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Working Together Conference

September 26, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

This conference will bring together key workforce stakeholders and leaders from across the state, including: business and industry, elected officials, education and training, economic development and community-based organizations.

September 26 will feature keynote speaker Steve Brown, The Bald Futurist.   He has over 30 years of experience in high tech and helps his audiences understand the major technologies that will shape the future.

Breakout sessions include:

  • The Role of Local Elected Officials in Workforce
  • Views from Outside Oregon—What’s Possible in Oregon
  • Oregon Best Practices
  • Systems Alignment to Support Housing Challenges
  • Youth Internships and Next Generation Education
  • Meeting the Needs of Special Populations
  • Bringing Skills to the Masses
  • Industry Innovation
  • The Gig Economy
  • Recommendations to Make Career and Technical Education Work

    • September 27 Governor Kate Brown is invited to speak along with a panel of Private Industry Local Workforce Board Chairpersons.  Breakout sessions include:

  • Building Better Pathways from Poverty to Self-Sufficiency
  • Bringing CTE Tech Careers into the Schools
  • Apprenti in Oregon
  • Effects of Automating the Workforce
  • Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Workplace

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    Details

    Date:
    September 26, 2018
    Time:
    7:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Venue

    Valley River Inn
    1000 Valley River Way
    Eugene, OR 97401     + Google Map