Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | |
11:00 a.m. | Conference registration (until 7:00 p.m.) |
2:00 p.m. | Welcome Robert Barchi, President, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Introduced by Carl Van Horn, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, and Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University |
2:15 | Business and Industry Perspectives on Workforce Policy Debbie Hart, President and CEO, BioNJ Chris Peck, Vice President, UPS Mike Wiggins, Executive Vice President (retired), Southwire Moderator: Oliver Quinn, Principal and Senior Counselor, Taft and Partners |
3:30 | Break |
3:45 | New Economic Realities Require New Policies Panel: Harry Holzer, Professor, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO Moderator: Carl Van Horn, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University |
5:30 | Networking reception Hosted by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, with James W. Hughes, Dean |
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 | |
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 | Welcome Tammy Edwards, Vice President, Public Affairs and Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
9:05 | Keynote remarks Strategic Workforce Development: Training for Employability Dennis Lockhart, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Introduced by Stuart Andreason, CED Adviser on Human Capital and Workforce Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
9:30 | Reforming Workforce Development Policies for American Workers Session Summary Panel: Larry Good, Cofounder and Chair, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Richard Hobbie, Visiting Scholar, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Former Executive Director, National Association of State Workforce Agencies William J.T. Strahan, Executive Vice President, Comcast Cable, and Chairman of the Board, Philadelphia Works Mara Swan, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Talent, ManpowerGroup Moderator: Kathy Krepcio, Executive Director, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University |
10:45 | Break |
11:00 | Concurrent sessions Session 1 Credentials, Competencies, Curriculum Reform Session Summary Panel: Maureen Conway, Vice President, The Aspen Institute Steve Crawford, Research Professor, George Washington University Institute of Public Policy James Jacobs, President, Macomb Community College, Michigan Judy Mortrude, Director, Alliance for Quality Career Pathways, Center for Law and Social Policy Moderator: Rochelle Hendricks, Secretary of Higher Education, State of New Jersey Session 2 Intelligent Workforce Development Systems Session Summary Panel: David Berman, Director of Program Management and Policy, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity Amanda Cage, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Policy, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership William Mabe, Director of Research and Evaluation, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University Moderator: Rachel Zinn, Director, Workforce Data Quality Initiative, National Skills Coalition Session 3 Workforce Policies for the Long-Term Unemployed Session Summary Panel: Emily Allen, Vice President, Income, American Association of Retired Persons Foundation Joe Carbone, President and CEO, The WorkPlace Steve Wandner, Visiting Fellow, Urban Institute Moderator: Genie Cohen, CEO, International Association of Jewish Vocational Services |
12:15 p.m. | Break |
12:30 | Lunch Video welcome by Esther George, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Introduced by Steven Shepelwich, Senior Community Development Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
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1:00 | A Governor's Perspective on Workforce Development Philip Bredesen, Former Tennessee Governor Moderator: Tammy Edwards, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
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1:45 | Break |
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2:00 | Concurrent sessions Session 4 Federal Policy: New Laws, New Opportunities Panel: Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor Earl Buford, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board Mary Alice McCarthy, Senior Policy Analyst, New America Foundation Ron Painter, CEO, National Association of Workforce Boards Moderator: Martin Simon, Director, Workforce Development, National Governors Association Session 5 Aligning Employers and Workforce Development Strategies Session Summary Panel: Burt Barnow, Amsterdam Professor of Public Service and Economics, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University Kevin Hollenbeck, Vice President, Senior Economist, and Director of Publications, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Chris King, Lecturer, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and Senior Research Scientist, Ray Marshall Center, University of Texas–Austin Moderator: Robert Giloth, Vice President, The Annie E. Casey Foundation Session 6 Workforce Policies for Disadvantaged Populations Session Summary Panel: Paul Harrington, Director, Center for Labor Markets and Policy, Drexel University Elaine Katz, Senior Vice President, Grants and Communications, Kessler Foundation William M. Rodgers, Professor and Chief Economist, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University Mala Thakur, Senior Adviser, National Youth Employment Coalition Moderator: Edwin Meléndez, Director, Hunter College Center for Puerto Rican Studies |
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3:15 | Break |
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3:45 | European Workforce Development Policies: Lessons for the United States Session Summary Panel: Kari Hadjivassiliou, Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies, United Kingdom Ellen Hansen, Former Senior Expert, International Labour Organization, Switzerland Regina Konle-Seidl, Senior Researcher, Institute for Employment Research, Germany Sebastian Patta, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Volkswagen of Chattanooga, Tennessee Moderator: Philip Murphy, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany |
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Friday, October 17, 2014 | |
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:30 | Welcome Todd Greene, Vice President and Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
8:40 | Building a Foundation for Transformative Change with Data and Research Session Summary Panel: Randall Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Richard Hendra, Senior Research Associate, MDRC Neil Ridley, Director, State Initiative, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University Moderator: Demetra Smith Nightingale, Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor |
9:45 | Break |
10:00 | What American Workers and Employers Need to Succeed Session Summary Panel: John Engler, President, Business Roundtable Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director, Freelancers Union Carl Van Horn, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University Moderator: Todd Greene, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
11:15 | Keynote remarks Eric Belsky, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Introduced by Heidi Kaplan, Senior Community Development Analyst, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
11:40 | Closing remarks Erika Ramirez, Assistant Vice President and Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
11:45 | Adjournment |