Florida Priorities 2019 Florida Priorities 2019

University of Miami

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.

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.

FLORIDA PRIORITIES SUMMIT

SPONSORS

Donna E. Shalala Student Center

event location

CONTACT

cdubose@mcclatchydc.com

Cynthia DuBose

for speakers

slarrieu@miamiherald.com

SILVIA larrieu

for SPONSORS

EXECUTIVE SERIES

EXECUTIVE SERIES SPONSOR

[ November 19, 2019 ]

HOSTED BY

LEADER

University of Miami

Donna E. Shalala Student Center 1330 Miller Drive Miami, FL 33146

WHeRE TO STAY

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.

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.

Additional questions: eventinfo@miamiherald.com

AGENDA

SPEAKERS

Gaston Cantens

Vice President, Florida Crystals

additional SPEAKERS to be announced

Nikki Fried

Ann-Marie Wong, M.D

Medical Marijuana Physician

Sen. Anitere Flores

District 39

Alberto Carvalho

Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Martha Saunders

President, University of West Florida

Dan Gelber

Mayor of Miami Beach

Mark Vitner

Managing Director & Senior Economist, Wells Fargo

Francis Suarez

Mayor of Miami

Eric Eikenberg

CEO, Everglades Foundation

READ THE SERIES

Agriculture Commissioner

Melissa Medina

President, eMerge Americas

Richard Florida

Visiting Fellow at Florida International University, Miami Urban Future Initiative

Erin Caputo

Elementary School Teacher, Sunset Elementary

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.

slarrieu@miamiherald.com

SILVIA larrieu

for SPONSORS

cdooley@mcclatchy.com

Additional questions: eventinfo@miamiherald.com

CHRISTINE DOOLEY

for speakers

Contact

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.

WHERE TO STAY

Donna E. Shalala Student Center 1330 Miller Drive Miami, FL 33146

University of Miami

Donna E. Shalala Student Center

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, 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.

LEADER

EXECUTIVE SERIES

SPONSORS

8:00am

WELCOME

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

8:45am

Review of Influencer Series Recommendations

WHAT FLORIDA WANTS

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

9:45am

What 2018 means for 2019 and 2020

ELECTION SHAKEOUT

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

9:00am

What Florida 2000 Tells us about Florida 2018

RECOUNT 2018

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

10:30am

Keeping Florida Safe from Gun Violence

PRIORITY | GUNS

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

11:10am

Continue the conversation and gather for lunch by topics with our influencers and panelists

LUNCH CONVERSATIONS

12:00pm

Smart Cities: Innovative Travel, 5G, and the Political Drive to Make It Happen

PRIORITY | TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

CONCURRENT SESSION (MAIN STAGE)

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

1:15pm

Raising the Bar for All

PRIORITY | EDUCATION

CONCURRENT SESSION (MAIN STAGE)

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

Innovation in Access

PRIORITY | HEALTH CARE

CONCURRENT SESSION (WEST BALLROOM)

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

2:10pm

CLOSING REMARKS

Tom Hudson, Vice President of News, WLRN Alexandra Villoch, President & Publisher, Miami Herald Media Company and McClatchy’s East Region Publisher

2:50pm

Threats and Resilience: Sea Level Rise, Red Tide, and Lake O

PRIORITY | ENVIRONMENT

CONCURRENT SESSION (WEST BALLROOM)

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

REGISTRATION, NETWORKING & BREAKFAST

COMPLETE AGENDA, ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS & SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

agenda

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.

FLORIDA PRIORITIES SUMMIT

AGENDA

[ November 14, 2018 ]

University of Miami

EXECUTIVE SERIES sponsor

More about the Florida Influencer Series

2019 influencers

Hear key recommendations and add your voice to the conversation with leading Floridians including:

Nikki Fried, Agriculture Commissioner Richard Florida, Urbanist Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools Senator Anitere Flores

More about the Florida Influencer Series

Hear key recommendations and add your voice to the conversation with leading Floridians including:

Participants

additional participants to be announced

LEADER

THOUGHT LEADER

LUNCH

12:00 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

What does K-12 education look like in 10 years?

Education

PRIORITY

10:30 AM

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

What are the moves Florida needs to make to not stifle growth?

Environment

PRIORITY

9:15 AM

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

WELCOME REMARKS

8:45 AM

AGENDA

INFLUENCER REPORT

9:00 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

How does Florida keep growing as the rest of the country slows down?

ECONOMY

PRIORITY

11:15 AM

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

Is cannabis in health care an economic boom in Florida?

HEALTH CARE

PRIORITY

1:00 PM

Moderator: Mary Ellen Klas, Miami Herald, Tallahassee Bureau Chief Francis Suarez, Mayor, Miami Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., District 36

Does Florida need a state-wide transportation plan?

TRANSPORTATION

PRIORITY

2:15 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

3:00 PM

Matt Ginder

Senior Counsel, Cannabis Law Practice Group, Greenspoon Marder

Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr.

District 36

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

How do we balance the mass transit necessities in urban areas vs the road/automobile requirements in outlying regions?

TRANSPORTATION

PRIORITY

10:30 am

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

How do we balance the housing needs of working-class and impoverished Californians with suburban communities striving to maintain their character and other priorities

HOUSING

PRIORITY

9:30 am

Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor, McClatchy & Executive Editor, Sacramento Bee

WELCOME REMARKS

9:00 am

CLOSING REMARKS

11:15 am

REGISTRATION

8:00 am

AGENDA

What does K-12 education look like in 10 years?

EDUCATION

PRIORITY

10:30 am

CLOSING REMARKS

11:15 am

How does Florida keep growing as the rest of the country slows down?

ECONOMY

PRIORITY

11:15 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

Is cannabis in healthcare an economic boom in Florida?

HEALTHCARE

PRIORITY

1:00 PM

Keynote: Leonard Pitts Jr.

Creating the World We Want to See

Is cannabis in health care an economic boom in Florida?

Julie Wraithmell

Executive Director, Florida Audubon