Friday, October 4, 2019

Cowles Auditorium

Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Program

Minnesota is one of the country’s leaders in participation of eligible voters. What role does Minnesota’s vibrant culture of corporate responsibility play in our engaged citizenry? How does civic engagement benefit a company's bottom line? And how can Secretaries of State partner with companies to enhance nonpartisan efforts to increase voter participation? Researchers at Harvard University collaborated with several Minnesota businesses as part of an investigation of civic engagement and recently released the report, Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout. We will explore these questions and more with our panel.

Welcome

Doug Loon, President, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Civic Responsibility Report Highlights

Ashley Spillane, co-author of Harvard case study Civic Responsibility: The Power of Companies to Increase Voter Turnout and President, Impactual, LLC

Panel Discussion

Isaac Reyes, Vice President of Government Affairs, Target

Craig Samitt, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State

Ashley Spillane, President, Impactual, LLC

Lee Schafer, moderator and Columnist, Star Tribune Closing

Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State and President, National Association of Secretaries of State