2012 Assets Learning Conference
 

Welcome to the 2012 Assets Learning Conference

As this year’s premier gathering of asset-building practitioners, funders and advocates, the 2012 Assets Learning Conference will feature four conference institutes, four plenary sessions and over 40 concurrent sessions covering the most pertinent and cutting-edge topics for the asset-building field. The conference will begin on Wednesday, September 19 with four half-day and full-day conference institutes covering a range of topics including Children’s Savings, Entrepreneurship and Policy Advocacy Strategies. Day two of the conference will feature two plenaries and four sets of concurrent sessions followed by an evening reception. The final day of the conference will include two plenaries and two sets of concurrent sessions and conclude with visits to Capitol Hill to meet with legislative staff.


Among the highlights of this year’s program are:
  • Over 40 Concurrent Sessions designed to showcase innovative strategies to help level the playing field to ensure financial access for all Americans.
  • Four all-Conference Plenary Sessions aimed at converging multiple unique perspectives and converting intriguing ideas into policy, research and programmatic action. Visit the Agenda page for a list of confirmed speakers.
  • Capitol Hill Visits, in which you can become a lobbyist for a day and meet with your local elected representatives to explain to them why asset-building measures ought to be part of the federal legislative agenda.
  • Research Forum: CFED, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have organized a research forum entitled “Ideas Into Action: An Applied Research Forum for the Assets Field.” The Research Forum will be a key feature of the ALC, structured to showcase important recent developments in academic and applied research, and to spark dialogue among researchers, policymakers, advocates and practitioners that draws out the implications of the research for their work.
Additional Conference details are being released regularly, so sign up for the latest updates here.