot Brandenburg
Director of Mission Financing, Ford Foundation