8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Opening Remarks
8:45 Debra Giordano, Equus Workforce Solutions
9:15 Breakout Sessions
10:15 Breakout Sessions
11:15 Lunch and Panel on HEA 1002, including Senator Jeff Raatz, Josh Garrison (Commission for Higher Education), Marie Mackintosh (EmployIndy), and Stephanie Bothun (Ascend Indiana)
12:30 Breakout Sessions
1:30 Breakout Sessions
2:30 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana and The Arc of Indiana to speak on Inclusive Hiring Solutions
3:30 Closing
(Agenda subject to change)
Breakout Speakers:
CUSTOMER CENTRIC DESIGN
Mike Barnes, CompTIA – Bridging the Confidence Gap
Sara Dodeci, Equus Workforce Solutions – Words matter: The Power of Language
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Kim Temple, Northeast Indiana Works – Aligning Workforce and Economic Development (with Linda Walczak)
Jon Sampson, Indiana Wesleyan University – How Indiana Wesleyan University’s Mobile Career Lab Can Bridge the Gap (with Carla Biro)
Kelsey Harrington, George and Frances Ball Foundation – Overview of Cradle to Career Muncie (with Tom Kinghorn, Kortney Zimmerman, and Dr. Lee Ann Kwiatkowski)
EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSIVE HIRING
Carrie Baylor, Southern Indiana Works – Understanding Drug Use and Addiction, Substance Misuse & Workplace Culture, and Creating a Recovery Supportive Workplace
Lee Nave, Ivy Tech Community College – How Ivy + Career Link Can Work for You
UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
Tim Duffy and Bob Birge, Geographic Solutions Inc. – Inside Indiana Career Connect
Leslie Crist and Marilyn Pitzulo, Indiana Department of Workforce Development – Overview of JAG and Adult Education
Sam Rourke, Commission for Higher Education – Understanding Indiana’s New Secondary CTE Programs
BUILDING A REGIONAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Michi McClaine, VP of Talent Development Regional Opportunity Initiatives, Inc. (ROI) – Overview of ROI’s UpSkill Work & Learn Program
Emery Peck, Ivy Tech Community College – An Innovative Partnership Between Ivy Tech and Indiana Wesleyan University
Ethan Richardson, Transfr – Using Innovative Technology to Boost a Qualified Talent Pipeline (with Jordan Steiner and Becca Jennings)
