Tracks: E&T, Tech, and WLMI

Skills Magic: Building the Future Workforce with Skills

What will it take to create a skills-based economy? What can skills-as-currency bring about for our communities and customers? Listen as workforce development leaders and solution providers share their adventures in using skills-based approaches to build the future of work by: 1) defining what “skill-based” means and how it’s different from other talent strategies, 2) identifying the talent trends they are seeing now and ahead, 3) navigating challenges involved with skills-based initiatives and 4) highlighting data, technology and other resources available to improve labor exchange efficiency and provide a more accurate and actionable understanding of the labor market.

MODERATOR

Amber Gaither, Director, National Labor Exchange, NASWA

PANELISTS

Joe M. Barela, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Jake Hirsch-Allen, North America Workforce Development & Higher Ed System Lead, LinkedIn
Sam Keathley, Senior Workforce Analyst, Kentucky Center for Statistics
Adam Leonard, Chief Analytics Officer and Director, Division of Information Innovation & Insights, Texas Workforce Commission
Bill McMahon, Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Judson Neer, Chief Technology Officer, Research Improving People's Lives