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DIGITAL ONSITE GUIDESHAPING TOMORROW’S WORKFORCESKILLS, JOBS & THE NEW COLLAR ECONOMY

Welcome to the seventh annual U.S. News STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference. From the beginning, our goal has been to spotlight what’s working to prepare America’s youth and the country’s labor force to succeed in today’s – and tomorrow’s – jobs. This year, we’ve sharpened our focus even more, as you can tell from the conference’s new name: Workforce of Tomorrow: Skills, Jobs and the New Collar Economy. Over the next couple of days, we’ll be examining in particular the wide range of promising programs at the postsecondary level and in industry that are transforming the workforce development landscape across the country.

Even with all of your hard work and attention, the skills gap that makes it difficult for so many employers to find highly qualified workers remains a critical issue. Students in the U.S. continue to lag many of their foreign peers in math and science, and recruiting and retaining them in the STEM fields remains a steep challenge. Women and minority students and professionals remain vastly underrepresented. Meanwhile, the arrival of artificial intelligence and the specter of rapid and widespread automation promise ever more uncertainty about the lay of the land ahead.

Fortunately, there are many pockets of progress across the country – indeed, the 56 communities of the STEM Learning Ecosystems, an initiative that is partnering with us at the conference, offer some of the most compelling examples of what is possible when local and regional stakeholders craft solutions together. Our program features case studies on two of them, the Great Lakes Bay Regional STEM Initiative in Michigan and the Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub.

Other program highlights include discussions on advanced technologies and their impact on the job outlook, the move toward lifelong learning and alternative pathways such as apprenticeships, and ways in which higher education can become more responsive to evolving needs – by collaborating with industry to provide meaningful learning experiences, say. Since we’re here in Washington, we’ll spend some time on the government role – hearing about administration priorities from Jeff Weld, a senior policy advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, for example, and about innovative initiatives at the state level from Governors John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Mary Fallin of Oklahoma.

We’re also delighted to be partnering again with the USA Science and Engineering Festival, which promises to shed light on a number of important STEM issues this weekend for students and parents. I encourage you to check out the many exciting and engaging activities the festival will have going on for families and all comers.

Of course, one of our ongoing goals is to keep the conversations we have at this conference going all year long. We’ll be continuing our in-depth coverage of workforce issues and the rapidly evolving job market. There is plenty of work to be done if America is to retain its technological edge, but progress is being made, and there are powerful stories to tell. We’re happy to help share them.

WELCOME

SHAPING TOMORROW’S WORKFORCESKILLS, JOBS & THE NEW COLLAR ECONOMY

Brian Kelly Editor and Chief Content Officer U.S. News & World Report

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EXHIBIT HOURSRoom: Ballroom BWednesday, April 4 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 10:45 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

CONFERENCE HOURSSee Schedule-at-a-Glance, page 4

PRESS ROOM Room: 203B (level 2)Hours of Operation:

Wednesday, April 4 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 6 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

SPEAKER ROOM Room: 203A (level 2)Hours of Operation:

Wednesday, April 4 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 6 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

ONSITE REGISTRATION HOURSRoom: Ballroom Foyer (level 3)

Wednesday, April 4 1:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 6 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

Friday, April 6, 2018Room 201 Room 202A Room 202B Room 204C

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Roundtable Discussions • Ballroom C

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. How Companies Are Strategizing to Fill Their Future

STEM Needs

On the Policy Front: What’s Working at the State and Local

Level

Bringing More Women Into the Fold in STEM

The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Talent

Development

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. A Deep Dive into Data: Understanding the Skills

Gap and Spreading Public Awareness

Show Me Your Skills: Expanding Competency-Based

Education

Spurring Collaboration Between Industry and Higher

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On the Front Lines: Workforce Development at the Community

Level

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Networking Break • Ballroom C

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closing Keynote Session • Ballroom C1:00 p.m. VIP Tour of the USA Science and Engineering Festival

The New World of New Collar Jobs: Defining and Understanding a Changing Marketplace

Filling the New Collar Pipeline

Education Innovation: How K-12 and College are Evolving to Meet the Challenge

Partnerships and Policy: What’s Working

Keynote Sessions

Networking/Breaks/ Receptions

Wednesday, April 4, 20183:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Workshop Wednesday Sessions

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Opening Reception and Welcome to the STEM Learning Ecosystems • Ballroom B

Room 201 Room 202A Room 202B Room 204C Room 204A/B

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Advanced Manufacturing: How

Technology Is Changing the Game

Earn and Learn: Moving Toward Lifelong

Learning Through Apprenticeships and

Upskilling

Pathway to Success: Helping K-12 Students Get College and Career

Ready

The Power of Partnerships: An Inside Look at Communities That Are Making a

Difference

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Break • Ballroom B

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Assessing the Impact of Robotics and

Artificial Intelligence on the Jobs Outlook

Learning by Doing: Expanding Experiential

Programs

The Life-Changing Power of STEM:

Tackling Engineering’s Grand Challenges

The Power of Partnerships: An Inside Look at Communities That Are Making a

Difference

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Evening Reception • Ballroom B

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4Workshop Wednesday Market Insights

Thursday, April 5, 20187:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Roundtable Discussions • Ballroom C

8:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Opening Keynote Session • Ballroom C10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Exhibit Hall Break • Ballroom B

Room 201 Room 202A Room 202B Room 204C Room 204A/B Room 206

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Planning for the Workforce of

Tomorrow: Where the Jobs Will Be

Priming the Pipeline:

Strengthening Career and Technical Education

Broadening Participation: Closing the

Diversity Gap

Spotlight on Cybersecurity Jobs

Cultivating Lifelong Learners and

World Changers: STEM Partnerships that Develop the

Next Generation of Community Leaders

An Update on the STEM Funders

Network’s STEM Learning

Ecosystem Initiative

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon • Ballroom C2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Break • Ballroom B

Opening Reception and Welcome to the STEM

Learning Ecosystems

Please join U.S. News & World Report and the STEM Learning Ecosystems in the Exhibit Hall for

welcoming cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, networking, and good conversation with your colleagues and other

leaders in STEM and workforce development.

Wednesday, April 4 / 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.Ballroom B

Each year, U.S. News & World Report honors distinguished leaders in education, industry, and other sectors as part of the U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame. These pioneers have strong track records of achievement in advancing STEM education and workforce development, and they share a firm commitment to developing a blueprint for the future of STEM.

2018 U.S. NEWS STEM LEADERSHIP HALL OF FAME

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