PLENARY SESSIONS
Monday, June 29
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Rising Stronger: Preparing for a Post-Pandemic Workforce
This session will feature a panel of experts and thought leaders and will examine the challenges and opportunities facing our workforce development community. Panelists will examine the data and strategies that represent the vital interests of those working at the intersection of workforce and economic development.
Moderator :
Joe Reagan, Founder and CEO, One Stone Development Company and former CEO of St. Louis Regional Chamber
Panelists :
Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development, Birmingham Alabama
Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and former Managing Director at BlockRock
Matt Sigelman, CEO, Burning Glass Technologies
Laurie Moran Award Presentation
Award Winners: Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Workforce Development Board and Vegas Chamber
Chair Award
Award Winner: Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board, Inc
Tuesday, June 30
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 pm
The Global Economy’s Impact on the Talent Marketplace
The job market has fundamentally shifted across the globe and it is changing how and why individuals work. Through the rise of technology and globalization, competition among workers has become fiercer. The jobs of the future will require a hybrid set of skills from a variety of subject areas that will change several times over during our careers. Knowledge and skills required for specific jobs can now be applied across a broader spectrum of occupations. In addition, workers expect to be able to learn on-demand, getting the skills and knowledge they need in that moment, to be able to apply it as soon as possible. What will the jobs of the future require and how can and should the workforce development system prepare for and respond to the changing dynamics?
Keynote : His Excellency, Jacques Pitteloud, Swiss Ambassador to the United States
Switzerland is recognized as a leader in preparing its citizens for an evolving workplace. Through its partnerships with industry to provide career information, its focus on apprenticeships and ensuring the training all its citizens receive is relevant to the workplace today, the country has the lowest youth unemployment and an economy that is a result of comprehensive and relevant employment. The United States has partnered with the Swiss workforce development system to learn and share what works and how the countries collaborate to build strong personal and country economic growth.
Industry Panel Perspectives
The job market has fundamentally shifted across the globe and it is changing how and why individuals work. Through the rise of technology and globalization, competition among workers has become fiercer. The jobs of the future will require a hybrid set of skills from a variety of subject areas that will change several times over during our careers. Knowledge and skills required for specific jobs can now be applied across a broader spectrum of occupations. In addition, workers expect to be able to learn on-demand, getting the skills and knowledge they need in that moment, to be able to apply it as soon as possible. What will the jobs of the future require and how can and should the workforce development system prepare for and respond to the changing dynamics?
Panelists :
Charles Eaton, CEO of Creating IT Futures,CompTIA
Jeff Henriksen, Executive Director, Communications & MarketingSheet Metal, Air Conditioning Contractors
Adam Lukoskie, Vice President, National Retail Federation Foundation
Roger Tadajewski, Executive Director, National Coalition of Certification Centers
Trailblazer Award Presentation
Award Winner: Spokane Workforce Council
W.O. Lawton Award
Award Winner: Workforce Solutions South Plains
Wednesday, July 1
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Federal Workforce Policies
Panel of Assistant Secretaries from U.S. Departments of Labor, Education and Health and Human will share their agencies’ priorities and plans and how they are collaborating.
Congressional Excellence in Workforce Award
This award recognizes Members of Congress who have demonstrated a commitment to workforce development through advancing legislation for workforce development boards and their regional workforce development systems.
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