Subject: Upcoming Events from Business Forward
From: "Nadia Mulji, BusinessFwd.org" <[email-masked]>
To: Jordan Kaplan <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 12:32:06 +0000

May 9, 2016

Good morning, 

Here's your weekly digest of upcoming Business Forward events. 

This past Friday, thousands of business leaders joined special guests President Barack Obama and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett for a conference call to cap off National Small Business Week. A big thank you to everyone who was able to join and forward the invitation to their network.

Please join us this Wednesday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m. for a member briefing with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro to discuss the agency's opportunity agenda, ConnectHome program, and "Prosperity Playbook." 

http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/member-briefing-with-julian-castro

Please contact me if you would like to recommend someone from your network for any of the events below.

Best,
Nadia

MEMBER EVENTS

Julián Castro on the opportunity agenda, ConnectHome, and the "Prosperity Playbook"
Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
New date: Member briefing on Wednesday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m.
Comcast, 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001
> Register here: http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/member-briefing-with-julian-castro

Thomas Perez on paid leave, apprenticeships, on-the-job training, and the future of work
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Member briefing on Thursday, May 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Location TBD
> Register here: http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/member-briefing-with-secretary-perez-u-s-department-of-labor

Cecilia Muñoz on criminal justice reform, student loan debt, and policies for working families
Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council, The White House
Member briefing on Thursday, May 26 at 12:00 p.m.
Location TBD
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Karen Neuman on information sharing and cybersecurity
Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Member briefing on Wednesday, June 8 at 12:00 p.m.
Location TBD
>  Register here: http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/member-briefing-with-karen-neuman-u-s-department-of-homeland-security

LOCAL EVENTS

Business Forward works to make it easier for business leaders from across the country to advise Washington on how to create jobs and accelerate the economy. Please take a look at our "Local Events" listed below to see if there are colleagues, suppliers, or partners in the region who you would like to participate. Upcoming briefings will be in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Delaware. 

Probir J. Mehta on international trade 
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Innovation & Intellectual Property
Briefing on Tuesday, May 17
Nashville, TN
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Fred P. Hochberg on international trade
Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Briefing on Tuesday, May 24
New Orleans, LA
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Phil Karsting and Ambassador Darci Vetter on international trade
Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Briefing on Tuesday, May 24
Indianapolis, IN
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Steve Haro on international trade
Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
Briefing on Thursday, June 2
Wilmington, DE
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

CONFERENCE CALLS & WEBINARS

Sylvia M. Burwell on healthcare costs
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Conference call on Thursday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
> Register here: http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/hhs-call-RSVP-yes