Subject: Upcoming Events from Business Forward
From: "Nadia Mulji, BusinessFwd.org" <[email-masked]>
To: Jordan Kaplan <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:32:26 +0000

April 25, 2016

Good morning, 

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

Please join us this Thursday at 12:00 p.m. for a member briefing with the senior business liaison directors at the White House, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the U.S. Department of Commerce to discuss business engagement opportunities. 

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

Best,
Nadia

MEMBER EVENTS

Member briefing with Senior Administration Business Liaison Directors
Rob Diamond, The White House; Diana Doukas, White House Business Council; Meredith Olafson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Ashley Jones, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Andrea Dhamer, U.S. Department of Commerce
Member briefing on Thursday, April 28 at 12:00 p.m.
Nuclear Energy Institute, 1201 F Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004
> Register here: http://action.businessfwd.org/page/s/member-briefing-with-senior-business-liaisons-directors

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
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

LOCAL EVENTS

Fred P. Hochberg on international trade
Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Briefing on Thursday, April 28
Providence, RI
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Fred P. Hochberg on international trade 
Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Briefing on Monday, May 2
Salt Lake City, UT
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Fred P. Hochberg on international trade 
Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Briefing on Monday, May 23
Dallas, TX
> 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]

CONFERENCE CALLS & WEBINARS

Mark Walsh on access to capital for small businesses
Associate Administrator for Investment and Innovation, Small Business Administration
Conference call on Tuesday, April 26 at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick and Edward Keon on the 1Q2016 GDP estimate
Chief Economist, Economics & Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Managing Director, Prudential Financial
Conference call on Thursday, April 28 
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Sylvia M. Burwell on healthcare costs
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Conference call on Wednesday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
> Email for more information: [email-masked]

Mark McCall on clean energy financing
Executive Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Conference call on Tuesday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT
> Email for more information: [email-masked]