Dan Gelber
[ November 19, 2019 ]
Mark Vitner
More about the Florida Influencer Series
Moderator: Amy Driscoll, Editor, Politics and Health Policy, Miami Herald
Ann-Marie Wong, M.D, Medical Marijuana Physician
Nikki Fried, Florida Agriculture Commissioner
Matt Ginder, Senior Counsel, Cannabis Law practice group, Greenspoon Marder
PRIORITY
2019 influencers
WELCOME REMARKS
additional SPEAKERS to be announced
AGENDA
8:45am
9:00 am
10:30am
12:00 PM
Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor, McClatchy & Executive Editor, Sacramento Bee
The Florida Priorities Summit is a live journalism event from McClatchy’s Florida Newsrooms - the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and the Bradenton Herald. This event is produced with support provided by the Knight Foundation, the University of Miami and the Sayfie Review. While sponsors and partners underwrite McClatchy events, McClatchy's newsrooms have sole editorial control of all
content produced.
WHAT FLORIDA WANTS
PRIORITY
Eric Eikenberg
REGISTRATION, NETWORKING & BREAKFAST
cdubose@mcclatchydc.com
A CONVERSATION WITH:
Jeff Brandes, State Senator, Florida Senate
Kim Hart, Managing Editor, Axios
Conversation Leader
Raul Moas, Miami Program Director, Knight Foundation
Alex Buznego, Miami Market Manager,
Ford Motor Company Autonomous Vehicle Business Team
Carlos Cruz-Casas, Assistant Director of Strategic Planning,
Dept. of Transportation and Public Works, Miami-Dade County
Patrick Goddard, President & COO, Brightline
Marta Viciedo, Founding Partner, Urban Impact Lab
Senior Counsel, Cannabis Law Practice Group, Greenspoon Marder
Environment
Moderator: Tony Bizjak, Transportation Reporter, Sacramento Bee
Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar and Storage Association
Cesar Diaz, Legislative and Political Director at State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Martha Saunders
Alberto Carvalho
PRIORITY | GUNS
Donna E. Shalala
Student Center
Tom Hudson, Vice President of News, WLRN
Alexandra Villoch, President & Publisher, Miami Herald Media Company and McClatchy’s East Region Publisher
Threats and Resilience: Sea Level Rise, Red Tide, and Lake O
11:10am
9:00am
WHERE TO STAY
What does K-12 education look like in 10 years?
Donna E. Shalala Student Center
1330 Miller Drive
Miami, FL 33146
How does Florida keep growing as the rest of the country slows down?
AGENDA
CONCURRENT SESSION (MAIN STAGE)
9:00 AM
10:30 am
Donna E. Shalala Student Center
1330 Miller Drive
Miami, FL 33146
FLORIDA PRIORITIES SUMMIT
AGENDA
9:15 AM
WELCOME
ELECTION SHAKEOUT
READ THE SERIES
University of Miami
Ann-Marie Wong, M.D
Does Florida need a state-wide transportation plan?
cdooley@mcclatchy.com
How do we balance the housing needs of working-class and impoverished Californians with suburban communities striving to maintain their character and other priorities
CONCURRENT SESSION (WEST BALLROOM)
agenda
To make your reservations, please click here:
Hyatt Regency Coral Gables
50 Alhambra Plaza
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
If you need additional assistance, please contact us at 877-803-7534.
If the group rate is no longer available, prevailing rates may be offered for some or all of your dates.
11:15 am
Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr.
11:15 am
8:00 am
CONCURRENT SESSION (WEST BALLROOM)
PRIORITY
Nikki Fried,
Agriculture Commissioner
Richard Florida,
Urbanist
Alberto Carvalho,
Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools
Senator Anitere Flores
10:30 am
Moderator: Amy Driscoll, Editor, Politics and Health Policy, Miami Herald
Dr. Anne Marie Wong, Medical Marijuana Physician
Nikki Fried, Florida Agriculture Commissioner
Matt Ginder, Senior Counsel, Cannabis Law practice group, Greenspoon Marder
Register
1:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
TRANSPORTATION
HEALTHCARE
Julie Wraithmell
EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
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Is cannabis in health care an economic boom in Florida?
SILVIA larrieu
Nikki Fried
How does Florida keep growing as the rest of the country slows down?
Moderator: Mike Grunwald, Senior Writer, Politico
Gaston Cantens, Vice President, Florida Crystals
Eric Eikenberg, CEO, Everglades Foundation
Dan Gelber, Mayor, Miami Beach
Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director, Florida Audubon
PRIORITY
1:00 PM
Moderator: Dave Wilson, Senior Editor, Miami Herald
Sen. Anitere Flores, District 39
Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Erin Caputo, Elementary School Teacher, Sunset Elementary
Martha Saunders, President, University of West Florida
Creating the World We Want to See
EXECUTIVE SERIES
LUNCH CONVERSATIONS
McClatchy operates 30 media companies in 14 states, providing each of its communities with strong independent local journalism in the public interest. It publishes iconic brands including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In 2018, McClatchy launched The Influencer Series to identify key policy issues facing these states.
