Morning
Panel: The Role of Workforce Development in Borough-Based & Citywide Economic Development Initiatives
Eric Adams (Brooklyn Borough President) and Gale Brewer (Manhattan Borough President)
A Conversation with J. Phillip Thompson
Phil Thompson is the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives at the NYC Mayor's Office
Solution
Kiersten Barnet, head of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, provides an overview of the Index
Panel: Workforce Policy and the Future of Workers
Barbara Chang (Executive Vice President at HERE TO HERE), Katy Gaul-Stigge (President and Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill Industries of Greater NY & Northern NJ) and Madhuri Kommareddi (Director of Workforce Development in the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo *invited*)
Solution
Palak Shah, Founding Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Labs, provides an overview of domestic workers' tool "Aliya"
Afternoon
Panel: Inclusive Growth - Workforce and Economic Development Policy
David Garza (Executive Director of Henry Street Settlement), Dianne Morales (Executive Director and CEO of Phipps Neighborhoods), Angela Pinsky (Executive Director of ABNY), and Andrew Rasiej (Founder and CEO of Civic Hall)
Solution
Mike Grella, Founder of Social Equity Venture, shares potential strategies for "Economic Development 4.0"
Panel: Invest in Skills NYC
Melinda Mack (Executive Director of New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals), Jose Ortiz, Jr. (Executive Director of NYC Employment and Training Coalition), Carlina Rivera (Council Member, NYC Council), Kevin Stump (Vice President of Policy, Communications and Postsecondary Practice at JobsFirstNYC) and Mark Treyger (Council Member, NYC Council)
Panel: Asset Based Value Proposition
Tara Colton (Executive Director at Seedco), Martha Jackson (Assistant Commissioner Employment and Business Relations at the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities), Angie Kamath, (University Dean for Continuing Education and Workforce Development at the City University of New York), Abe Mendez (Managing Director at Per Scholas) and Christopher Watler (Center for Employment Opportunities)
Panel: Supporting a Thriving Small Business Community
, Gaspar Caro (Partnership Director at the Lower East Side Employment Network), Eli Dvorkin (Managing Editor at the Center for Urban Future), and Regina Lindsey (Executive Director of Workforce Development at the Brooklyn Navy Yard)
Panel: Bridging the Future of Workers
Claire Cuno (Director of Youth and Support Services at Per Scholas), Annie Garneva (Director of Communications and Member Services at the NYC Employment and Training Coalition), Tom Ogletree (Senior Director of Social Impact & External Affairs at General Assembly) and Andrea Vaghy (Managing Director of Career and Education Services at The Door)
A Conversation with Maria Torres-Springer
Maria Torres-Springer (Vice President of U.S. Programs at the Ford Foundation)
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