Agenda

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration Begins: Innovator Fair & Breakfast (Innovator Fair will be open all day in Lee Anderson)
 
 
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
National Child Care Summit Event
 
 
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
Opening Remarks
Nicole M. Riehl - Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC)
Michael Carney - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Nicole M. Riehl Michael Carney
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Presenting Sponsor Remarks
Michael Niyompong - David and Laura Merage Foundation
Michael Niyompong
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM
Paying Dividends: Employer Investments & Community Impacts
Kathy Szenda Wilson - Pulse
Ananda Sweet - Santa Rosa Metro Chamber
David Duro - Treasure Valley Family YMCA
Maria Ortiz Borden - Pulse
Aaron Merchen - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Kathy Szenda Wilson Ananda Sweet David Duro Maria Ortiz Borden Aaron Merchen
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Remarks
 
 
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Unlocking Opportunity: CHIPS Companies Leading the Way on Child Care
Neil Bradley - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Gina M. Raimondo - U.S. Department of Commerce
Jessica Gomez - Rogue Valley Microdevices
Ted Chiang - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Arizona
Neil Bradley Gina M. Raimondo Jessica Gomez
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Networking Break
 
 
11:10 AM - 11:45 AM
How to Go from Ideas to Implementation
Loryn Duke - Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation
Ellen Pancoast - Cone Health
Adam Orman - L'Oca d'Oro & Bambino
Loryn Duke Ellen Pancoast Adam Orman
11:45 AM - 12:20 PM
How Providers & Employers Can Build Successful Relationships
Adam Alson - Appleseed Childhood Education
Ella Zander - Yellow Hen Child Care
Jennifer Knott - Access Early Education Foundation
Adam Alson Ella Zander Jennifer Knott
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch and Innovator Fair
 
 
12:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Facilitated Table Discussions with EPIC and U.S. Chamber Foundation Teams
 
 
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
Accessing Capital for Care: How to Build the Capital Stack
Heidi Hagel-Braid - First Children's Finance
Daniel A. Nissenbaum - Low Income Investment Fund
Nicole M. Riehl - Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC)
Heidi Hagel-Braid Daniel A. Nissenbaum Nicole M. Riehl
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Keynote
Reshma Saujani - Moms First
Reshma Saujani
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
A Conversation with Reshma Saujani
Mackenzie Wilkes - POLITICO
Reshma Saujani - Moms First
Mackenzie Wilkes Reshma Saujani
2:50 PM - 3:25 PM
Removing Workforce Barriers
Katie Wonnenberg - Public Private Strategies
Wendy Doyle - United WE
Marica Cox Mitchell - Bainum Family Foundation
Ben Murrey - Common Sense Institute
Nicole D'Uva - Adventist HealthCare
Katie Wonnenberg Wendy Doyle Marica Cox Mitchell Ben Murrey Nicole D'Uva
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Introducing the Employer Child Care Navigator
Jennifer Stybel - Pivotal Ventures
Jennifer Stybel
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Employer Child Care Navigator Website Launch
Alethea Gomez - Executives Partnering To Invest In Children
Aaron Merchen - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Stephanie Itelman - Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC)
Alethea Gomez Aaron Merchen Stephanie Itelman
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception and a Visit to the People's House: A White House Experience
 
 
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and Networking
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Suzanne McCormick - YMCA of the USA
Suzanne McCormick
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM
Keynote
Tatiana Bailey, Ph.D. - Data-Driven Economic Strategies (DDES)
Tatiana Bailey, Ph.D.
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
The Cutting Edge: How To Develop Sustainable Child Care Solutions
Alethea Gomez - Executives Partnering To Invest In Children
Michelle Downard - Park City, Utah
Jeff Andrews - Business of Child Care
Dr. Amy Doran - Ballad Health
Alethea Gomez Michelle Downard Jeff Andrews Dr. Amy Doran
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
How to Support Providers in Community-Wide or Non-Traditional Solutions
Michelle Kang - National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Erica Phillips - National Association for Family Child Care
Dr. Calvin Moore, Jr. - Council for Professional Recognition
Lucy Recio - Third Bloom Consulting
Ellicia Lanier - Urban Sprouts
Michelle Kang Erica Phillips Dr. Calvin Moore, Jr. Lucy Recio Ellicia Lanier
11:10 AM - 11:45 AM
Building Out the Care Economy
Caitlin Codella Low - Bipartisan Policy Center
Nicole Jorwic - Caring Across Generations
Diane Ty - Milken Institute
Carrie Gillispie - New America
Caitlin Codella Low Nicole Jorwic Diane Ty Carrie Gillispie
11:45 AM - 12:20 PM
The Military Model
Susan Gale Perry - Child Care Aware® of America
Linda Smith - Buffett Early Childhood Institute
Kim McDougal - San Diego YMCA
Christopher Nyland - National Defense University
Susan Gale Perry Linda Smith Kim McDougal Christopher Nyland
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Networking
 
 
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
Emerging Issues: Child Care in Disaster Preparedness, Relief, and Resilience
Kyle Baltuch - Florida Chamber Foundation
Ariel Ford - Child Care Aware of America
Marc DeCourcey - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Kyle Baltuch Ariel Ford Marc DeCourcey
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Taxes, Advocacy, and Money Hiding in Plain Sight
Sarah Rubinfield - First Five Years Fund (FFYF)
Gary Romano - Civitas Strategies
Sarah Rubinfield Gary Romano
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Final Speaker and Remarks
 
 
2:35 PM
Closing Remarks
Stephanie Itelman - Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC)
Sasha Nicholas - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Stephanie Itelman Sasha Nicholas