First Lady of the United States Jill Biden
ATLANTIC CITY – The First Lady and the nation’s governors will meet for the National Governors Association Annual Meeting Wednesday through Friday, July 12-14 at Hard Rock Casino Hotel, 1000 Boardwalk. Governors from across the U.S. will join federal officials, business leaders, academia and philanthropy for bipartisan conversations around top issues in their states, commonwealths and territories.
NGA Chairman New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will lead a plenary session Thursday on his NGA Chair’s Initiative: Strengthening Youth Mental Health. At the meeting, Murphy will unveil Strengthening Mental Health: A Governor’s Playbook, a resource that governors, states and policymakers can use to take actionable steps to address youth mental health challenges. The playbook has been developed over the past year through a series of roundtable events held across the country with mental health leaders.
First Lady of the United State Dr. Jill Biden will meet with governors and first spouses to highlight the importance of investing in workforce training programs that are preparing high school and community college students for good paying jobs.
NGA Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force Co-Chairs Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott will lead a policy discussion on preparing for and responding to concurrent crises with Juliette Kayyman, who provides international security at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt will lead a policy roundtable on how governors can accelerate infrastructure projects with industry leaders from Exelon, Verizon and National Grid New England.
On Friday, incoming NGA Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox will lead a final plenary session to introduce his 2023-2024 NGA Chair’s Initiative. Following the session, Murphy, Cox and incoming NGA Vice Chairman Colorado Gov. Jared Polis will hold a press conference with credentialed media.
