March 21, 2019, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership Business Forum

March: The Economic Opportunities of Engaging Homelessness 

Downtown Minneapolis is home to nationally recognized thinkers and organizations that work to end homelessness. This forum with the East Town Business Partnership will feature People Serving People CEO Daniel Gumnit moderating a panel focusing on where economic innovations meet human need.

Panelists:

• Commissioner Angela Conley, Hennepin County
• Ben Horowitz, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• John Quincy, Youthlink
• Acooa Ellis, Greater Twin Cities United Way

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Future ETBP 2019 Business Forums:

April (Annual Meeting) | Advancing Arts and Entertainment in East Town
East Town is known for the Guthrie Theater, MacPhail Center for Music, and the US Bank Stadium. Are you also familiar with Gamut Gallery, Good Arts Collective, Armory Event Center, and neighborhood art venues? This season’s Annual Meeting will feature our growing arts and entertainment scene!

May | Crime and Safety, Sentencing and Restorative Justice
This forum will feature a candid panel conversation about the intersection of downtown crime, modern policing, sentencing, incarceration, and restorative justice.

June | Toward an Inclusive Downtown
This joint forum with the mpls downtown council will unveil the results from the yearlong “Inclusive Downtown Think Tank” co-sponsored with the YMCA that set out to cast a bold new vision for an increasingly welcoming downtown.