Workforce Summit: Employer Driven-Solutions

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd

 

AGENDA

 

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Check In & Breakfast

Breakfast sponsored by Shawnee Health

 

8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.

Welcome

Angela Holmes, CEO, Man-Tra-Con Corporation

 

8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker 

David Boulay, President, Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
“Artificial Intelligence: Building the Workforce of Tomorrow Today.”

 

9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.

Manufacturing & Healthcare Panels

 

Healthcare

Moderator:
Brenda Malone, HR Recruiter, Intermountain Electronics

Robbie Musoiu, HR Manager, Heartland Regional Medical Center
Molly Hamilton, Interim VP of HR, Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH)
Shawnee Health
Barbara Gowler, HR Director, SSM Health

 

Manufacturing

Moderator:
Randy Prince, Senior Business Development Manager,
Illinois Manufacturing Association

Christie Carroll, HR Manager, Continental Tire
Aaron Christ, Director of Operations, Intertape Polymer Group (IPG)
Allison Allgaier, President, Phoenix Modular Elevator (PME)
Erik Perks, Plant Manager, Prysmian Group

 

10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Josh Stafford, Vienna HS Superintendent
“Partnering with Employers to Build a Workforce Pipeline”

Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)
Josh Doerner, Assistant Research Scholar, NYU Marron Institute
Ronda Pryor, Special Population Coordinator, IDES
DuWayne Owens, Vocational Coordinator, Office of Adult Ed and Vocational Services
“Re-entry Tax Credits and Incentives • Programs and Training • Hiring with Diverse Backgrounds”

 

12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m.

Lunch & Networking 

Lunch sponsored by Deaconess Illinois & Prysmian Group

 

12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kirk Overstreet, President, John A. Logan College
John Gulley, CFO, Rend Lake College
“Update on Manufacturing Training Centers”

 

12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

HIRELEVEL
Lacee Breeden, Recruitment Marketing Manager & Erin Kopec, VP of Sales & Marketing

“Employer Branding for Retention and Recruitment”

 

Vendor Tables

Centerstone
Deaconess Illinois
HireLevel, Human Capital Management
Pepsi Mid-America
Priority Staffing Group
SIH WorkCare

 

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Aisin Americana Outdoors Deaconess Illinois City of Carbondale City of Marion Continental Tire Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association FREDCO Greater Egypt Regional Planning & Development Commission HireLevel Illinois Department of Commerce Illinois Department of Employment Security Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) Jackson Growth Alliance Jefferson County Development Corporation John A. Logan College Man-Tra-Con Corporation Pepsi Mid-America Priority Staffing Prysmian Group Geff Purcell ReaderLink Rend Lake College Shawnee Health SI NOW! SIU: Office of Innovation and Economic Development Southern Illinois Healthcare Southern Illinois Workforce Development Board SSM Health More...