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Leading the Creative Economy: Is the Workforce Ready?
Wednesday, April 9
8 am - 2 pm
Capital One Complex
Program at a Glance
This year's Issues Fairfax 2008: Leading the Creative Economy: Is the Workforce Ready? will focus on developing the workforce for the creative economy. The forum will be presented in partnership by the Chamber, George Mason University and Fairfax County and hosted by Capital One. The program will bring together a broad cross section of over two hundred stakeholders from our county's business, government, community, and non-profit sectors to engage in a day-long symposium about market-based and public policy strategies for addressing the issue. The dais will explore the challenges imposed by our current policies and "real time" strategies businesses can use to impact their organizations.
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration/Networking
8:30 - 8:40 am Welcoming Remarks
Becky Parker, Chairman, FCCC
Gary Perlin, Chief Financial Officer, Capital One
Gerry Connolly, Chairman, FCBOS
Dr. Alan Merten, President, George Mason University
8:40 - 9:10 am Opening - Framing the Issue
Changing workforce demographics-the demographics that our homegrown
workforce is trending to be less educated while demands of the workforce
of the creative economy is demanding for higher skill workers.
Dr. Stephen Fuller, George Mason University
Video Presentation
9:10 - 10:00 am Opening Plenary Session:
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Arnold Sowa, Capital One
Dr. Jack Dale, FCPS
Dr. Robert Templin, NVCC
Suresh Shenoy, IMC, Inc.
Sara Watson, The Pew Charitable Trusts
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: Early Development -- Maximizing ROI: Investing in Early
Childhood Education
Leader(s): Vera Steiner-Blore & Jo Hodgin
Breakout 2: K-12 -- Readying the Workforce: Promoting Creativity,
Adaptability, and Resiliency
Leader(s): Phil Niedzielski-Eichner
Breakout 3: Just in Time Employees for a Just in Time Economy
Leader(s): David Hunn & Cathy Chianese
11:30 am - 12:15 pm Lunch Break
12:15 - 1:00 pm Luncheon Keynote
Ray Uhalde, National Center on Education and the Economy
1:00 - 2:00 pm Closing Plenary
Reporting out on breakouts by breakout leaders.
A group exercise in identifying critical priorities for sustaining our core values in
planning for the future.
Group Decision Voting - Owen Jones, Better Decision Software
If you have any questions, please contact Kelley Sanchez, ksanchez@fairfaxchamber.org, or 703.749.0400
For information about last year's Issues Fairfax Forum, Fairfax 2030: Strategies for How We Manage Our Growth Over the Next 25 Years, click here |
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