CNU34 will feature over a hundred sessions, tours, and workshops featuring a diverse swath of expert practitioners across a number of fields. Below are a few of our headlining speakers that you will see this May in Northwest Arkansas.
Keynote Speakers:
We Shape Our Neighborhoods, and Our Neighborhoods Shape Our Future
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Raj ChettyDelivering the Opening Keynote on Connecting Quality of Place to Economic Opportunity Raj Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the Director of Opportunity Insights, which uses big data to study the science of economic opportunity: how we can give children from all backgrounds better chances of succeeding? Chetty’s work has been widely cited in academia, media outlets, and policy discussions in the United States and beyond. |
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Eric KlinenbergDelivering the Closing Keynoteon Measuring the Impact of Place on Social Connectivity Eric Klinenberg is a bestselling author, renowned sociologist, and Helen Gould Shepard Professor of Social Science and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. His latest book, 2020, is a “gripping, deeply moving account of a signal year in modern history.” In his previous book, Palaces for the People, Eric argues that social infrastructure, “the physical places and organizations that shape the way people interact,” is the surprisingly simple key to building a democracy that works for everyone. |