Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio Speaking Topics

• Decision 2024: Analyzing the Impact of the Election on America's Future

  One thing is for sure: Our upcoming national election will be a pivotal moment in American history, and its ramifications will shape our political landscape for years to come. In this talk, Bill de Blasio, former mayor of New York City, dives into the electoral landscape, from what it means for everything from civil rights to climate change to healthcare to economic, educational and cultural issues to how a second Trump term or the election of Kamala Harris will affect us all. The choices we make today will shape our future. Bill will keep you informed by unpacking the outcomes and the impact on America’s future.

• Confronting the Climate Crisis

  When former Mayor Bill de Blasio took office in 2014, the city of New York was still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The unprecedented storm caused an estimated $19 billion in damages, 44 deaths and thousands of New Yorkers displaced from their homes. For de Blasio, it was confirmation that sweeping actions needed to be taken to address the climate crisis. The outcome was one of the most extensive bills to reduce our carbon footprint ever passed—the Climate Mobilization Act. It made New York City a global leader when it comes to fighting climate change. In this talk, de Blasio shares how New York is attacking global warming with its “Green New Deal” with real examples of how the city is reducing carbon emissions. And how you can get involved on the local level, too. “We have to go further than we ever thought we could and we have to do it faster than we ever thought we would,” he says. “This is no longer an option. This must be done.

Proven Leadership Principles in Times of Adversity

His official title may not have been CEO but the former Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, definitely had the responsibility of one. As the city’s top leader, he managed approximately 400,000 public employees, had an operating budget of $100 billion and led the largest public health system in the country. That, by itself, would be enough. But he also had to lead his 9 million residents through one of the biggest challenges his city ever experienced when New York became the epicenter of the pandemic. And yet, he persevered—turning New York into one of the safest cities around. In this talk, de Blasio shares his leadership strategies and tips to achieve the seemingly impossible and real-life lessons in pushing through incredibly difficult challenges for any organization. From mission sensibility to decision-making and consensus building to crisis management to communication and strategy, as well as giving back, you’ll learn what it takes to be someone who gets things done and how to become a leader others will follow in good times and bad.

The Social Determinants of Health & How to Fight the Inequities

If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us is that our healthcare system is not equitable. Those marginalized do not receive the same care or access. That’s one thing that former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to fix and he did just that. In 2019, the mayor launched NYC CARE, the largest, most comprehensive plan in the nation with a goal to guarantee healthcare for every New Yorker. The plan serves hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers without insurance by strengthening the city’s public health insurance option and guaranteeing anyone ineligible for insurance—including undocumented New Yorkers—has direct access to physicians, pharmacies and mental health and substance abuse services. Sharing very human stories, de Blasio shows how New York City overcame huge barriers to put this unprecedented approach into action. He also provides the tools he and his team developed during COVID and how they can and should be applied moving forward in healthcare delivery. It’s a major step in making healthcare more equitable and a model for everyone to follow.

The Future of Healthcare Delivery

As Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio led the largest public health system in the country at a time of one of the biggest healthcare crises to hit the world in 100 years. What he soon learned during the pandemic is that our healthcare systems are not set up to get critical health information and treatment to those who needed it the most. In this talk, de Blasio discusses solutions to fix this problem and the tools that are necessary, from new advances in telemedicine to using a public information approach to getting the private and public sectors to work together to address the disparities and needs for healthcare in the future.