Tuesday Sep 26, 2017
Blue Harbor Resort & Conference CenterWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT 2017
that you're not planning for tomorrow's workforce like you want to?
-Do you feel overwhelmed and wonder how you can fit
anything else into your busy schedule?
Attend the summit and learn what's being done to
help maximize your time and efforts to develop your future workforce.
That's 6,000 potential workers that you can connect with!
Join us for this dynamic, half-day event that brings together business, education and community leaders to address our biggest workforce issues. Each year, we roll up our sleeves, working together through facilitated conversations and drive toward better and more effective ways to recruit, develop and retain talent in Sheboygan County.
7:30 am to 8:30 am
Part 1 - 8:30 am to 10:00 am
Part 2 - 10:15 to 12 Noon
SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Economic Outlook for Wisconsin and
Future Workforce Needs for Sheboygan County
Director of the Bureau of Workforce Information and Technical Support & Labor Market
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Winters has expertise in economic analysis, modeling and forecasting; encompassing everything from designing commodity derivative strategies to long-term policy initiative scenario assessments. Winters' areas of focus include regional and national macroeconomics, energy and labor markets, and economic impact analysis.
He has served as an advisor to private industry, government agencies, and elected federal, state, and local officials. Winters has testified before governmental investigative bodies and appeared in television and radio interviews and been quoted in the national press such as the Wall Street Journal, Investors Daily, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, the Journal of Commerce, and the Swedish equivalent of Business Week, as well as many local newspapers.
Winters has authored many studies on economic development in Wisconsin including Wisconsin?s Economy in the Year 2010, Wisconsin High-Tech Opportunities, Economic Development Strategies for Neighboring States, the Northeast Wisconsin Economic Opportunities Study, and The Impact of Population Aging on Wisconsin?s Labor Force. He also wrote four papers for the Wisconsin Economic Summits and presented
Help Wanted: Talent Challenges for Wisconsin's Economy back in 2000.
Winters has been a consulting economist for over thirty years including senior positions at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (WEFA), DRI / McGraw-Hill (now combined into IHS Global Insights). He was Vice President and Director of Research for NorthStar Economics. Winters was educated at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and Colorado State University.
Presentation of Education Awards:
Sheboygan County Educator of the Year and
Sheboygan County Business Friend of Education
and
Wisconsin's Academic and Career Planning
By: Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dr. Tony Evers
Prior to his election, Tony served eight years as the Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction, working to ensure a quality education for students across Wisconsin and supporting parents and educators. He has served in schools and lived in communities across Wisconsin, from Tomah to Oakfield, Verona to Oshkosh.
Born and raised in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Dr. Evers graduated from Plymouth High School and earned his bachelors, masters and doctoral degree in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Evers has been married 43 years to his wife Kathy; they met in kindergarten in Plymouth. Tony and Kathy are the parents of three adult children, all public school graduates, and have six grandchildren.
Date and Time
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Registration, Hot Breakfast and Networking
7:30 am to 8:30 am
Part 1
8:30 am to 10:00 am
Part 2
10:15 to 12 Noon
Location
725 Blue Harbor Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Interested in sponsoring this event?
Register by clicking here.
or contact Shawn Jackson, Community Relations Director at 920-395-8705 or shawn@sheboygan.org.
Fees/Admission
Register by September 1 for Early Bird Discount
$40 (includes breakfast) members (online only)
$40 (includes breakfast) SHRM members (online only)
$50 (includes breakfast) non-members (online only)
Register September 2 through September 19, 2017:
$50 (includes breakfast) members (online only)
$50 (includes breakfast) SHRM members (online only)
$60 (includes breakfast) non-members (online only)
Register for Part 1 Only (**No Early Bird Discount)
$30 (includes breakfast) members (online only)
$40 (includes breakfast) non-members (online only)
***ALL REGISTRATION CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 19***
NOTE:
Notice of cancellations are appreciated but refunds will not be given.
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