The 2024 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum brought together members of Congress and their staff, government officials, practitioners, researchers, think tanks, philanthropy, investors, and the leaders of employee-owned companies to learn about and discuss the latest in policy, research, finance, and practice.
This year’s forum, “Employee Ownership on the Ground,” brought innovative employee share ownership initiatives and speakers from around the country to DC to highlight how this bipartisan approach to improving jobs, wealth creation, and business performance is helping create more equitable economies in states, cities, and rural communities.
Featured Speaker
Mowa Haile is president of Sky Blue Builders and CEO of Apex Underground, two companies that recently converted to employee ownership through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Check out our Interview with Mowa Haile
Haile will #TalkOwnership about how employee ownership strengthens jobs and businesses on a panel called:“Employee Ownership, Strategic Industries and Supply Chain Resiliency,”at the 2024 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.
Thank you to the Ford Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, and Prudential Financial for their generous support of the forum. For more information about this event, email [email protected]
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. To the extent elected officials are in attendance, they are attending and speaking in their official capacity and not as a political candidate. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.
Employee Ownership, Strategic Sectors and Supply Chain Resilience
Bernie Sanders Talks Employee Ownership at the 2024 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum
Innovations in State Employee Ownership Policy
Opening Remarks — Dan Porterfield and Maureen Conway
About the Employee Ownership Ideas Forum
The Employee Ownership Ideas Forum brings together leading policymakers, practitioners, experts, and the media for a robust discussion on how we can grow employee ownership for the shared benefit of American workers and businesses. It is hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.
About the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing
The purpose of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing is to study the various models that have emerged and will emerge of employee ownership shares and profit shares in the corporation and society of the United States and around the world.
About the Economic Opportunities Program
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.
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