The fifth anniversary of UpSkill America is coming up and you’re invited to join this special event where we’ll be looking both back at what we have learned about upskilling the last five years and forward to what the upskilling movement needs to achieve in the years ahead. For a full description of this event, click here.
Speakers
To learn about our speakers, click here.
Agenda
12:30 – Opening Remarks
Maureen Conway, Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program
Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute
12:45 – Setting the Stage
Eva Sage-Gavin, Senior Managing Director, Talent & Organization Consulting, Accenture
12:55 – Opening Keynote
Ellie Bertani, Senior Director and Portfolio Owner of Digital Transformation and Reskilling, Walmart US
1:15 – How Large Employers Think about Upskilling
What is driving large employers to invest in new upskilling programs and what types of programs are they investing in? What is working well and what needs to get better? What advice do they have for other companies?
Eva Sage-Gavin, Senior Managing Director, Talent & Organization Consulting, Accenture
Shweta Srivastava, Director of 21st Century Employability, Microsoft
Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO, Futuro Health
Chris Trout, Vice President Learning and Development, The Walt Disney Company
Moderated by Matthew Heimer, Senior Features Editor, Fortune Magazine
2:30 – Break
2:45 – The Value of Local and Regional Initiatives
What can civic and education leaders do to create an ecosystem that encourages employer and education partnerships that lead to upskilling programs? How do they ensure these programs develop a skilled workforce within a community that will serve existing employers and attract new ones?
Daryl Graham, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy, Strada Education Network
Reg Javier, Deputy Executive Officer, San Bernardino County California
Amanda Winters, Program Director, Economic Opportunity, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association
Moderated by Lauren Weber, The Wall Street Journal
3:45 – Success Stories: Graduates Share Their Stories
Upskilling program graduates from across the country and industries will share their personal experiences, how their program helped them, and what advice they would have for other participants and employers who are considering such programs.
Yenis Blanco, Training Manager, McDonald’s
Lisa Gauthier, City Council Member, East Palo Alto, California
Kimberly Vaughn, IT Project Manager, IT Governance, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Moderated by Amanda Newman, Senior Project Manager, The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
4:30 – Closing Keynote
Introduction by Maureen Conway, Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program
Nick Pinchuk, Chairman and CEO, Snap-on
5:00 – Conclusion
Jaime Fall, Director, UpSkill America
The fifth anniversary of UpSkill America is coming up and you’re invited to join this special event where we’ll be looking both back at what we have learned about upskilling the last five years and forward to what the upskilling movement needs to achieve in the years ahead. For a full description of this event, click here.
Speakers
To learn about our speakers, click here.
Agenda
12:30 – Opening Remarks
Maureen Conway, Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program
Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute
12:45 – Setting the Stage
Eva Sage-Gavin, Senior Managing Director, Talent & Organization Consulting, Accenture
12:55 – Opening Keynote
Ellie Bertani, Senior Director and Portfolio Owner of Digital Transformation and Reskilling, Walmart US
1:15 – How Large Employers Think about Upskilling
What is driving large employers to invest in new upskilling programs and what types of programs are they investing in? What is working well and what needs to get better? What advice do they have for other companies?
Eva Sage-Gavin, Senior Managing Director, Talent & Organization Consulting, Accenture
Shweta Srivastava, Director of 21st Century Employability, Microsoft
Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO, Futuro Health
Chris Trout, Vice President Learning and Development, The Walt Disney Company
Moderated by Matthew Heimer, Senior Features Editor, Fortune Magazine
2:30 – Break
2:45 – The Value of Local and Regional Initiatives
What can civic and education leaders do to create an ecosystem that encourages employer and education partnerships that lead to upskilling programs? How do they ensure these programs develop a skilled workforce within a community that will serve existing employers and attract new ones?
Daryl Graham, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy, Strada Education Network
Reg Javier, Deputy Executive Officer, San Bernardino County California
Amanda Winters, Program Director, Economic Opportunity, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association
Moderated by Lauren Weber, The Wall Street Journal
3:45 – Success Stories: Graduates Share Their Stories
Upskilling program graduates from across the country and industries will share their personal experiences, how their program helped them, and what advice they would have for other participants and employers who are considering such programs.
Yenis Blanco, Training Manager, McDonald’s
Lisa Gauthier, City Council Member, East Palo Alto, California
Kimberly Vaughn, IT Project Manager, IT Governance, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Moderated by Amanda Newman, Senior Project Manager, The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
4:30 – Closing Keynote
Introduction by Maureen Conway, Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program
Nick Pinchuk, Chairman and CEO, Snap-on
5:00 – Conclusion
Jaime Fall, Director, UpSkill America
