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Agenda Day 1: October 4, 2017 Day 2: October 5, 2017 Day 3: October 6, 2017 1 : 0 0 p . m . C o n c u r re n t S e s s i o n s Investing in Practice: Workforce Development Boards and Program Investments This session focuses on how workforce development boards are reframing challenges as opportunities. The session's topics include learning goals for the Investing in America's Workforce conference, ways to strengthen public-private-nonprofit partnerships, and methods for measuring success. Speakers Wendell Dallas, Vice President, Operations, Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas; Board Member, Georgia State Workforce Development Board Virginia Hamilton, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor Vera Krofcheck, Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Partner4Work Catherine Morse, General Counsel and Senior Director of Public Affairs, Samsung; Board Member, Workforce Solutions Capital Area Tamara Atkinson, Executive Director, Workforce Solutions Capital Area (moderator) Investing in Postsecondary Education: Institutional Needs and Opportunities The changing world of work is placing new demands on higher education to serve the needs of both students and employers. In this session, representatives from business and higher education explore ways in which postsecondary education is meeting these demands through innovative partnerships, course offerings, and investments. Speakers Karen Elzey, Associate Executive Director, Workcred Richard Rhodes, President and CEO, Austin Community College Drew Scheberle, Senior Vice President, Policy, Advocacy, Mobility, Talent, Austin Chamber of Commerce Kent Smith, President, Langston University Edison Reyes, Program Manager, Community Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (moderator) Examining CRA and Workforce Development Banks have an important role to play in workforce development—a role that was underscored in July 2016 when the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency clarified that banks may be able to meet some of their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) obligations by creating or improving access to jobs or job training for low- and moderate-income workers. This session focuses on how banks can collaborate with workforce boards, educators, and other community partners as part of the financial institutions' CRA compliance plans. Speakers: Terri Lee Bergman, Director of Research and Programs, National Association of Workforce Boards Jenae Bradford, Assistant Director of Family Advancement, CAP Tulsa Jason Keller, Economic Development Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Jennie Sparandara, Vice President, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jeanne Milliken Bonds, Regional Community Development Team Leader, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (moderator) Investing in Research: Questions and Methods for Researchers Research provides an essential foundation for expanding investment in workforce development. This session explores some of the contributions research can make to expanding workforce development initiatives through new research methods, data, and applications. Speakers: Janet Boguslaw, Senior Scientist and Senior Lecturer, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University Amanda Cage, Chief Program Officer, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Susan Crandall, Director, Center for Social Policy; Clinical Professor, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston Tiffany Smith, Director, Jobs for the Future Heath Prince, Director, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, the University of Texas at Austin (moderator) 3:00 p.m. Opening Plenar y Welcome and Overview Eric Belsky, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Introduced by Alfreda Norman, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The Business Case for Investments in Workforce Development Investments in workforce development can benefit both businesses and workers. During this plenary session, a panel of business leaders explores the rationale, strategies, and trends for such investments within the context of the evolving labor market. Speakers: John "Rocky" Barrett, Chair, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Jen Crozier, Vice President of IBM Corporate Citizenship; President of the IBM International Foundation Shané Harris, Vice President, Corporate Giving, Prudential Financial Inc.; Executive Director, The Prudential Foundation Lisa Schumacher, Director of Education Strategies, McDonalds's Corporation Daniel Davis, Community Development Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (moderator) New Investments in Workforce Development Mona Mourshed, President, Generation; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company Introduced by Mary Helen Petrus, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Closing Heath Prince, Director, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, the University of Texas at Austin Investing in America's Workforce is a Federal Reserve System initiative in collaboration with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, the Ray Marshall Center of the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Terms of Use | Privacy | © 2019 Investing in America's Workforce Agenda Day 1: October 4, 2017 Day 2: October 5, 2017 Day 3: October 6, 2017 8:30 a.m. Plenar y Session Welcome Ray Marshall, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor and Professor Emeritus and Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin Introduced by Christopher King, Senior Research Scientist, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, the University of Texas at Austin Investing in America's Workforce Findings from a national series of workforce development meetings conducted by the Federal Reserve System frame this discussion of opportunities for strengthening outcomes for workers, employers, and regional economies. Patrick T. Harker, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Introduced by Theresa Singleton, Senior Vice President, Community Development Studies and Education Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 9:30 a.m. Plenar y Session Today's World of Work Dave Altig, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta The Future of Work The future of work is being questioned and shaped by many forces such as technology, demographics, social expectations, and globalization. In this session, leaders from a variety of sectors explore emerging trends in the structure of work and their implications for the funding and investment landscape. Speakers: Gayatri Agnew, Director of Career Opportunity, Walmart Foundation Juan Garcia, Global Leader for Career Advancement, Amazon Tod Loofbourrow, Chair and CEO, ViralGains Barb Dyer, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management; Executive Director, Good Companies, Good Jobs Initiative (moderator) 1 1 : 4 5 a . m . C o n c u r re n t S e s s i o n s Business Investments in Workforce Development Diminishing public resources for workforce development programs and lower unemployment are forcing businesses to invest more of their own resources into meeting their workforce needs. This panel explores a range of responses from diverse businesses, such as job design, training provisions, and benefits provisions. Speakers: Tony Bohn, System Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, Norton Healthcare Bill Kugler, President, Milwaukee JobsWork Mario Lozoya, Director, Government Relations and External Affairs, Toyota Motor North America Liddy Romero, Director, WorkLab Innovations