News & Events

Theme:

Celebrating 10 Years of Success: Shaping the 21st Century Workforce & Workplace

When:

June 15 - 17, 2011

Where:

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

What:

We are proud to announce we will hold our annual partners meeting and a special 10th anniversary celebration June 15-17, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. This year's annual meeting will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors while highlighting and focusing on Celebrating 10 Years of Success: Shaping the 21st Century Workforce and Workplace.

Business Professional attire

1:00 p.m.

Capitol Hill Briefing
Hear from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety and Representative Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA 25), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee on important legislative education issues on youth, workforce readiness and workforce development. Transportation will be provided and will depart from the Mayflower Hotel (1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW) at 11:30 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Good Afternoon Corporate Voices
In the fashion of “The Today Show” our host, Donna, will lead a discussion on the founding of Corporate Voices from conception to the 10th anniversary and beyond.

- John Wilcox: Deputy Director, Corporate Voices for Working Families (moderator)
- Donna Klein: Executive Chair and CEO, Corporate Voices for Working Families
- Alice Campbell: Senior Director, Global Community Relations, Baxter International, Inc.
- Ellen Galinsky: President, Families and Work Institute

5:00 p.m.

Reception
Join your colleagues for a cocktail reception to end the first day of the annual meeting.

Business Professional attire

7:00 a.m.

- Stephen M. Wing: President, Corporate Voices for Working Families

White House Briefing
This invitation-only briefing from White House staff on issues such as workforce readiness/education and flexibility in the workplace. The event will take place at the White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Corporate Voices staff will escort guests four blocks from the Mayflower to the White House Complex. Guests will depart at 8:00 a.m.

Postsecondary Education and Learn and Earn Best Practice Models
This panel discussion will cover how employers have taken on the challenge of ensuring a skilled talent pool for a competative future, including the findings from “Across the Great Divide,” which examines the perspectives of CEOs and college presidents on America’s higher education and skills gap.

- John-Anthony Meza: Vice President, Workforce Readiness, Corporate Voices for Working Families (moderator)
- John Bridgeland: President & CEO, Civic Enterprises
- Celia Swanson: Senior Vice President for Talent Development, Walmart Stores
- Van Ton-Quinlivan: Director of Workforce Development, Pacific Gas & Electric

Investing in Skills Development and Education: Creating Opportunity
Get an update on our work with the New Options Project and hear from two companies, Southwire and Verizon Wireless, on their business case for corporate investments in education skills development. Learn about the Opportunity Nation Campaign, which provides a leadership platform for employers that are creating opportunities in their communities and companies.

- Elyse Rosenblum: Senior Consultant, Corporate Voices for Working Families (moderator)
- Mark Edwards: Executive Director, OpportunityNation
- Dorothy Martin: LearningLINK National Program Manager, Verizon Wireless
- Mike Wiggins: Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Southwire

Shaping the Workforce and Workplace in 2015
This panel of high level executives, from Corporate Voices partner companies, will discuss how these leading companies are striving to meet the demands of our future workplace in 2015.

- Donna Klein: Executive Chair and CEO, Corporate Voices for Working Families (moderator)
- Nancy Calderon: Chief Administrative Officer and U.S. Partner in Charge, Operations, KPMG LLP
- David Casey: Vice President, Workforce Strategies & Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Caremark
- Sylvester Mendoza: Corporate Director, Diversity & Inclusion & EEO, Northrop Grumman
- Julie Peterson: Vice President, Human Resources, Sodexo

Closing
- Stephen M. Wing: President, Corporate Voices for Working Families

Business Casual attire (except 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner)

Breakfast Opening
- Stephen M. Wing: President, Corporate Voices for Working Families

Listening Session with Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messierwill host an intimate conversation on a variety of workforce readiness issues.

Break

Corporate Voices Task Forces
Join Corporate Voices in one of their issue area task forces on workforce readiness, workplace flexibility, family economic stability and legislative issues. This session will provide members with the opportunity to learn about the work for the task forces and assist in contributing to the direction of the group for 2011-2012

Closing
- Stephen M. Wing: President, Stephen M. Wing

11:30 a.m.

Learn & Earn Working Group
Following the annual meeting, join the Learn & Earn Working Group for a “Leaders and Learners" working lunch on postsecondary education talent development models.