Morning Plenary Session IV
Financial Literacy Empowerment
Video (two-part)
11:15AM - 12:30PM
It could be argued that almost no one really wants a financial literacy course, per se, no different than no one really wants a mortgage in the U.S., or a bond to purchase a home in South Africa and other parts of the world. What the latter wants is homeownership, and what the former should relate to is aspirations, hopes and life dreams. Financial literacy empowerment will explore the critical link between financial literacy, or what we call the language of money, and the realities of life such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, sending a child to school or college, and creating a life for oneself.
| Chair Honorable Jonathan Mintz Commissioner, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs United States of America |
Featured Speakers Karen Collins President and Chairman First American Homeownership Foundation United States of America Casey Cosgrove Director Canadian Center for Financial Literacy Canada Daniel Heath U.S. Alternate Executive Director International Monetary Fund United States of America William Mahlangu Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance City of Tshwane South Africa Stacey D. Stewart Executive Vice President for the Center for Community Leadership and Community Impact Leadership, United Way of America United States of America |