Jeremiah Boyle, Managing Director, Community and Economic Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (moderator) Investing in Workers The changing world of work is forcing workers to be proactive in staying engaged and relevant. This session examines investments that support workers in understanding, navigating, and realizing labor market opportunities. Speakers: Stephen Crawford, Research Professor, George Washington University Institute of Public Policy Carla Javits, President and CEO, REDF (the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) Whitney Smith, Executive Director-Midwest, Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stuart Andreason, Director, Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (moderator) 1 2 : 3 0 p . m . P l e n a r y Lu n c h The Good Jobs Strategy: The Case for Investing in the Workforce Rick Wartzman, Director, KH Moon Center for a Functioning Society, Drucker Institute; Pulitzer prize winner and author of The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America Introduced by Jeffrey Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Introduced by Jeffrey Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 1 : 4 5 p . m . C o n c u r re n t S e s s i o n s Emerging Financing Tools: Pay for Success, Social Impact Bonds, Collective Impact New financing models and mechanisms that support social outcomes are being tested in a range of settings. This session discusses these tools and their applicability to the workforce sector. Speakers: Jerry Rubin, President and CEO, JVS Boston Nirav Shah, Director, Social Finance Nicole Truhe, Director of Government Affairs, America Forward Jen Giovannitti, Regional Community Development Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (moderator) Leveraging Funding Streams: Weaving, Blending, and Wrangling Public and Private Sources An entrepreneurial approach to tapping existing nontraditional funding sources may enhance workforce programs’ relevance and performance. This workshop looks at new and innovative uses of existing funding supports. Speakers: David Hunn, President and CEO, SkillSsource Group A.J. Jones II, Chief of Staff, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Jeannine La Prad, President and CEO, Corporation for A Skilled Workforce Celeste Richie, Director, Third Sector Capital Partners Rob Grunewald, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (moderator) 3:30 p.m. Plenar y Session Labor Market Trends and Monetary Policy Esther George, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Introduced by Tammy Edwards, Vice President, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Middle Skills in America's Workforce Middle-skills jobs, a traditional avenue of economic mobility, have declined in the United States over the past several decades. This session discusses opportunities for expanding financial stability and economic mobility in ways that benefit both workers and employers. Speakers: Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor, West Sacramento, California Maurice Jones, President and CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Katherine McClelland, Director of Education and Workforce, National Association of Manufacturers David Rolf, President, SEIU Local 775 Jon Willis, Vice President and Interim Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (moderator) Closing Roy Lopez, Assistant Vice President and Community Development Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Investing in America's Workforce is a Federal Reserve System initiative in collaboration with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, the Ray Marshall Center of the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Terms of Use | Privacy | © 2019 Investing in America's Workforce Agenda Day 1: October 4, 2017 Day 2: October 5, 2017 Day 3: October 6, 2017 8:00 a.m. Plenar y Session Welcome Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Introduced by David Erickson, Director, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Making the Connection to Work Community resources, public policies, and social investments can help build strong, durable connections between businesses and workers. During this session, experts in community development and investment discuss trends affecting the labor market context of lower-wage, lower-skill workers and their employers. Speakers: Julián Castro, former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; former Mayor, San Antonio, Texas Jim Gibbons, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International Michael Harreld, Special Advisor to the Chairman, PNC Ryan Haygood, President and CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Carol Naughton, President, Purpose Built Communities Angela Evans, Dean, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin (moderator) 1 0 : 0 0 a . m . C o n c u r re n t S e s s i o n s Technology Impacts on the Workforce Technology is profoundly affecting how workers access information, identify options and connect with employment opportunities. New technologies and their implications for the future of work will be explored in this session. Speakers: Jordana Barton, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Mike King, Vice President, Global Education Industry, IBM Jeff Schwartz, Human Capital Principal, Deloitte Consulting Aaron Smith, Associate Director of Research, Pew Research Center Carl Van Horn, Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University (moderator) The Changing Social Contract of Work The changing structure of work is reshaping the benefits that employers provide to workers—and, by extension, to workers' communities. Presenters discuss initiatives that are exploring new types of policies and benefit platforms for workers to ensure that the emerging patterns of work support social mobility, cohesion, and equity. Speakers: Christine Curella, Director, Business Initiatives and Job Quality, Mayor's Office of Workforce Development, New York City Brendan Martin, Executive Director, Working World Palak Shah, Social Innovations Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President and Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (moderator) 1 1 : 3 0 a . m . P l e n a r y Lu n c h Welcome and Introduction of Program Todd Greene Vice President, Economic and Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Leadership and Action for a Stronger Workforce A keynote conversation with Rob Kaplan, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, facilitated by Todd Greene Expanding the Capacity to Invest: Policy, Transparency and Accountability Investments for workforce development require a foundation of institutional supports that ensure accountability. This panel—representing diverse perspectives from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors—explores the institutions, policies, and norms needed to establish, reinforce, and facilitate new and increased investments. Speakers: Ras Baraka, Mayor, Newark, New Jersey Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO, PolicyLink Tracye McDaniel, CEO, McDaniel Strategies Ecosystem Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade College , President, Miami Dade College Brad Hershbein, Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (moderator) Closing Todd Greene, Vice President, Economic and Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Investing in America's Workforce is a Federal Reserve System initiative in collaboration with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, the Ray Marshall Center of the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 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