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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, November 8, 2022
  • 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Brand & Marketing Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
    EEO Meeting (ESD)
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Rapid Response
  • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Opening Reception
  • Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
    Breakfast
  • 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
    Conference Opening
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Opening Keynote: Greg Bell
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
    Break
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
    Building of Employment Security Department's Workforce Data team
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
    Creating a Culture of Inclusivity
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
    Fostering Strategic Workforce Development - Economic Development Partnerships
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
    Power of Networking & You: Play a Role in Your Own Destiny
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
    Reimagining Youth Engagement
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
    Start With What You Know. Build on What You Have. Growing Strong Communities Through Career Pathways.
  • 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
    #WWAconnects Networking & Discussion Groups
  • 12:20 PM – 1:05 PM
    Lunch
  • 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Best Practices for Layoff Orientations: How to ensure equitable Rapid Response services to diverse populations
  • 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Building Tomorrow's Workforce: Strategic Partnerships to Develop Apprenticeship Programs
  • 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Career Bridge: Over 6,500 pathways to a new career
  • 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Discover How Retail Careers Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
  • 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    How to Leverage State Economic Security for All (EcSA) Funding with Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) to Provide Wrap-Around Services
  • 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
    Quality Jobs Framework - actionable strategies that businesses, municipalities, workforce boards, and others can adopt to advance quality jobs
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
    Panel Presentation: Growing Quality Jobs Through Infrastructure Investment
  • 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    Casting a Wider N.E.T. (Networking, Evaluation, Transferal of ideas)
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    Customer Centered Design in Practice - Creating a Business Voice Within Your American Job Center (AJC)
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    How will the Recession Impact your Local Businesses? A Proven Business Solution with SharedWork and Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    Rebuilding a More Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Workplace: A series of lessons learned
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    Workforce Burnout in the Era of the Great Resignation: Employing Trauma-Informed Solutions and Self Care Within Companies and Team Culture
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Awards Dinner
  • Thursday, November 10, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
    Breakfast
  • 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
    21st Century Hospitality Career Pathway Training: Empowerment Through Industry Recognized Credentials
  • 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
    Building a Diverse Workforce Through a Lens of Equity
  • 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
    Combating Ableism: Simple ways to improve accessibility and inclusivity in the workplace.
  • 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
    The Future of Work is Family Friendly: Strategies to Support Working Parents
  • 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
    Transforming System-Level Partnerships to Support Adult Learners
  • 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
    What is Our Why?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM
    #WWAconnects Networking & Discussion Groups
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Building an Agile Workforce: Partnerships in Higher Education and Workforce Development Drive Sustainable Economic Growth
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Common Ground, Common Goals, Uncommon Success
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Justice-Impacted in the Public Workforce System Pre-and Post-Release Services
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Leveling the Playing Field for Workers with Disabilities
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    WorkSource Brand & Media (BAM) Group Panel: Everything You Need to Know About WorkSource Brand Management
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    WorkSource Support Through Virtual Services
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
    Lunch & Remarks from Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
    Closing Keynote: Patti Dobrowolski
  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Conference Closing