Every year, the Mid-America Regional Council convenes representatives from businesses, colleges, universities and school districts, K-12 intermediaries, local governments, civic organizations and others interested in the connections between workforce, education and the regional economy. We invite you to join us for the:
Sixth Annual Greater Kansas City
Workforce and Education Summit
Together, we'll explore ways to develop the highly qualified workforce we need to attract, grow and retain businesses in Greater Kansas City by bringing existing initiatives together in a coordinated system that better connects industry and education.
Agenda:
| 8 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| David Warm, Executive Director, Mid-America Regional Council | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Building Regional Collaboration into Economic Development and Job Creation Efforts |
| Joel Simon, Vice President, Workforce and Economic Development, CAEL — Keynote address | |
| 9:25 a.m. | Business Perspective on Human Capital Capacity
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| Madeline Romious, Regional Vice President External Affairs, AT&T Missouri — Overview of KC Rising: structure, purpose, and overall goal | |
| Marissa A. Vidler, Founder, Clear Box Insights — A new report prepared by Clear Box Insights will summarize the advantages and disadvantages of doing business in Kansas City, and the findings related to human capital capacity. | |
| 9:55 a.m. | Educational Asset Inventory |
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Jade Arn, Senior Consultant, Workforce and Economic Development, CAEL — Analysis of gaps, areas of strength and weakness in the education offerings related to high demand industries. Accompanied by a new report prepared by Mid-America Regional Council on the Educational Assets available in our region. |
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| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:35 a.m. | Facilitated Discussion |
| Table discussions and reports facilitatied by Clear Box Insights | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Adjourn |
Space is limited —
Register Today!
November 3, 2015
8 a.m.–noon
Kauffman Foundation
Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
$20 registration fee
(includes breakfast)
A printed copy of the
Education
Asset Inventory
will be available to attendees.
Who should attend?
Representatives from colleges, universities and school districts,
K-12 intermediaries, businesses, local governments, civic organizations and others interested in the connections between workforce, education and the regional economy.
Register online
or call (816) 701-8234
Mid-America Regional Council |
600 Broadway, Suite 200 | Kansas City, MO 64105
ph: (816) 701-8330 | fax: (816) 421-7758 | www.kcworkforce.org | email: swarren@marc.org