F EBRUA RY 1 9 , 2 0 1 5 THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO AGENDA - FUTURE FOCUS: PREPARING FOR WORKFORCE 2020 8:0 0 -8:3 0 a . m . Registration Panel 2: 8:3 0 -8:4 5 a . m . Welcome Moderator: Jere Boyle, Community Affairs Managing Director, Federal Reserve Bank 8:4 5 -9:15 a . m . Welcome and economic overview Linda Woloshansky, President and CEO, Center of Workforce Innovations Dan Sullivan, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, 9 :15 -1 0:4 5 a . m . Federal Reserve Bank Keynotes – The workforce in 2020: What to expect Open Break 1 1:0 0 -12:15 p . m . Using data to identify future workforce needs Bridget Gainer, Commissioner, Cook County, 10 District Bryan Wilson, State Policy Director, National Skills Coalition Karin M. Norington-Reaves, CEO, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership 12:15 -1:15 p . m . Lunch 1:3 0 -3:0 0 p . m . Concurrent sessions: Workforce trends and effective practices Panel 1: Moderator: Carrie Thomas, Interim Executive Director, Chicago Jobs Council Panel 3: Overcoming barriers to employment Moderator: Dennis Winters, Chief Economist, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Jennifer Foster, Deputy Director, Adult Education and Workforce Development, Illinois Community College Board Amy Rynell, Senior Director of Research & Policy, National Transitional Jobs Network 3:0 0 -3:15 p . m . Break 3:15 -4 :2 5 p . m . Strategic opportunities for strengthening workforce systems 4 :2 5 -4 :3 0 p . m . Wrap-up Jason Keller, Economic Development Director, Federal Reserve Bank Adjourn th Norm Walzer, Senior Research Scholar, Center for Governmental Studies, Northern Illinois University Rhandi Berth, Vice President, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Marcia Black-Watson, Industry Talent Director, Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan 1 0:4 5 -11:0 0 a . m . Moderator: Peter Creticos, President/Executive Director, Institute for Work & the Economy Peter Cappelli, Professor of Management and Director, Center for Human Resources, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Upgrading skills of the under-qualified Attracting and retaining talent Diana Robinson, Director, Center for Governmental Studies, Northern Illinois University Dr. Alan Phillips, Executive Deputy Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education Rebecca Shi, Director, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition Jim Golembeski, Executive Director, Bay Area Workforce Development Board 4 :3 0 p . m . To find more information about events at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, visit www.chicagofed.org/webpages/events