WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, October 26, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will host Talent Forward 2021, the capstone event in its Talent Forward virtual series, to examine employer leadership in closing the people-jobs gap, building new pathways for discovering and upskilling employees, and driving innovative strategies that invest in people. This event will bring together leaders from business, education, and government to discuss how people-focused solutions can address the workforce shortage crisis and fuel America’s economic recovery.
More information about the event is available here.
WHO: Martin Walsh, U.S. Secretary of Labor
Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana
Barbara Humpton, President & CEO, Siemens Corporation
Suzanne Clark, President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), U.S. Congressman
Bill Cassidy (R-LA), U.S. Senator
Mike Rowe, CEO, mikeroweWORKS Foundation
Kristof Terryn, CEO, Zurich North America
Chris Sharkey, President of Community Engagement, Corning Incorporated
Ardine Williams, Vice President of Workforce Development, Amazon
Lydia Logan, Vice President of Global Education and Workforce, IBM
Sean McGarvey, President, North America’s Building Trades Unions
Judaline Cassidy, Founder, Tools & Tiaras
Christopher Griffin, President & CEO, USG
Alessandra Lezama, CEO, TOOTRiS
Maurice Jones, CEO, OneTen
Kwasi Mitchell, Chief Purpose Officer, Deloitte US
Jamie Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation
Ravi Kumar, President, Infosys
WHAT: Virtual event with timely conversations on strategies and solutions that address the worker shortage crisis and get people back to work.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET
RSVP: Register here. For additional questions, please contact Yagmur Cosar at [email protected]