Event Information & Agenda

Thursday, March 30 to Friday, March 31, 2017
The Standard Club
320 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, Illinois 60604

The Municipal CFO Forum is an initiative by Harris Public Policy at the University of Chicago and the City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor to support policy dialogue and create a peer-learning network of CFOs from the largest cities in the United States. 


REMINDERS:

  • Please book hotel rooms by February 28 to receive the CFO Forum rate. More information may be found here. 
  • Please submit your photo and short bio by March 17, 2017 to harris-events@uchicago.edu so that we may include your information on the attendee page of this website.

2017 Agenda
 

Download the 2017 schedule here.
 

<< Thursday, March 30, 2017 >>


Closed Door Session
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Continental Room, 3rd Floor Mezzanine
Standard Club
320 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604

CFOs will meet with Carole Brown to discuss areas of interest.


Welcome Reception & Dinner
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Swift and Sons
1000 West Fulton Market
Chicago, IL 60607

Shuttles will be provided to and from the Standard Club to the restaurant.

Remarks by:

Mike Belsky
Senior Fellow and Executive Director, Center for Municipal Finance
Harris Public Policy, The University of Chicago

Carole Brown
Chief Financial Officer
City of Chicago 

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<< Friday, March 31, 2017 >>

8:30 am – 3:00 p.m.
All activities held at the Standard Club
320 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604

Breakfast Buffet & Speaker
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Grill Room, 2nd Floor
This is a joint session with the municipal CIOs from around the country.

Financing Smart Cities
Joshua New
Policy Analyst, Center for Data Innovation

CFO Group Photo
10:10  a.m.
Living Room, 2nd floor

Panel Discussion
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Living Room, 2nd floor

Impacts of the Sharing Economy on Cities

Panelists:

Alder Maurice Cheeks, City of Madison Council, District 10

Michael O'Neal, Airbnb Public Policy Team

Lisa Schrader, Director of Public Affairs, Uber

Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman, Denver City Council, District 5

Moderator:
Brooks Rainwater
Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions
National League of Cities

 

Lunch & Speaker
12:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Living Room, 2nd floor

Cities and the Trump Administration

Annette Steinacker
Associate Professor, Masters of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Program, Loyola University
 

Breakout Session and Wrap Up
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Room 2/3, 4th Floor

CFOs will meet to discuss topics of interest.

Carole Brown
Chief Financial Officer
City of Chicago