The U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council (WDC) Pre-Forum Workshop The New Normal: Doing More, Doing Better With Less Monday, September 20, 2010 (Room TBD) 8:00 9:00 a.m. Registration The Beacon Hotel 1615 Rhode Island Avenue NW Washington, D.C. Draft Agenda (8/27/2010 11:28 AM) 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks KAREN SITNICK Director Office of Employment Development City of Baltimore WDC President 9:10 9:15 a.m. Workshop Overview and Facilitation STEVE CORONA President and CEO Job Works Fort Wayne
Monday, September 20, 2010 (Cont d) (Room TBD) 9:15 10:45 a.m. Workforce Intelligence How to Develop a Talent Pipeline Incorporating the Sectoral Approach Using the latest labor market data, Baltimore WIB members developed a Talent Development Pipeline Study which they will share with participants, as well as their experience in the development of the study. DR. CAROLANE WILLIAMS President, Baltimore City Community College Member, Baltimore Workforce Investment Board ROBERT KIMMONS Division Vice President, The Whiting Turner Contracting Company Vice Chair, Baltimore Workforce Investment Board Hear the value of the Sectoral Panel Approach that is widely used in Washington State from an industry perspective and receive a takeaway that you can use to help set up your own panel. DAVID ALLEN Executive Vice President McKinstry Member, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County MARLENA SESSIONS CEO Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County 10:45 11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. 12:30 noon Serving the Professional and Technically Skilled Job Seeker Using LinkedIn, Representative from NOVA Workforce Board will share how 21 st Century technology is helping serve the professional and technically skilled job seeker. JEN CHEYER Administrative Coordinator NOVA Workforce Board Sunnyvale 2
Monday, September 20, 2010 (Cont d) (Room TBD) 11:00 a.m. 12:30 noon Serving the Professional and Technically Skilled Job Seeker Representative from the San Diego Workforce Partnership will share pilot project for professional workers in conjunction with three area public universities. 12:30 1:45 p.m. Working Lunch REPRESENTATIVE FROM San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc. Keynote Luncheon Address: An Overview of DOL s Credentialing Policy and the Newly Released Skills Transferability Tool GRACE KILBANE (Confirmed) Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor 1:45 2:15 Business Services: An Integrated Approach to Meeting the Needs of Employers Representative from Boeing in Charleston, SC will share the elements necessary to meet the expectations of businesses. 2:15 3:45 p.m. Business Services: An Integrated Approach to Meeting the Needs of Employers (continued) A Tool Kit will be provided that will include How to Provide Customized Training, On-the-Job Training and Meeting the Needs of Incumbent Workers in the 21 st Century. MATTHEW WHITE Chief of Staff NYC Department of Small Business Services New York ROCHELLE DANIELS Assistant County Attorney Workforce One Employment Solutions Pembroke Pines, FL 3:45 4:00 p.m. Wrap Up and Next Steps 3
Monday, September 20, 2010 (Cont d) 4:00 p.m. Adjourn Pre-Forum Workshop 4:30 6:00 p.m. Congressional Forum Opening Reception (St. Gregory Hotel Lounge, 2033 M Street NW) 6:30 p.m. Board Dinner (Teatro Goldoni Restaurant, 1909 K Street, NW) All Members are Welcome 4
The U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council (WDC) 22 nd Annual Congressional Forum St. Gregory Hotel & Suites 2033 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (St. Gregory, Rooms A&B ) 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Baltimore City Workforce Investment Board and Capital Workforce Partners, Inc. 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks KAREN SITNICK Director Office of Employment Development City of Baltimore WDC President 5
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (Cont d) (St. Gregory, Rooms A&B ) 8:30 9:15 a.m. Peer-to-Peer Best Practice in Innovation Job Creation Through Micro-Enterprise Development: The Women s Self-Employment Initiative JULIE CASTRO ABRAMS (Confirmed) CEO The Women s Self Employment Initiative San Francisco SARA MANZANO-DIAZ (Invited) Director Women s Bureau U.S. Department of Labor MARIE JOHNS (Confirmed) Deputy Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration 9:15 9:45 a.m. Washington Update 9:45 10:00 a.m. Break LEE FOLEY (Confirmed) Managing Partner Capital Hill Partners 10:00 11:00 a.m. FY 11 Appropriations Update ALISON PERKINS-COHEN (Confirmed) Majority Professional Staff Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate STEPHEN STEIGLEDER (Confirmed) Majority Professional Staff Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives 6
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (Cont d) (St. Gregory, Rooms A&B ) 11:00 11:15 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Recession, Recovery and Teen and Young Adult Employment and Education Outcomes 12:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Lunch PAUL HARRINGTON (Confirmed) Associate Director Center for Labor Market Studies Northeastern University Sponsored by CVS Caremark 1:15 2:30 p.m. Keynote Address 2:30 2:45 p.m. Break BRENDA DANN-MESSIER (Confirmed) Assistant Secretary Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education GERRI FIALA (Confirmed) Deputy Assistant Secretary Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor 2:45 4:00 p.m. Workforce Policy Outlook for the 111 th Congress ALLISON DEMBECK (Confirmed) Minority Professional Staff Committee on Education and Labor U.S. House of Representatives LIVIA LAM (Invited) Senior Labor Policy Advisor Committee on Education and Labor U.S. House of Representatives DAVID JOHNS (Confirmed) Senior Education Policy Advisor Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions U.S. Senate 7
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (Cont d) (St. Gregory, Rooms A&B ) 2:45 4:00 p.m. Workforce Policy Outlook for the 111 th Congress SCOTT CHENEY (Confirmed) Majority Staff Director Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions U.S. Senate KELLY HASTINGS (Invited) Minority Research Assistant Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions U.S. Senate 4:00 4:15 p.m. Wrap-up Discussion and Next Steps 4:15 p.m. Adjourn KAREN SITNICK Director Office of Employment Development City of Baltimore WDC President 8