Last week at the Aspen Ideas Festival...

Last week leaders of the Economic Opportunities Program participated in a change-inspiring Aspen Ideas Festival. We wanted to share with you some of the highlights.

Maureen Conway, vice president of the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Economic Opportunities Program, introduced the panel "Will Business Lead a Middle-Class Resurgence," featuring Judy Samuelson, Blair Taylor, and Sen. Mark Warner.
US Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez told stories of business owners that are helping to build an America that "works for everyone."

Maureen Conway and Joyce Klein, director of the FIELD initiative of the Economic Opportunities Program, led a session titled "Can the Economy Still Work for Ordinary Americans?"

Dan Price, the CEO of Gravity Payments, inspired audience members with his decision to set his company's minimum wage to $70,000... and to take it as his own salary.

Leaders in business and academia -- including Chet CadieuxZeynep Ton, Mark Weinberger, Tom Fanningand Dave Dillon -- discussed how good jobs can create value for workers, companies, and their customers. Zeynep Ton also spoke at "A Good Jobs Movement," introduced by John Colborn, director of the Economic Opportunities Program's Skills for America's Future.
Robin Chaseco-founder and former CEO of ZipCar, spoke about the advantages and disadvantages of the freelance, sharing economy in a session titled "The Power and Importance of Failure in Business."
Care jobs are the jobs of the future, they have to be good jobs. How do we come together andmake that happen? @aijenpoo #aspenideas


What do you think?

Will business lead a middle class resurgence? Can the economy still work for ordinary Americans? Do you know of a business that is helping to build an America that works for everyone? We want to hear from you! Tweet using #talkgoodjobs or respond to this email with your thoughts.
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The Economic Opportunities Program at the Aspen Institute promotes strategies to better the outcomes of low-income Americans struggling in the US economy. The program's three initiatives are the Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning, and Dissemination (FIELD), the Workforce Strategies Initiative (AspenWSI), and Skills for America's Future. Learn more at www.aspeninstitute.org/eop.
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