Francis Suarez
Elementary School Teacher, Sunset Elementary
PRIORITY
SILVIA larrieu
University of Miami
Raising the Bar for All
for speakers
RECOUNT 2018
Contact
additional participants
to be announced
SPONSORS
Sen. Anitere Flores
Richard Florida
Economy. Environment. Education. Housing. Health Care. Transportation.
Through the Florida Influencer Series, we’ve ignited a conversation among leaders, decision makers and voters.
Join us and help build a better Florida. Together we'll discuss the important policy issues that lawmakers will face in the next Legislature and discuss real solutions to recommend to Florida's elected officials. We’ll push past ideas and advance the conversation with your active participation.
This will be an inclusive and civil, dynamic gathering that challenges political assumptions and creates a shared vision for Florida.
Your voice is important. I hope you will join us.
Hear key recommendations and add your voice to the conversation with leading Floridians including:
12:00pm
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PRIORITY | TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Innovation in Access
Melissa Medina
2:10pm
CHRISTINE DOOLEY
9:45am
Gaston Cantens
EXECUTIVE SERIES sponsor
For your convenience, a block of rooms is reserved at:
The Biltmore
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Reservations can be made by calling
(855) 454-0196. Refer to Group Booking ID# 3954 and the Miami Herald room block.
Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
PRIORITY | EDUCATION
Register
Moderator: Tom Hudson, Vice President News and Special Correspondent, WLRN
Melissa Medina, President, eMerge Americas
Richard Florida, Visiting Fellow at Florida International University, Miami Urban Future Initiative
Mark Vitner, Managing Director & Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
Moderator: Dave Wilson, Senior Editor, Miami Herald
Sen. Anitere Flores, District 39
Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Erin Caputo, Elementary School Teacher, Sunset Elementary
Martha Saunders, President, University of West Florida
PRIORITY
Conversation Leader
David Smiley, Political Reporter, Miami Herald
Marc Caputo, Reporter, Politico
Michael Putney, Senior Political Reporter & Host “This Week in South Florida,” WPLG Local 10 News
Rachel Smolkin, Vice President & Executive Editor, CNN Politics
Conversation Leader
Nadege Green, Reporter, WLRN
Luther Campbell, Musician, Producer, Activist
Megan Hobson, Gun Violence Survivor
Bob McClure, James Madison Institute
Jon Mills, Counsel, Boies Schiller Flexner
President, eMerge Americas
2:50pm
CLOSING REMARKS
INFLUENCER REPORT
University of Miami
Keeping Florida Safe from Gun Violence
event location
COMPLETE AGENDA, ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS & SPEAKERS TO
BE ANNOUNCED
PRIORITY | HEALTH CARE
LEADER
Moderator: Dan Morain, Senior Editor, CalMatters
Jennifer Svec, Legislative Advocate for the California Association of Realtors
Richard Bloom, State Assemblyman (D- Los Angeles)
Carolyn Coleman, President, CA League of Cities
for SPONSORS
Moderator: Mary Ellen Klas, Miami Herald, Tallahassee Bureau Chief
Francis Suarez, Mayor, Miami
Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., District 36
Education. Transportation. Guns. Environment. Health Care.
Through the Florida Influencer Series, we’ve begun a conversation among leaders, decision makers, and voters to put a sharp focus on critical policy priorities.
Join us and help us build a better Florida. Together, we’ll share the policy lessons of the 2018 election and discuss real solutions to recommend to Florida’s newly elected officials. Through live interviews and coverage across our news and opinion platforms, we’ll push past ideas and advance the conversation with your active participation.
This will be an inclusive and civil, dynamic gathering that challenges political assumptions and creates a shared vision for Florida.
Your voice is important. We hope you
will join us.
SPONSORS
What 2018 means for 2019 and 2020
8:00am
PRIORITY
Additional questions: eventinfo@miamiherald.com
University of Miami
District 39
McClatchy operates 30 media companies in 14 states, providing each of its communities with strong independent local journalism in the public interest. It publishes iconic brands including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, and the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram. In 2018, McClatchy launched The Influencer Series to identify key policy issues facing these states.
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WELCOME REMARKS
Alexandra Villoch, President & Publisher, Miami Herald Media Company and McClatchy’s East Region Publisher
Sponsor Remarks: Brian Keeley, President & CEO, Baptist Health South Florida
Emcee: Tom Hudson, Vice President of News, WLRN
8:45 AM
Register
Vice President, Florida Crystals
Kristin Roberts, Vice President News, McClatchy
Mindy Marques, President & Publisher | Executive Editor, Miami Herald Media Company
Ana Lopez-Blazquez, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
Julio Frenk, President, University of Miami
Education
Visiting Fellow at Florida International University, Miami Urban Future Initiative
11:15 AM
READ MORE
CEO, Everglades Foundation
Mayor of Miami Beach
EXECUTIVE SERIES SPONSOR
President, University of
West Florida
Conversation Leader
Amy Driscoll, Editor, Miami Herald; part of newsroom team that covered the 2000 recount
Kendall Coffey, Attorney & Founding Member, Coffey Burlington; 2000 Gore Legal Team
Ed Pozzuoli, CEO, Tripp Scott; 2000 Bush Legal Team
Mark Seibel, Editor, Buzzfeed; Former Managing Editor, Miami Herald
LUNCH
CONTACT
District 36
What are the moves Florida needs to make to not stifle growth?
