FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized Millennial expert Meg Jay, clinical psychologist and author of New York Times bestseller "The Defining Decade," will be the keynote speaker at the first Millennial Success Conference to be held on Nov. 15 at George Mason University, sponsored by GenFKD, the national financial knowledge development campaign.
Dr. Jay will lead more than a dozen entrepreneurs, thought leaders and academics in a cross-generational dialogue about the economic and financial hurdles facing Millennials today. The conference will be co-hosted by the George Mason University Economics Society and is open to all college students nationwide.
"Through GenFKD's Millennial Success Conference, we hope to inspire real change in the way that young people deal with their economic realities," said Spencer Dukoff, GenFKD's Outreach Coordinator. "We explain complex financial and economic concepts in a language that today's Millennials can put into action."
GenFKD, which stands for "Generational Financial Knowledge Development," is the inaugural campaign of the nonprofit organization Young America. The campaign aims to educate college students and recent graduates about economic policy and financial literacy to help them navigate today's job market and better understand and react to the economic issues that affect them every day.
"We've designed this conference to complement our nationwide outreach efforts," added Young America Executive Director Jesse Jacobs. "GenFKD maintains a campus presence on five campuses in Virginia and more than 20 others across the nation. We're proud to hold our inaugural conference near our nation's capital at such a crucial point in the national economic policy debate."
"The conference mission is to provide both an online and offline forum to discuss and tackle the looming economic and fiscal problems that young job seekers face," said Dukoff. "We're facing unprecedented challenges created by short-term, stopgap solutions proposed and executed by the generations that preceded us. We are inviting all voices to the table with the objective of developing and promoting policies to ensure our generation does indeed lead lives as or more successful and fulfilling than our parents."
Other confirmed conference speakers include:
- Kyle Byrd and Bill Shuey, founders, Amber
- Lane Farrell, director of network development, Common Sense Action
- Omar Soliman, co-founder, College Hunks Hauling Junk
- Carrie Sheffield, fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Forbes contributor
- David Pattinson, founder, dpaf
- Adam Zuckerman, co-founder, Fosterly
- Chris Duffus, founder, LEAF Savings
- Laurence Moskowitz, CEO and co-founder, Lumentus
- Elizabeth Plank, senior editor at Mic and MSNBC contributor
- Gabrielle Jackson, founder, The Millennial Solution
- Danny and Kyle Nardo, founders, Nardo's Natural
- Spencer Carnes, Colorado student representative, No Labels
- David DesRosiers, publisher, RealClearPolitics
- Zack Huhn, founder, Student Intern Network
Panel topics include "Past, Present and Future of Entrepreneurship," "The Role of Higher Ed and Success in the Workplace," and "Redefining the Millennial Stereotype," among others.
GenFKD encourages students and recent graduates, policymakers, higher education administration, faculty and staff to register for free and secure their spot now at the Millennial Success Conference event page (http://bit.ly/successcon). News media are encouraged to apply for VIP press passes, which will include special access to speakers and panelists for interviews. Entrepreneurs, hiring managers, recruiters, potential sponsors and others interested in exhibiting to conference-goers are welcome to inquire about how to participate.
Please register at www.GenFKD.com/successcon2014 to receive conference updates in the weeks ahead and join the conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GenFKD) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/GenFKD) or contact Spencer Dukoff (spencer@genfkd.com or 917-409-5961 for more information).
SOURCE Young America
