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City & State will convene leaders in government, public policy, and the industry to discuss labor relations and its effect on public projects in New York. This comprehensive conference will examine policy and political developments as they affect working people, the domestic and global economy and labor markets, and the full range of issues that bear on the social and cultural life of workers and working-class communities. Join over 250 industry professionals, policymakers from state, regional, and local government; union leaders, representatives of environmental and consumer groups, and sponsors of proposed public projects. If you are involved in NY’s labor relations and/or infrastructure discussion this is a must-attend event.

AGENDA

8:00 am                Registration & Networking Breakfast 

8:45 am                Keynote Address by Robert Asaro-Angelo, Eastern Regional Representative, United States Department of Labor

9:15 am                Panel: Changing Rules of Labor

Federal, state, and city labor rules have undertaken a lot of changes in recent years, from new regulations on the use of interns, to how employers classify employees, to increasing minimum wages, to the implementation of paid sick leave or family leave. All of this collectively has altered the way we think about workers and also forced businesses to make many structural changes. With so much of New York’s growth and development based on workers from labor unions, we look at best practices to tackle this new world, and what changes may be coming in the future.

Speakers:

• Nick Powell, Opinion Editor, City & State / NY Slant (Moderator)
• Holly C. O’Brien, Administrator, Region 1, US Department Of Labor/ETA
• Pico Ben-Amotz, General Counsel, New York State Department of Labor
• Lorelei Salas, Commissioner, Department of Consumer Affairs

10:15 am              Panel: How Business and Labor Can Work Together

This discussion will address the process of coalition building and idea exchange regarding the current state of infrastructure in New York State. The panel will look for shared views among policy makers, union leaders, representatives of environmental and consumer groups, and sponsors of proposed public projects to evaluate these projects and how to improve our state’s infrastructure in order to create good jobs, improve the safety and sustainability of our communities and grow New York’s economy.

Speakers:

• Edward Ott, Distinguished Lecturer in Labor Studies, Murphy Institute at CUNY (moderator)
• Phil Boyle, New York State Senate Committee- Commerce, Economic Development & Small Business
• I. Daneek Miller, Chairman, New York City Council Labor Committee

11:00 am              Panel: Public-Private Partnerships

City & State convenes top experts and officials for a discussion on public-private partnerships and their impact on the state. It will address streamlining with a variety ofapproaches including: affordable housing task forces, operating support collaboratives,developer, program-based and public sector-partnerships..

• Rasmia Kirmani-Frye, Director, Office of Public/Private Partnerships, New York City Housing Authority (Moderator)
• Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
• Christine Flaherty, Associate Commissioner of Client Programs, NYC Department of Design and Construction Public Buildings Division
• Lorraine Grillo, President & Chief Executive Officer, New York City School Construction Authority
• Husam Ahmad, Chairman & CEO, HAKS

For more information on programming and speaking opportunities, please contact Lissa Blake at lblake@cityandstateny.com or call 646-517-2741.

Are you an Insider? RSVP to insider@cityandstateny.com to attend for free!

Members of the press are invited to attend. Please contact Jenny Wu at jwu@cityandstateny.com for details.

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