Matt Ginder
CONCURRENT SESSION (MAIN STAGE)
LEADER
A CONVERSATION WITH:
Dr. Stephen E. Davis III, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist, The Everglades Foundation
Conversation Leader
Jenny Staletovich, Environmental Reporter, Miami Herald
David Martin, President & Co-Founder, Terra
Jorge Pérez, Chairman & CEO, Related Group
Holly Raschein, State Representative, Florida House of Representatives
Marc Singer, Founding Partner, Singer Xenos Wealth Management
9:30 am
Topics at the center of our conversation
Economy | Education | Healthcare | Environment | Housing | Transportation
*Complete Agenda and Additional Discussions to be announced
Mayor of Miami
ECONOMY
Review of Influencer Series Recommendations
event location
The Florida Priorities Summit is a live journalism event from McClatchy’s Florida Newsrooms - the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and the Bradenton Herald. This event is produced with support provided by the Knight Foundation, and the University of Miami. While sponsors and partners underwrite McClatchy events, McClatchy's newsrooms have sole editorial control of all content produced.
SPEAKERS
Participants
for speakers
What Florida 2000 Tells us about Florida 2018
Cynthia DuBose
1:15pm
[ November 14, 2018 ]
slarrieu@miamiherald.com
Medical Marijuana Physician
HOUSING
Erin Caputo
Managing Director & Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
Register
EXECUTIVE SERIES
Continue the conversation and gather for lunch by topics with our influencers and panelists
Conversation Leader
Nicole Washington, Washington Education Strategies
Anitere Flores, State Senator, Florida Senate
Fedrick Ingram, President, Florida Education Association
Tracy Wilson Mourning, Founder, Honey Shine Mentoring Program
Madeline Pumariega, Chancellor, Florida College System
Conversation Leaders:
Aminda Marqués Gonzalez, Executive Editor, Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald
George Haj, Project Manager, Florida Influencer Series
Education | Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President & CEO, Children’s Services Council of Broward County
Environment | Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director, Audubon Society
Guns | Rhea Law, Chair, Florida Offices, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Transportation Infrastructure | Chris Caines, Executive Director, FIU Miami Urban Future Institute
Health Care | Victoria Kasdan, Executive Director, We Care Manatee
FLORIDA PRIORITIES SUMMIT
Additional questions: eventinfo@miamiherald.com
Conversation Leader
Amy Driscoll, Editor, Healthcare Policy, Miami Herald
Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Founder & Chair, Susan G. Komen and The Promise Fund
Dr. Gordon Chen, Chief Medical Officer, ChenMed
Bruce Rueben, President, Florida Hospital Association
Penny Shaffer, South Florida Market President, Florida Blue
Agriculture Commissioner
Smart Cities: Innovative Travel, 5G, and the Political Drive to Make It Happen
ABOUT | AGENDA | speakers | SPONSORS | LOCATION | HOTEL | CONTACT
Register
PRIORITY | EDUCATION
PRIORITY | ENVIRONMENT
PRIORITY | GUNS
PRIORITY | HEALTH CARE
PRIORITY | TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Donna E. Shalala
Student Center
HOSTED BY
More about the Florida Influencer Series
for SPONSORS
LEADER
WHeRE TO STAY
PRIORITY
11:15 AM
PRIORITY
Hear key recommendations and add your voice to the conversation with leading Floridians including:
TRANSPORTATION
How do we balance the mass transit necessities in urban areas vs the road/automobile requirements in outlying regions?
PRIORITY | ENVIRONMENT
REGISTRATION
CLOSING REMARKS
THOUGHT LEADER
CLOSING REMARKS
2:15 PM
Is cannabis in healthcare an economic boom in Florida?
Keynote: Leonard Pitts Jr.
AGENDA
PRIORITY
ECONOMY
10:30 AM
Moderator: Tom Hudson, Vice President News and Special Correspondent, WLRN
Melissa Medina, President, eMerge Americas
Richard Florida, Visiting Fellow at Florida International University, Miami Urban Future Initiative
Mark Vitner, Managing Director & Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
slarrieu@miamiherald.com
Moderator: Amy Driscoll, Editor, Politics and Health Policy, Miami Herald
Dr. Anne Marie Wong, Medical Marijuana Physician
Nikki Fried, Florida Agriculture Commissioner
Matt Ginder, Senior Counsel, Cannabis Law Practice Group, Greenspoon Marder
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Is cannabis in health care an economic boom in Florida?
What does K-12 education look like in 10 years?
3:00 PM
Executive Director,
Florida Audubon