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Amid seismic economic shifts, workers and families have experienced highs and lows. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a once-in-a-lifetime economic shock, followed by a robust government response to stabilize the economy. Nearly three years later, a tight labor market has led to historic wage growth and better jobs—particularly for workers earning low wages. Inflation, however, has undermined these gains, and policies to control prices could lead to higher unemployment. Longer-term trends such as income inequality, automation, climate change, and demographic shifts pose uncertainty for the present and future of work.
And yet, with transformation comes opportunity. We invite you to join WorkRise and its partners for a virtual conference to explore the challenge and promise of the current moment, innovative policies and practices aimed at improving job quality and economic mobility, and creative, cross-sector solutions that are turning risk into resilience so that workers, businesses, and communities can thrive. Each day will be anchored around a specific theme, and leaders and doers from our stakeholder networks, including workers, employers, policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and advocates, will share actionable insights and solutions to navigate the road ahead. Workers will share reflections on their experiences with economic uncertainty and their hopes about the future in vignettes woven throughout the program.
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Day 1 - October 18, 2022: Meeting the Moment |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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| 2:10 p.m. |
Signature Panel: What is happening now, and what is ahead for workers?
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Research-to-Action Panel: Applying evidence to inform and support resilience
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Worker Voices: Perspectives on good jobs from essential workers
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| 4:25 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
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Day 2 - October 19, 2022: Policies and Practices That Will Shape the Future of Work |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
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| 2:10 p.m. |
Signature Panel: Employer practices for a diverse and dynamic workforce
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Research-to-Action Panel: Innovation for hiring, skilling, and job quality
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Worker Voices: New pathways and institutions to grow talent
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| 4:20 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
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Day 3 - October 20, 2022: Transforming Risk into Opportunity |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
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| 2:10 p.m. |
Signature Panel: Public and private investment for a resilient future
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3:10 p.m. |
Research-to-Action Panel: What should we ask and do now to prepare for the years ahead?
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| 4:20 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
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| 4:25 p.m. |
Thank you
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WorkRise is proud to cohost this event with following partners:
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Speakers
Jean Accius
Senior Vice President, Global Thought Leadership, AARP
Raphael Bostic
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Ramiro Cavazos
President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Beth Cobert
Acting President, Markle Foundation
Julie Coffman
Chief Diversity Officer, Bain & Company
Andre Dickens
Mayor, City of Atlanta
Maria Flynn
President and CEO, Jobs for the Future
Julie Gehrki
Vice President of Philanthropy, Walmart; Chief Operating Officer, Walmart Foundation
Todd Greene
Executive Director, WorkRise and Vice President, Urban Institute
Wanda Hope
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Don Howard
President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation
Heather Jacobs
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Delaware North
Dane Linn
Senior Vice President, Corporate Initiatives, Immigration, Business Roundtable
Michael McAfee
President and CEO, PolicyLink
Marc Morial
President and CEO, National Urban League
Franz Paasche
Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs, PayPal
Shamina Singh
Founder and President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and EVP, Sustainability, Mastercard
Sarah Rosen Wartell
President, Urban Institute
June Barrett
Member, Essential Leaders Council, Families and Workers Fund
Alexander W. Bartik
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dayshon Brandao
Alumnus, Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Kristen Broady
Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Kimberly Brown
Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Aisha Francis
President, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Kristen Harknett
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
Michelle Holder
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Elisabeth Jacobs
Deputy Director, WorkRise and Senior Fellow, Urban Institute
Erin L. Kelly
Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management
Cissie Lam
Learning and Evaluation Officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Julian D. Miller
Director, Reuben V. Anderson Center for Justice, Tougaloo College
Sarah Miller
Principal Adviser for Community and Economic Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jake Rosenfeld
Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
Tyonka Perkins Rimawi
Senior Program Manager, Families and Workers Fund
Kimberly Shin
Managing Director, FSG Talent Rewire
Shayne Spaulding
Senior Fellow, Urban Institute
Carl E. Van Horn
Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Jason Walsh
Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance
Tracy Wareing-Evans
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Public Human Services Association