2011 Washington, DC Networking Trip

2011 Maxwell DC Networking Trip Schedule of Events Friday, February 11th 9:00-4:45pm Panel Discussions at the Hall of States 9:15am-10:45am Developing Public Policy Solutions to Complex National Challenges (part 1): Education, Health Care, Social Services 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-12:30pm The Changing Face of Public Sector Employees in the US 12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch 1:30pm-3:00pm A Cross-Sector Approach to International Development 3:00pm-3:15pm Break 3:15pm-4:45pm Developing Public Policy Solutions to Complex National Challenges (part 2): Environment, National Security 5:30pm-8:30pm Happy Hour (@The Dubliner) Site Visits: (occurring throughout the day on Friday) Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Amnesty International Brookings Institute Center for Strategic and International Studies Council on Foreign Relations Government Accountability Office Office of Management and Budget US Department of State USAID World Bank/IMF Local DC Government Site (TBA) DC Education Site (TBA) Saturday 9:30am-3pm Luncheon at The National Press Club 9:30am-11:00am Living and Working in DC 12:00pm-1:15pm Keynote address by Dr. Alice Rivlin-“The Fiscal Challenge: Can We Grow the Economy and Control the Debt?” [Please see Dr. Rivlin’s Bio below]. Lunch will be provided. 1:30pm-3:00pm Breakout sessions/informational interviews Dr. Alice Rivlin will be offering the keynote address at the DC Networking Trip’s student and alumni luncheon at the National Press Club on Saturday, February 12th. She is a Senior Fellow of economic studies and Director of the Greater Washington Research project at the Brookings Institute. Most recently, Dr. Rivlin served on President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and co-chaired the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Debt Reduction Task Force. She has had a long and accomplished career in public service and is an expert on fiscal and social policy and urban issues. She was the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, later directed the Office of Management and Budget, and served as vice-chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board. She is credited with saving DC from bankruptcy in 1998 when the city was $700 million in debt. She is an absolute rock star in the world of public policy and we are very lucky that she has agreed to join us…and we hope you will too!