CONFERENCE AGENDA

Registration & Breakfast………………….8:00 am

Welcome…………………………………………9:00 am

The Future of Work………………………….9:15 am

Response Panel….…………………………...9:45 am

Breakout Sessions………………………….10:45 am

Lunch…………………………………………….12:00 pm

Aligning Workforce Preparation…....12:45 pm

generously sponsored by WGU Indiana

WELCOME

Chris LaMothe, Chairman, Commission for Higher Education

Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher Education

THE FUTURE OF WORK

Scott Carlson, Chronicle for Higher Education

The Future of Work: How Colleges Can Prepare Students for the Jobs Ahead, features predictions from economists and technology experts on the labor market; insight from employers on the skills they are looking for among recent college graduates; thoughts from college administrators on how career services must change; and more.

RESPONSE PANEL

Pete Bitar, Founder & CEO, AirBuoyant, LLCTom Easterday, Senior Exec. VP, Subaru of Indiana Automotive

Chris Lowery, Senior VP, Ivy Tech Community CollegeGeoffrey Mearns, JD, President, Ball State University

JOBS OF THE FUTURE

Scott Carlson, Chronicle for Higher Education

Carol Rogers, Indiana Business Research Center

BREAKOUT SESSION

VOICES OF EMPLOYERS

Kevin Brinegar, Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Brian McAllister, Co-Founder, Roadtrip Nation

BREAKOUT SESSION

FUTURE OF CAREER CENTERS

Nancy Brattain Rogers, Ph.D., Indiana State University

Corey Wilson, University of Indianapolis

BREAKOUT SESSION

ALIGNING WORKFORCE PREPARATION

Danny Lopez, Chairman, Governor’s Workforce CabinetTeresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher EducationBlair Milo, Secretary of Career Connections & Talent

WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS