CASH Conference: exploring basic income in a changing economy
The Economic Security Project invites you to our first ever CASH Conference this fall in San Francisco. We will meet at the historic Old Mint, a building that once housed a third of our nation’s wealth, to reimagine what an economy built on the well-being of everyone could look like. We want to redefine what ‘work’ means and explore how a basic income could provide economic stability to Americans and fundamentally change society. We’ll talk to experts about the evidence for unconditional cash, examine why a basic income may be our best shot at alleviating poverty, surface the history of a guaranteed income in the fight for civil rights, and look at the kind of societal shifts automation could bring. We are bringing together artists, academics, activists and curious newcomers for a day of challenging conversations as we forge ahead towards a more secure future, and we want you there.
Can’t get the day off of work for the conference? Join us after 6:00pm for an evening of cocktails in the vaults, art activations from the Museum of Capitalism, and soon to be announced guests you won’t want to miss!
This event is free and you can register here.
Thursday, October 19th
The San Francisco Mint, 88 5th Street, San Francisco
- 10:00am-11:15am
Opening Remarks -Economic Security Project Co-chairs Natalie Foster, Dorian Warren, and Chris Hughes
Our Automated Future— Andrew Stern author of Raising the Floor, Tim Hwang Director of Ethics and Governance of AI Fund, Natalie Foster, moderated by Alexis Madrigal
Oakland Dispatch -Elizabeth Rhodes, Basic Income Research Director at Y-Combinator - 11:30am-1:00pm
Evidence for Cash -Aisha Nyandoro CEO Springboard to Opportunity, Joe Huston CFO of Give Directly, in conversation with Annie Lowrey
Politics and a Path Forward -Hawaii State Representative Chris Lee, Alaska State Senator Bill Wielechowski, Joseph Sanberg Founder of Golden State Opportunity Foundation, moderated by Felicia Wong - Lunch
- 2:00pm- 3:30pm
Trampoline to Opportunity: Cash and Entrepreneurship - Mariah Lichtenstern Founding Partner Diverse City Ventures, José Quiñonez Founder of Mission Asset Fund, Sam Lessin Partner at Slow Ventures, facilitated by Roy Bahat Head of BloombergBeta
This is your brain on the future- Jane McGonigal
A frank conversation about money-Chris Hughes in conversation with Death Sex & Money’s Anna Sale - 3:45pm-5:00pm
Economic Justice & Racial Justice -Saket Soni Director of The National Guestworker Alliance, Anne Price President of Insight Center for Community Economic Development, in conversation with Dorian Warren
Stand Up for Economic Security -presentations by Peter Barnes Author of With Liberty and Dividends for All, Marina Gorbis ED of the Institute of the Future, Almaz Zelleke Professor of Political Science at NYU Shanghai, Damareo Cooper Director of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative - 6:00pm- 9:00pm
Art in the Vaults — art about the economy from Yetunde Olagbaju, Erica Dixon, Brittany M. Powell, and The Museum of Capitalism - 7:00pm- 8:00pm
Baratunde Thurston hosts an evening with appearances by Scott Santens, Natalie Foster, Dorian Warren, Chris Hughes, and Vinitha Watson, culminating in a one-on-one conversation with Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs - 8:00pm- 9:00pm
Live music from Sol Development
*event is free with registration and entrance is first come, first serve
*venue is wheelchair accesible; please contact us with any accessibility concerns
