Media Advisory: Policy Summit - "The Workforce Mosaic"

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's workforce is currently being shaped by three converging trends: rapid growth in the non-white population, baby boomers who are staying in the workforce longer, and veterans returning from the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As employers face unique challenges with recruitment, hiring and retention of a highly and technically skilled workforce, understanding this mosaic becomes more important than ever.

The Workforce Mosaic summit will bring together a panel of experts to explore policy solutions to help strengthen the U.S. workforce as its composition evolves.

Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, will be the keynote speaker for the event on July 12, 2011, to be held at Newseum, Knight Broadcast Studio from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. The event will be hosted by National Journal and underwritten by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

SHRM recently re-launched weknownext.com, a resource featuring the latest workforce and workplace trends, expert commentary and public policy information – as well as a regularly updated Next blog. Whether it's analyzing how health care policy changes affect organizations' bottom lines or discussing the effect that workplace flexibility incentives have on productivity, weknownext.com is Washington's go-to site for the latest on workforce and workplace issues.

Who: Keynote:
Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor

Moderator:
Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, National Journal

Featuring:

• Esther Aguilera, president & CEO, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
• Sandy Boyd, vice president of strategic communications and outreach, Achieve
• Kathleen Christensen, program director, Workplace, Work Force and Working Families, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
• William Frey, senior fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
• Edward Vitalos, principal and founder, Grey Wave Ltd.
• Michael Walcoff, deputy undersecretary for benefits, Department of Veteran Affairs

What: The Workforce Mosaic

Where: Newseum
Knight Broadcast Studio (Please use the C Street group entrance)
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

When: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
8 a.m. – Registration
8:30 –10:45 a.m. – Program

SOURCE National Journal Group

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