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Printable Agenda (Speakers
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Taking Education, Economic Development and Employment to the
Next Level:
Kansas, Are We Ready? |
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DAY 1 (January 23) |
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Pre-Conference Meetings (as organized
by individual committees) |
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Accelerating
Opportunity: Kansas (AO-K) |
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KACCTE Board Meeting |
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LWIB I Board Member
Retreat |
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Technical Education
Authority Meeting |
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9:00 |
Registration Begins |
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11:00 |
Exhibits Open |
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12:00 |
Opening Plenary Luncheon |
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Governor Sam Brownback
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Secretary of Commerce Pat George |
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1:00 |
Break and Exhibit Visitation |
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1:15 |
Connecting the Workforce System, Economic Development & Education -
Our Most Critical Task |
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Sunny Ackerman,
Vice President and General Manager, Manpower, will discuss what
businesses are doing to hire and retain the right talent in a world
where 49% of US employers are struggling to fill mission-critical
positions. She’ll make connections to how the workforce system,
economic development and education can support these evolving talent
strategies, creating collaborative relationships and sustainable
jobs. |
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Dropout
Prevention & School-to-Career Transition |
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Kenneth M.
Smith,
President and
CEO of Jobs for America’s Graduates, Inc. (JAG), will discuss the
nation’s largest, most consistently applied model of dropout
prevention and school-to-career transition for at-risk and
disadvantaged young people. |
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3:00 |
Break and Exhibit Visitation |
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3:15 |
SHRM, NAWB and Local Workforce
Investments Boards - How Do We Improve Collaboration? |
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Laurie Moran,
Chairman, NAWB Board; Ron Painter, Chief Executive
Officer, NAWB; Phillip M. Hayes, Vice President of Human
Resource Services and Operations for The Arnold Group (TAG), and Director,
Kansas Society for Human Resource Management; and Deb Scheibler,
Executive Director, Kansas WorkforceONE will bring the latest information from our Nation’s
Capitol. |
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4:15 |
Break and Exhibit Visitation |
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4:30 |
ACHIEVE |
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Terry K. Peterson,
Director, Afterschool and
Community Learning Network, will discuss a statewide $2 Billion
education reform package that was recently highlighted as one of the
most comprehensive and successful in the last 30 years in America. |
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5:45 |
Reflections from Day 1 - Eddie
Estes |
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6:00 |
Reception, Cash Bar and Exhibit Visitation |
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6:30 |
Kansas
Celebration Banquet and SDA Performance Awards sponsored by Kansas Department of Commerce
- Michael Copeland |
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The Relationship of Higher Education
Programs to Workforce Needs
Larry Isaak, President, Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
Apple Innovative Program Award Presentation
Dan Senstock, Apple Higher Education Account Executive |
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DAY 2 (January 24) |
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7:15 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 |
The 2013 Legislative
Update |
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Susan Wagle, Kansas Senate President;
Brian Weber, Kansas House of Representatives; Garrett Love,
Kansas Senate; and Laura Kelly, Kansas Senate |
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8:45 |
Why Innovation? Why Now?
Why You? |
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Mark Chalfant, Growth Strategies Program
Manager, Mid-America Manufacturing Technology (MAMTC), will discuss what
innovation is, why it's important for businesses to have this type of focus, and
an introduction to a systematic method for being innovative. |
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9:15 |
Degree Completion as an Economic
Development Strategy |
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Jackie Vietti, President, Butler Community
College; Suzanne Lane, Chair, Local Education Adult Resource Network
(LEARN-Wichita); Suzie Ahlstrand, Greater Wichita Economic Development
Coalition; Sue Maes, Dean, K-State Division of Continuing Education; and
Jennifer Pfortmiller, Site Manager, K-State Affiliate 2+2 Kansas Programs
will discuss partnerships and alliances formed between community colleges,
technical schools and universities. |
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10:00 |
Break & Exhibit Visitation |
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10:15 |
An Update from the U.S. Department of Labor, Washington D.C. |
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Adele Gagliardi, Regional
Director, U.S. Department of Labor, presentation followed by question and
answer session. |
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11:00 |
Veterans' Re-Employment Coordination in Kansas |
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Colonel Barry Adams,
J1 Joint Personnel Officer, will moderate a panel
including Blake Flanders, Vice President, Workforce
Development, KBOR; and Gregg Burden, Executive Director, Kansas
Commission on Veterans' Affairs. |
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11:45 |
Key Strategies and Commitment
- Eddie Estes |
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12:00 |
Hit the Hill for Workforce Development |
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** Speakers subject to change** |
