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Pathways into City Leadership: Shaping the Future of Communities
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Thursday, January 29

Pathways into City Leadership: Shaping the Future of Communities

Panelists will reflect on their career journeys inside and beyond city hall and offer practical advice for Harvard alumni and current students who are interested in shaping more effective, equitable, and innovative cities.

Bloomberg Center for Cities, Taubman Third Floor, Harvard Kennedy School

6:00 p.m.

Building Resilient Workforces Through Place-Based Economic Policy

Thursday, February 19

Building Resilient Workforces Through Place-Based Economic Policy

As jobs are created, transformed, and displaced—often accelerated by AI—cities face urgent choices about how to address economic distress and build resilient, productive workforces. Gordon Hanson of Harvard Kennedy School will share insights from his latest research and discuss how cities can redesign budgets and implement countercyclical workforce policies.

Bloomberg Center for Cities, Taubman Third Floor, Harvard Kennedy School

12:00 p.m.

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