NYC Summit on Health & Public Safety Afternoon Agenda
WELCOME & ARRIVALS
12:30 – 1:00 PM | Registration, Networking & Light Refreshments
Guests arrive, check in, and connect with leaders from across NYC’s health, public safety, housing, education and technology sectors plus government and community outreach nonprofits and activists.
SUMMIT OPENS
1:00 – 1:10 PM | Opening Remarks and Summit Overview
Dr. Phil Polakoff, Founder, and CEO, A Healthier WE, a health equity and prevention focused nonprofit working to improve community well-being
1:10 – 1:20 PM - A Healthier WE Video Presentation
1:20 – 1:30 PM | Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
K. Bain, Founder and CEO of Community Capacity Development (CCD), a Human Justice Organization
KEYNOTE SPEAKER SESSION
1:30 – 1:45 PM | Keynote Address: Equity, Access Public Accountability
Jumaane Williams – NYC Public Advocate
Break 1:45 – 2:00 PM
HEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY: BUILDING THE NYC ECOSYSTEM
2:00 – 2:05 PM | Panel Framing
• What it means to build an integrated NYC Ecosystem
• Why health, safety, housing, education, technology and community must be interconnected
• Panel goals: insight, alignment and actionable solutions
ECOSYSTEM PANEL DISCUSSION
Panelists include Kim Henderson, MD, Morgan Stanley and Leif Haase, LWH Consulting. Moderator: Elliott Polakoff
2:05 – 3:05 PM | Cross-Sector Collaboration: Building the NYC Healthy Ecosystem
Healthcare: Scalable, cross-sector models that strengthen prevention, expand behavioral health access, advance community-based care and leverage trusted technology
Public Safety: Trust, technology, violence interruption, environmental design
Housing: Stability, supportive housing, homelessness solutions, affordability
Education: Youth development, school-community partnerships, digital literacy
Technology: Trusted tools, broadband, AI influence, data sharing, community- driven innovation
Community: Building trust, amplifying local voices, and ensuring solutions are rooted in lived experience and collective action
Each leader shares a bright spot story, a barrier to overcome, and a bold idea followed by moderated discussion
3:05 – 4:05 PM | Cross-Sector Collaborative Round Table Discussions
Facilitated Small-Group Discussions focused on:
• What is working right now
• What is missing to improve health and public safety in NYC
• Bright spot stories that can be expanded
• What NYC must do next to improve community, build more bridges, break down barriers
• Cross-sector commitments to improve health and public safety in all five boroughs
Break 4:05 – 4:10 PM
CLOSING REMARKS & COCKTAIL RECEPTION
4:10 – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks
• Key themes from the afternoon
• Immediate opportunities for collaboration
• Next steps and working groups creation
• Looking ahead: NYC and beyond
4:30 – 5:30 PM | Cocktail Networking Reception
• Hosted reception with light bites and beverages
• Informal networking with speakers, panelists and community leaders
• Sign-ups for follow-up sessions, working groups and pilot projects
Summit concludes at 5:30 PM
