The Penn Institute for Urban Research will host the discussion, "Urban Fiscal Stability and Public Pensions: Sustainability Going Forward," from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at the University of Pennsylvania's Van Pelt Library, sixth-floor pavilion, in Philadelphia.
Featured speakers at the free, public event include former New York Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch; Wharton School finance professor Robert Inman; Philadelphia city finance director Rob Dubow; Stanford University finance professor Joshua Rauh; Standard & Poor's managing director Robin Prunty; Chapman Strategic Advisors managing director James Spiotto; and University of Minnesota law professor Amy Monahan.
According to a Penn Institute statement, they will consider the complex fiscal challenges cities face, focusing on such legacy issues as pension funding and strategies that will support financial sustainability.
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