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Lightcast Connect 2023 shed new light on AI, Skills and the Future of Work.

Speakers

Nick Bloom (virtual)

Professor of Economics,

Stanford University

Michelle Weise

Author of Long-Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet

Tim Herbert

Chief Research Officer,
CompTIA

Papia Debroy

Senior Vice President, Insights
Opportunity@Work

Ashwin Acharya

Global Lead - AI for Talent & Organization,

Peter Rumsey

Director of Analytics Integration,

Josh Bersin (virtual)

Founder & CEO,
The Josh Bersin Company

Mark Crofton

Global Vice President,

Hunter Cook

Senior Product & Operations Manager,
Google

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Melissa Hortman

Senior Education Industry Executive,

Walter Simmons

Workforce Development Board Director,

Prince George’s County (Maryland)

Gary Russo

Executive Director of Workforce Intelligence,

Ama Agyeiwaa Abrokwah

Director of Research,
Tulsa Regional Chamber

Kate Pangallo

Senior Director of Talent & Strategic Partnerships,

Paul Fain

Editor & Writer,

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Lynn Letukas

Head of Higher Education and Partnerships,

Fran Valentine

Chief Business Intelligence Officer,
Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, State of Indiana

Bill Pelster

The Josh Bersin Company

Dean Kahler

Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management,
University of Idaho

Rachel Lipson

Senior Policy Advisor, CHIPS Program Office
US Dept of Commerce

Barry May

Executive Director of Workforce and Economic Development,
The Alabama Community College System

Candice Dixon

Executive Director, Command Shift
NPower

Cole Napper

Vice President, People Analytics & Chief Evangelist,
Orgonistic

Tim Johnson

Senior Manager of Data Strategy,

Allegis Global Solutions

Richard Rosenow

VP of People Analytics Strategy, OneModel

Allison Danielsen

Executive Director of BigFuture Careers & Partnerships,

The College Board

Al Adamsen

Founder & CEO, PAFOW

Ryan Hundt

Chief Executive Officer,
MichiganWorks!

Amit Mohindra

CEO, People Analytics Success

Simon Haines

Founder and CEO,

Alex Ionita

Program Manager for the Skills Transformation Program,

Amanda Winters

Program Director,

National Governors Association

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Jennifer Lasater

Vice President of Student and Career Advancement, Purdue Global

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Guru Sethupathy

Founder & CEO, FairNow

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Gordon Ritchie

Principal Consultant, Skill Architecture and Transformation at Skill Collective

Wendi Secrist

Executive Director,

Idaho Workforce Development Council

Allen Smith

Founder & CEO, OneSpartanburg, Inc.

Marlena Bandurski

Marlena Bandurski

VP of Research,

Greater Des Moines Partnership

Oli Meager

Cofounder and Managing Partner,

Skill Collective

Katie Crofoot

REACH (Reimagining Education and Career Help)

Garth Wadsworth

Public Policy Director,

Elevate Rapid City

Sacha Litman

Partner and Associate Director,

Boston Consulting Group

Rose Martinez

Director,
Bellwether College Consortium/Alamo Colleges District

Jeremy Podany

Founder,
The Career Leadership Collective

Alexandria Wright

Senior Research Associate,
WestEd

Topics

SKILLS
THE FUTURE OF WORK
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & THE LABOR MARKET
Skills-Based Hiring
Global Workforce Planning/Insight
The Rise of Generative A.I.
Traditional vs. Non-Traditional Education Routes
Engaging Missing/ Underrepresented Workers
Will A.I. take jobs away from Humans?
DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)
College-Career Pathways
AI, Education, and the Workforce: New Pathways for a New World