Day 1: Making the Investment Case, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Welcome     3:00 p.m.

• Jim Kenney, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
• John Fry, President, Drexel University
• Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President, Mid-Atlantic Region, Citizens Bank

Rethinking Workforce Investments     3:15 p.m.

• Patrick Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

KEYNOTE: Tracy Palandjian, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Social Finance     3:25 p.m.

Measuring ROI: The Real Cost to Employers     3:45 p.m.    

• Tara Colton, Executive Director, Seedco  
• Joel Simon, Managing Director, Workforce Strategies, Burning Glass Technologies
• Ryotaro Tashiro, Regional Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Moderator: Soneyet Muhammad, Director, Workforce & Economic Inclusion, Drexel University

How are Philadelphia businesses leading for change?     4:35 p.m.    

• Rich Dunbar, Vice President, System and Solutions, Proconex Inc.  
• Nicole Tranchitella, Senior Managing Director, Accenture  
• April Walker, Director, Microsoft Technology Center, Microsoft
• Mary Walker, Director, Talent Management and Acquisition, PECO
• Moderator: Anne Bovaird Nevins, Chief Strategy and Communications Officer, PIDC

Spotlight on Local Partnership     5:25 p.m.

• H. Patrick Clancy, Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Works 
• Bill Strahan, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Comcast Cable

Reception     6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Day 2: Business Innovations for the Future of Work, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Welcome and Framing     9:00 a.m.    

• Sheila Ireland, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development
• Carla Arellano, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Innovations in Hiring and Onboarding: Find the Talent Hidden in Plain Sight     9:45 a.m.

• Mark Boyd, President and Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia  
• Charlotte Lysohir, Senior Program Manager, IBM
• Elyse Rosenblum, Principal, Grads of Life
• Audrey Williams-Lee, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition and Philanthropy, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
• Moderator: Jamai Blivin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Innovate+Educate

Innovations in Upskilling: Leverage the Adaptability of your Workforce     11:00 a.m.    

• Erinn Corbett-Wright, Vice President, Charitable Foundation Program Manager, TD Bank  
• Ben Pring, Director, Center for the Future of Work
• Shenae Simmons, Full Stack Engineer
• Ardine Williams, Vice President of Workforce Development, Amazon
• Moderator: Manjari Raman, Program Director, Project on Managing the Future of Work, Harvard Business School

Lunchtime Conversation     12:00 noon    

KEYNOTE: Byron Auguste, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Opportunity@Work

Breakout Solutions Session     1:10 p.m.    

• Moderator: Ashley Putnam, Director, Economic Growth & Mobility Project, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Innovations in Talent Retention: Putting the Human back in Human Capital     2:45 p.m.    

• Kalef Jones, Deputy Climate Manager, PowerCorpsPHL
• Carniesha Kwashie, Director, Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN), United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
• Alejandro Mendoza, Human Resources Manager, Optimax
• Colleen Nolan, Director of Human Resources, Nolan Painting
• Moderator: Jackie Linton, President, JL HR Solutions, LLC

Closing Remarks     3:45 p.m.   

• Sheila Ireland, Executive Director, Mayor's Office of Workforce Development
• Ashley Putnam, Director, Economic Growth & Mobility Project, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia