Come to hear a robust discussion of the current challenges and opportunities for urban communities with speakers including:
• L. Douglas Wilder, 66th Governor of Virginia
• Susan Gooden, Ph.D., interim dean of the Wilder School
• U.S. Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott of Virginia’s 3rd District
• Melody Barnes, chair, Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Opportunity Youth Forum
and former assistant to the president and director, White House Domestic Policy Council
• Anthony “Tony” Miller, deputy secretary and chief operating officer, U.S. Department of Education
• William “Bill” Spriggs, Ph.D., chief economist, AFL-CIO, professor of economics, Howard University,
and former assistant secretary for the Office of Policy at the Department of Labor
• Fabrizio Fasulo, Ph.D., director of the Wilder School’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
• Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor, Educational Leadership, VCU School of
Education
• Benjamin Teresa, Ph.D., assistant professor, Wilder School’s Urban and Regional Studies and Planning
program
• Robert Holsworth, Ph.D., managing principal of DecideSmart, will moderate
• Matthew Conrad, executive director of government and board relations for VCU, will make
Questions? Contact Angelica Bega at (804) 828-8520 or [email protected].
To submit a question for the panelists’ consideration, email [email protected].
#WilderForum2018
The event is free and open to the public.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
