COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
Date:
October 9, 2025
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
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Event Description:
LET'S TALK ABOUT CHILD CARE:
Join business leaders, parents, policy experts, and community stakeholders as we explore solutions to one of our region's most pressing issues:
- child care access, affordability, and quality
- Working families need support to thrive
- Child care is a workforce and economic development
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Opening Keynote: Madeleine Thakur, President and CEO of The Children's Movement of Florida
- Data Meets Policy Discussion: State and Local Perspective: Dr. Herman Knopf, UF Anita Zucker Center & Mark Wilson, Florida Chamber
- Panel: Voices from the Field: Makayla Buchanan
- Local Solutions & Commitments