Creating Social Change Through Public-Private Partnerships Tue., November 02, 2021 | 9:00 AM — 1:00 PM Keller Center 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Sponsored By: UChicago Urban Labs The University of Chicago Urban Labs and Harris School of Public Policy are pleased to invite you to an event exploring how a new, more action-oriented social science can help solve social problems by partnering with government agencies, NGOs and private-sector firms. This conference will discuss the opportunities and challenges of this approach through conversations with policymakers, practitioners and their ‘policy lab’ partners at leading universities across the country such as Harvard, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Northwestern, Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, and University of Notre Dame. The conference will be a hybrid event, taking place in person at the University of Chicago and streaming virtually. Featuring: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (Invited) Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago Valerie Jarrett, CEO and Member of the Board, Barack Obama Foundation Date & Time: November 1, 1:00pm – 5:30pm CT November 2, 9:00am – 1:00pm CT Conference Agenda Speaker Bios Recent News More news University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Launch New Pathbreaking Master’s Program in Climate and Energy Policy Tue., July 08, 2025 Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025
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