Our 2012 Asset Building Conference will bring together community based organizations, researchers, advocates, financial institutions, and elected officials who are committed to strengthening asset building services and building a statewide movement to affect change. It's an opportunity to learn from and connect with a diverse group of people working to improve economic security over a lifetime. Download the Complete Agenda.
Assets Matter: A Bridge to Economic Security
Agenda Snapshot
Thursday, November 15th
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Check-in & Onsite Registration (10:00 - 11:15)
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Opening Lunch Panel (11:15 -12:45)
Investing in Our Future: The Impact and Potential of Children's Savings Accounts
Moderated by Dory Rand - Woodstock Institute; Featuring Margaret Clancy - Center for Social Development, Anee Brar - Office of Financial Empowerment, City of San Francisco, and Eveyln Acevedo - Logan Square Neighborhood Association.
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Concurrent Session I (1:00 - 2:15)
Barriers & Solutions to College Access
Featuring Min Zhan - University of Illinois Champaign, Tracy Frizzell - Economic Awareness Council, and Lucy Mullany - Heartland Alliance.
Creating a Safe Alternative Small Dollar Loan
Moderated by Angelisa Harris - FDIC; Featuring Jennifer Weitzel Sierecki - Northside Community Federal Credit Union & Katy Welter - Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice
Building Assets Along a Continuum
Featuring Bobbi Ball - Partners in Community Building, Melinda Croes, Heartland Human Care Services, and Jonathan Brereton - ACCION
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Afternoon Panel (2:30 - 3:45)
Measuring & Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap
Moderated by Kilolo Kijakari - Ford Foundation; Featuring Tom Shapiro - Institute on Assets & Social Policy at Brandeis University, Lindy Carrow - Social IMPACT Research Center, and
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Concurrent Session II (4:00 - 5:15)
Going Deeper: Grassroots Responses the Racial Wealth Gap
Featuring Tom Shapiro - Institute on Assets & Social Policy at Brandeis University, Tracy Occomy - COFI, and COFI POWER PAC Parent Leaders
Local Strategies for Addressing Predatory Lending
Moderated by Sam Tuttle- Heartland Alliance; Featuring Alex Horowitz - Pew Charitable Trust, Kant Desai - Office of the Chicago City Treasurer, and Rev. Michael Hoy - Illinois People's Action & First Lutheran Church
Credit Building: A Road to Financial Stability
Moderated by Amy Terpstra - Social IMPACT Research Center; Featuring Noemi Moore - Experian RentBureau, Ricki Lowitz - LISC Chicago, and Kristin Schell & Galen Gondolfi - Justine Peterson
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Networking Reception (5:30 to 7:00)
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Friday, November 16th
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Breakfast (7:00 - 8:00)
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Concurrent Session III (8:15 - 9:30)
Demystifying Prepaid Cards
Moderated by Veronica Spicer - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Featuring Monica SanMiguel - CFSI, Janet Raffel - Center for Economic Progress
Homeownership: Responding to the Forcleosure Crisis
Featuring Spencer Cowen - Woodstock Institute, Sam Tuttle - Heartland Alliance, and Andrew Jordan - University of Illinois Champaign
Integrating Asset Building into Existing Services & Programs
Featuring Theresa Gibbons - Heartland Human Care Services, Julie Ornee - United Way of McLean County, Stacey Tutt - University of Illinois Champaign, and Bill Druliner - Green Path Debt Solutions
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Morning Panel (9:45 - 11:00)
Townhall with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Moderated by Dory Rand - Woodstock Institute; Featuring Veronica Spicer and Navid Vazire - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Concurrent Session IV (11:15 - 12:30)
Automatic IRAs: Creating Financially Secure Retirements for Illinois Residents
Moderated by Lucy Mullany - Heartland Alliance and IABG; Featuring Ryan Grunenenfelder - AARP, David John - Heritage Foundation, and Spencer Cowan - Woodstock Institute
Opportunities at Tax Time
Moderated by Juan Villalbos - Center for Economic Progress; Featuring Ralph Martire - Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Ellen Hart - Internal Revenue Service, and Meghann Shutt - Baltimore CASH Campaign
Working with Target Populations
Featuring Debbie Irwin - United Way of Greater St. Louis, Kelly Goodall - Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Kavita Khara - Apna Ghar, Inc.
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Closing Lunch Session (12:30 to 2:00)
Building a Statewide Asset Building Movement
Moderated by Lucy Mullany - Heartland Alliance & IABG; Featuring State Representative Daniel Biss - 17th Illinois House District, George Carizey - Way of the Quad Cities Area, Kathy Sweedler - University of Illinois Extension
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