CONFERENCE AGENDA
Registration & Breakfast………………….8:00 am
Welcome…………………………………………9:00 am
The Future of Work………………………….9:15 am
Response Panel….…………………………...9:45 am
Breakout Sessions………………………….10:45 am
Lunch…………………………………………….12:00 pm
Aligning Workforce Preparation…....12:45 pm
generously sponsored by WGU Indiana
WELCOME
Chris LaMothe, Chairman, Commission for Higher Education
Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher Education
THE FUTURE OF WORK
Scott Carlson, Chronicle for Higher Education
The Future of Work: How Colleges Can Prepare Students for the Jobs Ahead, features predictions from economists and technology experts on the labor market; insight from employers on the skills they are looking for among recent college graduates; thoughts from college administrators on how career services must change; and more.
RESPONSE PANEL
Pete Bitar, Founder & CEO, AirBuoyant, LLCTom Easterday, Senior Exec. VP, Subaru of Indiana Automotive
Chris Lowery, Senior VP, Ivy Tech Community CollegeGeoffrey Mearns, JD, President, Ball State University
JOBS OF THE FUTURE
Scott Carlson, Chronicle for Higher Education
Carol Rogers, Indiana Business Research Center
BREAKOUT SESSION
VOICES OF EMPLOYERS
Kevin Brinegar, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Brian McAllister, Co-Founder, Roadtrip Nation
BREAKOUT SESSION
FUTURE OF CAREER CENTERS
Nancy Brattain Rogers, Ph.D., Indiana State University
Corey Wilson, University of Indianapolis
BREAKOUT SESSION
ALIGNING WORKFORCE PREPARATION
Danny Lopez, Chairman, Governor’s Workforce CabinetTeresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher EducationBlair Milo, Secretary of Career Connections & Talent
WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS