Lolly Bowean
Program Officer, Journalism, Ford Foundation
Lolly Bowean is listed as Program Officer, Journalism, Ford Foundation. B2DB records 5 sessions at 1 conference in 2026, most recently Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 (November 2026). Roles on record: moderator 5.
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About
Lolly Bowean is a writer, an award-winning journalist and community storyteller. She currently manages the journalism portfolio at the Ford Foundation. Before joining Ford, Lolly was a general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune for more than 15 years. She focused on urban affairs, youth culture, housing, minority communities and government relations. She wrote primarily about Chicago’s unique African-American community and the development of the Obama Presidential Center.
Sessions at 1 conference
Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 3 November 2026 – 5 November 2026
- Financing Digital Transformation at Scale: Building Smarter, More Inclusive Cities Moderator · 4 November 2026
- Financing Urban Recovery: Mykolaiv’s Path to a Resilient Future Moderator · 4 November 2026
- Thematic Keynote Moderator · 4 November 2026
- Human Cities: Real Approaches to Livability and Everyday Wellbeing Moderator · 3 November 2026
- What Makes a City Feel Like Home? Moderator · 3 November 2026