Mayors To Call on Congress and Administration To Reach an Agreement on the Debt Limit
Will Urge Immediate Investments in Job Creation, Infrastructure and Transportation
LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the deadline for reaching an agreement to raise the debt ceiling fast-approaching, fifty of the nation's mayors, led by US Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will meet in Los Angeles next week to urge Congress and the Administration to reach an agreement on the debt limit to prevent default.
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At the USCM Summer Leadership Meeting, the mayors will also discuss the critical issues and challenges facing America's cities including job creation, rebuilding our nation's infrastructure, and public safety.
Confirmed participants include: John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress; Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute; Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Tom Steyer, Chair of Farallon Capital Management; Dan Reicher, former head of Google Energy Initiatives; and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck.
WHO
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles, CA), USCM President
Mayor Michael Nutter (Philadelphia, PA), USCM Vice President
Mayor Scott Smith (Mesa, AZ), USCM Second Vice President
Fifty mayors from around the country
John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress
Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings Institution
Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Tom Steyer, Chair of Farallon Capital Management
Dan Reicher, former head of Google Energy Initiatives
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck
WHAT
US Conference of Mayors Summer Leadership Meeting
WHEN
Thursday, July 21 – Saturday, July 23
NOTE: On Friday, July 22, the mayors will hold a press conference in the Georgia Room of the JW Marriott.
WHERE
JW Marriott
900 W. Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015
CREDENTIAL INFORMATION
All members of the media must register for credentials to cover the meeting.
Please visit: http://usmayors.org/laleadership/press_registration.asp to register.
Advance registration is encouraged. On-site registration will take place outside the Georgia room.
DRAFT AGENDA (UPDATED AS OF 7/20/11) | ||
Thursday, July 21 | ||
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Summer Night Lights – Costello Park | |
Friday, July 22 | ||
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Opening Remarks | |
ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA | ||
Mayor of Los Angeles | ||
President, The United States Conference of Mayors | ||
TOM COCHRAN | ||
CEO and Executive Director | ||
The United States Conference of Mayors | ||
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Deficit, Debt Ceiling and Jobs: Putting the Pieces Together | |
Moderator: | JIM NEWTON | |
Editor-at-Large | ||
Los Angeles Times | ||
Remarks: | JOHN PODESTA | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Center for American Progress | ||
Former White House Chief of Staff (1998-2001) | ||
Discussion | ||
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Public Opinion on the Debt Debate | |
Remarks: | PAUL MASLIN | |
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) | ||
Discussion | ||
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Press Conference | |
(Georgia Room, 3rd Floor) | ||
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Working Lunch | |
Keynote Address: | MICHAEL MILKEN: Toward a New American Century | |
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Promoting a Metro Export Agenda | |
Moderator: | AMBASSADOR MICKEY KANTOR | |
Former United States Trade Representative (1993-1997) | ||
Former United States Secretary of Commerce (1996-1997) | ||
Panelists: | BRUCE KATZ | |
Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program | ||
The Brookings Institution | ||
NICOLE Y. LAMB-HALE | ||
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services | ||
International Trade Administration | ||
United States Department of Commerce | ||
DOMINIC NG | ||
CEO | ||
East West Bank | ||
Discussion | ||
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Energy Security and Jobs | |
Moderator: | MARGOT ROOSEVELT | |
Los Angeles Times | ||
Panelists: | NANCY SUTLEY | |
Chair | ||
Council on Environmental Quality | ||
The White House | ||
TOM STEYER | ||
Founder and Co-Managing Partner | ||
Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. | ||
Co-Chair, Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs (CCEJ) | ||
DAN REICHER | ||
Former Head of Google Energy Initiatives | ||
Executive Director | ||
Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance | ||
Stanford University | ||
Discussion | ||
Saturday, July 23 | ||
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Creating Jobs in America's Cities | |
Moderator: | DON GRAVES | |
Executive Director | ||
President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness | ||
The White House | ||
Panelists: | DR. LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON | |
Former Chair, White House Council of Economic Advisors (1993-1995) | ||
S.K. and Angela Chan Chair in Global Management | ||
Haas Business and Public Policy Group | ||
University of California, Berkley | ||
Member, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness | ||
MONICA LOZANO | ||
CEO | ||
impreMedia | ||
Member, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness | ||
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Messaging the Metropolitan Investment Agenda | |
Remarks: | DR. FRANK I. LUNTZ | |
Luntz Global, L.L.C. | ||
Discussion | ||
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Innovative Approaches to Reducing Gang Violence | |
Moderator: | GUILLERMO CESPEDES | |
Director, Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) | ||
City of Los Angeles | ||
Panelists: | CHARLIE BECK | |
Chief of Police | ||
Los Angeles Police Department | ||
THOMAS ABT | ||
Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs | ||
United States Department of Justice | ||
CONNIE RICE | ||
Director, Advancement Project | ||
Discussion | ||
SOURCE The U.S. Conference of Mayors
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