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Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Big Idea Night: Empowering Youth
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Mon Sep 12, 2016
Washington, DC
Date
Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:30pm – 3:00pm MDT
Location
Washington, DC
The Aspen Institute
1 Dupont Circle
The Aspen Institute Youth and Engagement Division and the Aspen Institute Urban Innovation Lab cordially invite you to a Big Idea Night and reception exploring visionary approaches to education in the District. The evening will feature some of DC’s most creative and impactful leaders in K-12 education, each offering rapid fire “pitches” for strategies to empower the District’s youth, followed by a panel discussion and reception.
The evening’s speakers will include:
Jennifer Bradley, Founding Director of the Center for Urban Innovation at the Aspen Institute and Co-Author of The Metropolitan Revolution
Raj Vinnakota, Executive Vice President of Youth and Engagement at the Aspen Institute and Founder of the SEED Foundation
Mark Hecker, Executive Director of Reach Incorporated
Caroline Hill, Founder and Principal Innovation Engineer at DC Equity Lab
Celia Neustadt, Executive Director of the Inner Harbor Project
And others
The Aspen Institute Youth and Engagement Division and the Aspen Institute Urban Innovation Lab cordially invite you to a Big Idea Night and reception exploring visionary approaches to education in the District. The evening will feature some of DC’s most creative and impactful leaders in K-12 education, each offering rapid fire “pitches” for strategies to empower the District’s youth, followed by a panel discussion and reception.
The evening’s speakers will include:
Jennifer Bradley, Founding Director of the Center for Urban Innovation at the Aspen Institute and Co-Author of The Metropolitan Revolution
Raj Vinnakota, Executive Vice President of Youth and Engagement at the Aspen Institute and Founder of the SEED Foundation
Mark Hecker, Executive Director of Reach Incorporated
Caroline Hill, Founder and Principal Innovation Engineer at DC Equity Lab
Celia Neustadt, Executive Director of the Inner Harbor Project
