SUNY Levin Institute's New York in the World Initiative co-sponsored by The Rockefeller Institute of Government hosted a public forum in Albany on November 4th. Featuring the report "New York in the World: The Impact of the Global Economy on New York State and City"

Speakers included:
Nancy L. Zimpher
Chancellor, The State University of New York

Garrick Utley
President, SUNY Levin Institute

Jonathan Bowles
Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future

Susan Arbetter
Capitol Correspondent, WCNY

Hather Briccetti
Acting President of the Business Council of New York State

Donald Siegel, Dean of the University at Albany's School of Business.

On Wednesday April 22nd, 2009, The Levin Institute and The New York Academy of Sciences co-hosted a panel discussion “Innovation in Media: When Global Meets Digital” as part of the Innovate New York series. The panel included Betsy Morgan, CEO of The Huffington Post, among others. In this post, Ms. Morgan discusses the Huffington Post's strategy on the aggregation of local news.