President Farmbry, who made his remarks during a local morning news program, says Guilford Dialogues will bring together local leaders to find solutions to economic inclusion.
President Kyle Farmbry says local institutions can have a major impact on economic inclusion in the Piedmont Triad and hopes next month’s Guilford Dialogues will lead to actions that benefit everyone.
“We want to have some conversations over what different institutions – banks, new businesses, chambers of commerce, cities, etc. – can do to enhance the economic opportunity for all residents,” says Kyle.
Kyle made his remarks Friday, May 10, during a FOX 8 Morning News interview about the upcoming Guilford Dialogues, a two-day conference at the College.
“We want people to come to Guilford Dialogues to help us solve problems, and we want to be able to walk out of the Dialogues with some concrete things that members of our communities can do to really work on this critical issue.”
Kyle said economic inclusion is an issue that extends beyond the Piedmont Triad. “It affects not only those of us in the Triad,” he says. “Economic inclusion is really a national issue … in some ways, it's a global issue. It’s a problem that needs to be solved and that needs to be talked about.”
The third Guilford Dialogues takes place June 6-7 on campus. Attendance is purposely being capped at between 150 and 200 to promote more discussions and less lectures, says Kyle.
The Dialogues keynote speaker on June 6 is renowned Harvard economist Raj Chetty, who has studied equality of opportunity in the United States, sharing his thoughts on economic inclusion
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