Meeting the Challenge: Montana's Workforce on the Move

May 21-22, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 27 North 27th Street, Billings, MT

Conference Agenda

Wednesday, May 21 -- Crowne Plaza Hotel
	1:00-1:15 pm	Welcome
	1:15-2:00 pm	Opening remarks by Governor Brian Schweitzer
	2:00-3:00 pm	Opening Plenary "Culture Clash: Managing the Intergenerational Workplace"
	3:00-3:15 pm	Break
	3:15-5:00 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	·	An Economic Study of Montana’s Early Childhood Industry -- Building A Ready Workforce for Tomorrow Moderator: Mike Halligan, Executive Director, Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
	·	New Partnerships in Apprenticeship: Labor – Education – Business Moderator: Mark Maki, State Director of Apprenticeship, Montana Department of Labor and Industry
	·	Helping Employers Train New Workers Moderator: Andy Poole, Deputy Director, Montana Department of Commerce
	·	Montana’s 21st Century Workforce Moderator: Dore Schwinden, Deputy Commissioner Montana Department of Labor and Industry
	5:30-7:00 pm	Sponsored Reception
Thursday, May 22 -- Crowne Plaza Hotel
	7:30-9:00 am	Policymakers' Breakfast
		Keith Kelly, Commissioner, Dept. of Labor and Industry Linda McCulloch, Superintendent, Office of Public Instruction Tony Preite, Director, Dept. of Commerce Sheila Stearns, Commissioner, Office of Higher Education Dan Miles, Chair, State Workforce Investment Board
	9:00-10:30 am	Concurrent Workshops
	·	Connecting the Dots: Services through Montana’s DLI Moderator: Keith Kelly, Commissioner, Montana Department of Labor and Industry
	·	Bringing Montana Workers Home Moderator: Chris Aageson, Governor’s Office of Economic Development
	·	Linking Education and Industry: Assessing and Certifying Work Skills Moderator: Tommy Thompson, Executive Dir. WIN
	·	Montana’s Green Collar Workforce: What We’ve Started Moderator: Hal Harper, Chief Policy Advisor, Governor’s Office
	10:30-10:45 am	Break
	10:45-12:00 noon	Closing Plenary - Center for State Innovation: Growing Montana's Workforce
	12:30-2:30 pm	Local Industry Educational Sites

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