Media Advisory: Workforce of the Future Conference
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When it comes to confronting the nation's current labor and economic challenges, there are no shortcut answers. Reflecting the scale of the problem and complexity of the solution, National Journal will host an expanded half-day conference featuring a series of keynote addresses, interactive forums, and breakout sessions that will explore how we can best educate and train the nation to compete and thrive in the international marketplace.
Workforce of the Future will congregate a roster of experts from a range of different sectors for a substantive conversation that defines the current state of affairs and posits constructive strategies for improvement across the entire labor spectrum, including white, blue, and "green" collar workers.
This event will take place on September 28, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building in the Atrium Ballroom from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and will be hosted by National Journal Group, and underwritten by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Nestle, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), American Gas Association, and Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Who: |
Morning Keynote: |
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Dr. Larry Summers, director, National Economic Council |
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Featuring: |
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Ronald Brownstein, editorial director, National Journal Group |
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Ron Fournier, editor in chief, National Journal Group |
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Scott Paul, executive director, Alliance for American Manufacturing |
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Amy Wilkins, VP for government affairs and communications, The Education Trust |
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Martin Baily, senior fellow for economic studies, The Brookings Institution |
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Jane Oates, assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Labor |
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Harris Miller, President and CEO, Career College Association |
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Anna Burger, President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board |
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Additional Panelists: |
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Scott Paul, executive director, Alliance for American Manufacturing |
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Tom Woodruff, international executive vice president, SEIU |
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Robert G. Templin, president, Northern Virginia Community College |
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Lawrence Mishel, president, Economic Policy Institute |
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Major General Keith Thurgood, deputy chief of the Army Reserve & senior vice president of operations, Sam's Club |
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What: |
Workforce of the Future Conference |
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Where: |
Ronald Reagan Building |
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Atrium Ballroom |
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1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW |
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Washington, DC 20004 |
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When: |
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
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8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
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SOURCE National Journal Group
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