Registration & Breakfast 9:15 AM
Program 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Networking Reception 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Agenda
10:00 AM – Welcome remark
- Tim Sullivan, Project Director, Workforce Solutions Group
10:10 AM – Trends in the MA Labor Market
- Jill Ashton, Regional Administrator, U.S Department of Labor
- Secretary Rosalin Acosta, Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
10:40 AM – How Accessible, Affordable Child Care Impacts Massachusetts Jobs
- Eileen McAnneny, President, Massachusetts Taxpayers foundation
- Representative Alice Peisch, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Eve Gilmore, Executive Director, Edward Street Child Services
- Rahn Dorsey, Chief Impact Officer, Eastern Bank Foundation
- Senator Jason Lewis, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
11:20 AM – How to Scale Effective Programs to Build Future Talent
- Laura Stout, Director of Contract Operations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | President of Empowering Abilities, Employee Resource Group
- Joan Christel, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Citizenship & Global Inclusion, State Street
- Joanne Pokaski, Assistant Vice President of Workforce Development, Beth Israel Lahey Health system | Chair of the Massachusetts Workforce Board and a member of Boston’s Workforce Board
- Nancy Luc, Deputy Director, Building Pathways Boston
12:00 PM – Lunch + Awards
1:10 PM – Overcoming Post-Pandemic Recruitment Challenges: Connecting with Untapped Talent
- Ramona Reno, Executive Director, Reentry & Recovery Programs, MassHire Holyoke Career Center
- Maura Geary, Executive Director, MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center
- Tamara Soraluz, Chief Program Officer, United Teen Equality Center (UTEC)
- Rachel Kaprielian, Global Government Relations & Public Policy/ Director, U.S. Government Relation, McDonald’s
1:55 PM – Creating Equity in Workforce Development (Interactive session)
- Kim Janey, President and CEO, EMPath | Former Mayor of Boston
3:00 PM – Networking Reception