2010-2011

FALL TERM SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 28
The Case of the Massachusetts Film Industry

• Dan O’Connell, President, MA Competitive Partnership; former Secretary, MA Office of Housing and Economic Development and
• Peter D. Enrich, Professor of Law, Northeastern University Law School)
• Moderator: Barry Bluestone, Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy, Northeastern University

Tuesday, October 26
The Case of the MA Healthcare Connector

• Jon Kingsdale, Founding Executive Director, MA Healthcare Connector and
• Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
• Moderator: Michael Dukakis, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Northeastern University, Northeastern University

Tuesday, November 30
The Case of Broadband Access in Western Massachusetts

• Stan McGee, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, MA Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
• Paul Vasington, Director, State Public Policy, Verizon
• Moderator: Richard L. O’Bryant, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Northeastern University

SPRING TERM SCHEDULE

Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The Case of Massachusetts Fisheries

• Tundi Agardy, Director, Marine Ecosystem Services Program, Forest Trends
• Brian J. Rothschild, Montgomery Charter Professor of Marine Science and Technology
  Co-Director, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute
• Moderator: Chris Bosso, Professor and Associate Dean, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The Case of Toxic Substances

• Joel Tickner, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Robert A. Rio, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
• Moderator: Jennifer Nash, Senior Research Associate, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group, Northeastern University

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Case of Insurance Regulation

• James Pappas, Vice President for Underwriting, Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association
• Charles N. Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rogers & Gray Insurance Company
• Moderator: Nonnie Burnes, Senior University Fellow, Northeastern University

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Case of Civics Education

• Meira Levinson, Assistant Professor and Co-convener, Civic and Moral Education Initiative Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Charles Lyons, Superintendent, Shawsheen Valley Technical School District
• Moderator: John Portz, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University