A closed-door working day. Cross-sector teams
stress-test interventions against real Birmingham
data — and capture the work as it happens.
Day Two serves as the Summit’s working session, bringing together local and national leaders to
examine barriers to economic mobility, explore solutions, and develop implementation strategies.
Closed sessions between investors and
operators on what is fundable now — and what
needs to become fundable.
Working studios pair policymakers, analysts, and
place-based leaders against targeted disparity
briefs.
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Remarks from City Leadership
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM
Designing Opportunity:
Addressing Root Causes Through Policy
An exploration of the historical and systemic factors influencing economic mobility and the policy
opportunities available to address them.
10:35 AM – 12:05 PM
Problem + Root Cause
Seven concurrent sessions focused on understanding barriers to economic mobility.
12:20 PM – 1:05 PM
A Conversation on Inclusive Growth, Community Wealth, and Economic Mobility
A featured conversation exploring how cities can balance growth, investment, housing,
entrepreneurship, and community wealth building while preserving culture and expanding opportunity.
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Participants are encouraged to continue conversations and engage with partners, resource providers,
and fellow attendees.
2:40 PM – 4:10 PM
Seven concurrent sessions focused on implementation strategies, partnerships, and actionable
solutions.
Track 1
Entrepreneurship, Legacy Businesses & Ownership
Exploring strategies to support entrepreneurship, business retention, succession planning, employee
ownership, procurement, and community wealth building
Track 2
Industry Development & Workforce Alignment
Examining how employers, educators, workforce providers, and communities can align around talent
development and industry growth.
Track 3
Place-Based Development & Community Investment
Exploring how neighborhood revitalization, housing, transportation, infrastructure, and commercial
corridor development can increase economic mobility.
Track 4
Healthy Communities as Economic Infrastructure
Examining how investments in health, food access, environmental quality, and community well-being
contribute to economic opportunity.
Track 5
Building Wealth Through Capital, Ownership & Financial Inclusion
Exploring strategies that expand access to capital, strengthen financial empowerment, support
homeownership, and build community wealth.
Track 6
Policy, Systems & Civic Infrastructure
Examining policies, programs, and public systems that can remove barriers and expand access to
opportunity.
Track 7
Building a Shared Mobility Framework
Exploring shared metrics, accountability systems, data governance, and community-wide measurement
strategies.
4:20 PM – 5:15 PM
Using Data to Drive Mobility
A conversation focused on economic mobility measurement, accountability, implementation, and the
role of data in guiding policy and investment decisions.
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Connecting Day Two’s discussions and design work to Day Three’s neighborhood-based implementation
experiences.
