Beyond Recovery: Talent, Capital and the Future of New Orleans

Join Next American City, The New Orleans Lens and Transforma for a powerful panel conversation about the state of New Orleans four-and-a-half years after Hurricane Katrina. How has outside talent and capital transformed the city’s demographics, culture and physical state? The panel will also discuss what steps New Orleans is already taking to become a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable city. A subscriber-only reception with light refreshments will follow at Loa, across the street (221 Camp Street).

Opening Keynote, Adolfo Carrion, Director of White House Office of Urban Affairs

Jed Horne, Times-Picayune (moderator)
Ellen Lee, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Charles Allen, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
Will Bradshaw, Green Coast Enterprises
With additional panelists to come

The panel venue accommodates 150 people. [email]RSVP@americancity.org[/email] to reserve your spot.

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