ABNY is New York City’s leading convener of civically-minded leaders.
ABNY’s events included a mix of those exclusive to ABNY Member organizations, ABNY’s Young Professional Associates, and ABNY Women Leaders, as well as those open to the general public.
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NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop discussed his experiences in government, the path to his current position, and some of SBS's ongoing initiatives.
First Deputy Comptroller Alaina Gilligo provided an inside look at the Comptroller's office. She explained how the office safeguards the city's fiscal health, roots out waste, fraud, and abuse in local governments, and ensures that municipal agencies serve the needs of all New Yorkers.
Barnard College President Sian Beilock discussed her critically acclaimed book, Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting it Right When You Have To. She showed attendees what happens to our brains when we experience performance anxiety and provided tips for how to combat it.
Commissioner James P. O'Neill highlighted the challenges in sustaining the city's historic crime reductions amid an evolving political climate and examined public safety as a responsibility shared by everyone who lives and works in the nation's safest big city.
ABNY examined the Charter Revision proposals put forth on the November ballot. Gail Benjamin, Chair of the NYC Charter Revision Commission and Carl Weisbrod, Charter Revision Commissioner and Senior Advisor of HR&A, led a discussion moderated by Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies.
Commissioner of the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), David A. Hansell, outlined the functions of ACS and the efforts to bring the child welfare system into the 21st Century.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of L&L MAG MaryAnne Gilmartin discussed her career path, her high-profile real estate projects, and her vision for NYC development.
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