Although the economy remains in the midst of what will likely be a historically long economic expansion, the challenges of “poverty amidst plenty” remain. In this event we will explore different facets of equity and inclusion issues spanning from geographic to racial to gender divides and the actions that may help alleviate the economic impacts that stem from those divides.

Speakers:

Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum, University of Oregon
Bruce McCain, Chief Investment Strategist, Key Private Bank
Gregory Acs, Vice President–Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute
Nita Shah, Executive Director, Microservices Enterprise Services of Oregon

Keynote Speaker
Heather Boushey, Executive Director and Chief Economist, Washington Center for Equitable Growth.

Presented by KeyBank

Sponsors: NW Natural, Portland Business Alliance, OregonLive/Oregonian, Port of Portland, Greater Portland