Investing in Rural Prosperity
May 24, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 5:35 pm EDT
Reception to follow
The New York Fed is hosting a public event in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The event will highlight a new framework for advancing shared economic prosperity in rural communities across the United States, initially proposed in “Investing in Rural Prosperity,” a new book published by the St. Louis Fed in collaboration with the Board of Governors. A complimentary copy of the book will be given to the first 100 people in attendance. This is a hybrid event with in-person and virtual attendance options.
In addition to exploring this new framework, the event will focus on:
- Ways to leverage natural assets to promote rural prosperity
- Strategies for investing in equitable resilience
- The need for more broadband investment
- Local collaborations between the health sector and community development
- Innovative case studies from France that use culture, nature, and innovation to revitalize smaller communities
This hybrid event is open to the public and media. All remarks are on the record and the event will be livestreamed with a recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at ellen.simon@ny.frb.org.
Speakers
Caitlin Cain
Vice President, LISC
Director, Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Andrew Dumont
Senior Community Development Analyst
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
David Erickson
Head of Outreach and Education
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Nicolas Hazard
Special Advisor, Social Economy
European Commission
Otho Kerr
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact Investing
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Vannessa Piñeiro Montes
Vice President and Compliance Manager of Community Reinvestment Law
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Rob Riley
President
Northern Forest Center
Ruth Thomas-Squance
Senior Director of Field Building
Build Healthy Places Network
Location
Register to attend in-person or virtually.
Agenda
1:15-1:20 pm
Welcome remarks
David Erickson, Head of Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
1:20-1:45 pm
Keynote
Andrew Dumont, Senior Community Development Analyst, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
1:45-2:30 pm
Leveraging Natural Assets to Promote Rural Prosperity
Rob Riley, President, Northern Forest Center
Aaron Woolf, Owner, Elizabethtown Bike Ranch
2:30-3:30 pm
Investing in Equitable Resilience in Rural Communities
Caitlin Cain, Vice President, LISC and Director, Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Vannessa Piñeiro Montes, Vice President and Compliance Manager of Community Reinvestment Law, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Mike Tarantino, President and CEO, Iberia Industrial Development Foundation
3:30-3:45 pm
Break
3:45-4:30 pm
Digital Inclusion in Rural New York
Otho Kerr, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Impact Investing, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Scott Rasmussen, Acting Director, New York State ConnectAll
David Wolff, Board Member, AdkAction
4:30-5:00 pm
Multisector Health Partnerships
Ruth Thomas-Squance, Senior Director of Field Building, Build Healthy Places Network
5:00-5:10 pm
Break
5:10-5:30 pm
Book Talk
Nicolas Hazard, Special Advisor, Social Economy, European Commission
5:30-5:35 pm
Closing Remarks
David Erickson, Head of Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
5:35-6:30 pm
Reception
Resources
Visit the New York Fed’s page on Community Development.
