SEED Virtual Policy Symposium Event Page with Zoom
January 14, 2022
9am – 3:30pm
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Event Agenda
9am Welcome/Overview
The Honorable Debbie O’Malley/Adriann Barboa, Bernalillo County Commission
Mayor Tim Keller (invited)
David Levine, President, American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN)
9:30am Plenary Panel 1: Sustainable Equitable Economic Development in NM: What We Heard, Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
Results from Survey of NM Small Businesses and Community Members
(Peri Pakroo and Eric Grieg SEED-NM)
Secretary Alicia Keyes (invited) NMEDD State Economic Development Plan
10:30am Plenary Panel 2: Policy Agenda for SEED in NM
Current Legislation and Proposed for 2022 Session
Sen. Carrie Hamblen LC Green Chamber (invited)
- Public bank (Angela Merkert, AFLEP)
- Cooperative ownership models (Robin Seydel)
- Climate Justice/Just Transition (Oriana Sandoval, Power4NM – invited)
- Access to broadband (Sen. Michael Padilla – Broadband (invited)
- Rural economic development (Rep. Roger Montoya (invited)
- Access to health care and coverage (Barbara Webber, Health Action NM-invited)
- Access to child care (James Jimenez, NM Voices for Children-invited)
- Affordable housing (Kelly O’Donnell, Homewise-invited)
12pm Break
1pm National Speakers
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (invited)
David Levine, President American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN)
2pm Breakout/Workshop Sessions (Tentative Topics)
Session 1: Democratic Finance and Ownership
- Public banks
- Cooperative ownership models
Session 2: Climate Justice/Just Transition
Session 3: Rural Economic Development and Access to broadband
Session 4: Supporting Small Business and Families
- Access to health care and coverage
- Access to child care
- Affordable housing