DAY 2: UNDERSTAND THE WORLD
Thursday, October 27
8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Agenda
8:00 A.M. | REGISTRATION, NETWORKING, AND BREAKFAST
9:00 A.M. | PLENARY SESSION: ENERGY AND THE ECONOMY
Welcoming Remarks:
- Ka Yee C. Lee, Provost, University of Chicago
Fireside Conversation on the Economic Outlook
- Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics
- Moderator: Lee Clifford, Deputy Editor, Fortune Magazine
Fireside Conversation on Energy, Climate, and the Economy
- Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics; Director of the Becker Friedman Institute; Director of the Energy Policy Institute (EPIC)
- Moderator: Lee Clifford, Deputy Editor, Fortune Magazine
Small table discussions
10:45 A.M. | SMALL BREAKOUTS: THE LIBERAL ARTS AS A PREMISE FOR UNDERSTANDING SOCIETAL CHANGE
(attendees choose one of three)
Breakout A: Understanding the 2008 Financial Crisis through Literary Analysis
- Kenneth Warren, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor, Department of English
Breakout B: Humanistic Frameworks and Moral Assumptions
- Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer, Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and the Program in Gender Studies; Director, the Institute of the Formation of Knowledge
Breakout C: Galileo’s Trial – The Trial of Every Century
- Rocky Kolb, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
11:45 A.M. | LUNCH & FIRESIDE CONVERSATION WITH DAVID AXELROD
- David Axelrod, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago
1:00 P.M. | SMALL BREAKOUTS: CLASSROOM INVESTIGATIONS OF SOCIETY
(attendees choose one of three)
Breakout A: Ethics and the Moral Society – Balancing the Individual and the Collective in our Systems
- Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics; also in the College; Senior Advisor to the Provost for Programs on Social Ethics, University of Chicago Divinity School
Breakout B: Buried Narrative (the Art of Storytelling as a Reflective Practice)
- William Veeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago Department of English
Breakout C: The Nexus of Nonprofits and Policy Change – key trends, innovations and opportunities
- Jennifer Mosley, Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
2:15 P.M. | PLENARY SESSION: ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY
Panel discussion:
- Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor & Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab
- Shantá Robinson, Assistant Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
- Moderator: Sasha Ann-Simon, Host, Reset
Small table discussions
4:00 P.M. | SMALL BREAKOUTS: INTERDISCIPLINARY INQUIRY
(attendees choose one of three)
Breakout A: Democracy Reform – The Work of a Generation
- William Howell, Director, Center for Effective Government; Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics
- Moderator: Sadia Sindhu, Executive Director, Center for Effective Government
Breakout B: the Science of Driving Sustainability
- Junhong Chen, Crown Family Professor of Molecular Engineering and Lead Water Strategist at Argonne National Laboratory
- Laura Gagliardi, Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor in the Department of Chemistry, the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
- Moderator: Julia Lane, Assistant Vice President for Science, University of Chicago
Breakout C: Community-Engaged Healthcare and Reducing Disparities
- Doriane Miller, Professor of Medicine & Director, Center for Community Health and Vitality
5:00 P.M. | RECEPTION & FIRESIDE CHAT
5:00 p.m – Executive Reception
5:45 p.m – Welcoming Remarks from University of Chicago Trustee James S. Crown and Leadership & Society Initiative Program Manager Dinah Clottey
6:00 p.m – Fireside Conversation with Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett on “Finding Your Voice,” moderated by Deborah Gorman-Smith, Dean of Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
7:00 p.m. – Adjournment