David M. Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States and President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, will discuss these and related issues at a free public program at 7 p.m., Oct. 22, at the University of Denver. The program, part of Concord’s “Fiscal Wake-Up Tour,” will also feature Isabel V. Sawhill of The Brookings Institution and Brian Riedl of The Heritage Foundation. Please spread the word about this event.

Thursday, October 22, 2009
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Cable Center at the University of Denver
2000 Buchtel Boulevard, Denver, CO 80210

Tour Registration:

Although The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour is free and open to the public, reservations are appreciated and can be made at www.payingforamerica.org.

The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour is a joint public engagement initiative by The Concord Coalition, the Brookings Institution, the Heritage Foundation, and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. For more information about the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, go to www.concordcoalition.org.

Paying for America – A Student Summit on the Fiscal Health of America

The student summit, called “Paying for America,” is being presented by the University of Denver and The Concord Coalition as part of Concord’s Fiscal Stewardship Project, which is designed to encourage public involvement around the country in planning for the nation’s economic future. The summit will give college students an opportunity to learn more about our nation’s fiscal and economic difficulties. There will be panel discussions on the causes of these problems, how they could affect the students for the rest of their lives, and potential solutions. Students from across the state have been invited, and seating is extremely limited.

Speakers:

• Robert L. Bixby, Executive Director, The Concord Coalition
• Joseph Minarik, Vice President, Committee for Economic Development
• Isabel Sawhill, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
• Brain Riedl, Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
• Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition
• William Gale, Co-Director, Tax Policy Center, The Brookings Institution
• Donald Marron, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and President, Marron Economics, LLC
• Patrick Creadon, Director of the documentary “I.O.U.S.A.”
• Heidi Gantwerk, Vice President, Viewpoint Learning
• David Burstein, Founder and Executive Director of the youth organization “18 in 08″
• Martin Serna, Deputy Executive Director, Concerned Youth of America
• David M. Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States, and President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, will give the keynote speech at lunch.

College students who would like to attend the summit can register at www.payingforamerica.org. There is no charge and seating is limited.