Events – NewDEAL

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Upcoming Events

Ongoing in 2022

Democracy Project

This ongoing virtual event series highlights innovative policy and outstanding leadership at the state and local levels from leaders working to increase civic engagement, promote public service, and make it easier to participate in our democracy. Past events featured discussions on voting rights, ranked choice voting, and redistricting. Click to watch recordings of past events or to register for the next in the series.

12th Annual Leaders Conference

November 30 to December 2 | Washington D.C.

The Conference will bring together NewDEAL Leaders from across the country along with public and private sector policy innovators for three days of sharing ideas that work and exploring cutting-edge policies to build back better and break down barriers to equity.

Past Events

2022 Ideas Summit

May 23-24, 2022 | Philadelphia, PA

Returning in-person for the first time since the shutdown, our signature spring event will convene NewDEAL Leaders and thought leaders for two days of digging deep into policy solutions to protect democracy and build a robust recovery.

2021 11th Annual Leaders Conference

November 17th to 19th | Washington D.C.

The Conference will bring together NewDEAL Leaders from across the country along with public and private sector policy innovators for three days of sharing ideas that work and exploring cutting-edge policies to build back better and break down barriers to equity. We’ll also announce the winners of this year’s Ideas Challenge policy competition!

Build Back Better Series

This ongoing virtual event series tackles the unique challenges we face as a nation: the pandemic and resulting economic recession, a historic assault on our democracy and the long overdue recognition of the need to address racial inequality in our country. Previous events in the series focused on vaccination, climate change, and more. Click to watch past events or for other tools and news to explore how NewDEALers are building back better.

May 26

2021 Ideas Summit

Held virtually, we’ll gather NewDEAL Leaders and partners for our signature spring event. Keynote speakers and breakout discussions will tackle the most significant challenges and opportunities for elected officials to help their communities and our country emerge from the pandemic stronger than before. Sessions will focus on ideas for state and local leaders to deal with simultaneous crises around public health, economic opportunity, racial justice, and climate change, including their role in maximizing the impact of the American Rescue Plan to build a more equitable economy. We’ll also reflect on what has changed and what hasn’t a year after the death of George Floyd, as well as the future of our democracy in this highly polarized environment.

Dec 2-4, 2020

10th Annual Leaders Conference – Washington, DC

The Annual Leaders Conference brings together NewDEAL Leaders from across the country, along with public and private experts, thought leaders, friends, and supporters for three days of sharing ideas that work and exploring cutting-edge policies to address the challenges that face Americans today. Click for recordings of plenary sessions.

September-November 2020

Election 2020 Virtual Event Series

The NewDEAL convened a series of experts and NewDEAL Leaders to give insight on voting, election integrity, polling trends, and much more. Click for recordings and highlights.

August 17-20, 2020

NewDEAL Virtual Events during the Democratic National Convention

During the Democratic National convention, the NewDEAL will host three virtual roundtables to connect our national network of state and local elected leaders with top political, policy, and private sector leaders. We’ll be talking about climate change, renewing America, and the political road to November – click for more details about our roundtables.

Nov 28-30 2019

9th ANNUAL LEADERS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, DC

At last week’s 9th Annual Leaders Conference in Washington, DC, we met NewDEAL Leaders from across the United States, elected officials at the state and local levels that are finding practical, forward-looking solutions for the challenges of the digital age.

May 6 & 7 2019

IDEAS SUMMIT 2019 DENVER, CO

Nov 28-30 2018

8th ANNUAL LEADERS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, DC

At last week’s 8th Annual Leaders Conference in Washington, DC, we met with around 70 NewDEAL Leaders from across the United States, elected officials at the state and local levels that are finding practical, forward-looking solutions for the challenges of the digital age.

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OPPORTUNITY 2020 PRESENTED BT THIRD WAY, WINSTON FISHER, AND THE NEWDEAL COLUMBUS,OH

Members of the NewDEAL network featured prominently at Third Way’s Opportunity 2020 event in Columbus, OH last week – a gathering of leaders put on in partnership with NewDEAL and Winston Fisher. More than 25 rising state and local leaders, as well as NewDEAL leadership, participated in discussions about the economic message and agenda required from Democrats to expand opportunity across the country.

MAY 29 2018

IDEAS SUMMIT 2018 SEATTLE, WA MAY 29 2018

NewDEAL Leaders are driving the policy agenda to address climate change, as reported in coverage of the 2018 Ideas Summit, where members of the group announced a national initiative to identify and implement the most effective state and local solutions

Nov 16-17 2017

7th ANNUAL LEADERS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, DC

At last week’s 7th Annual Leaders Conference in Washington, DC, we met NewDEAL Leaders from across the United States, elected officials at the state and local levels that are finding practical, forward-looking solutions for the challenges of the digital age.

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INNOVATION TOUR PITTSBURGH, PA

Last week, NewDEAL Leaders and local community leaders came together in Pittsburgh for the latest stop on a national Innovation Tour to showcase innovative programs and partnerships that can be replicated across the country to drive prosperity for more people in the new economy. You can read about our first stop in Louisville here.

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INNOVATION TOUR LOUISVILLE, KY

Last week, NewDEAL Leaders and local community leaders came together in Louisville for the first stop on a national Innovation Tour to showcase innovative programs and partnerships that can be replicated across the country to drive prosperity for more people in the new economy.

May 30-31 2017

IDEAS SUMMIT 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

NewDEAL Leaders are driving the policy agenda to address climate change, as reported in coverage of the 2017 Ideas Summit, where members of the group announced a national initiative to identify and implement the most effective state and local solutions

Nov 30 – Dec 2 2016

6th ANNUAL LEADERS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, DC

At last week’s 6th Annual Leaders Conference in Washington, DC, we met NewDEAL Leaders from across the United States, elected officials at the state and local levels that are finding practical, forward-looking solutions for the challenges of the digital age.

JULY 29 2016

TOAST TO THE FUTURE AT THE 2016 DNC PHILADELPHIA, PA

What a whirlwind week we had in Philadelphia! NewDEAL Leaders were out in force, participating in a wide range of events and speaking at the Democratic National Convention. Check out this OZY piece that includes perspectives from a number of NewDEAL Leaders about the future of the party and the country.

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