International Workforce Day Schedule

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Friday, March 9, 2012, 9:15AM - 4:30 PM

Friday, March 9th
9:15am – 9:30am	Welcome: Employment & Skills in the Global Marketplace Laurie Moran, Chair, National Assoc of Workforce Boards Ron Painter, Chief Executive, National Assoc of Workforce Boards
9:30am – 10:30am	Embassy Panel: International Responses to the Global Recession *Facilitator* Natalie Branosky, Chief Executive, InclusionUS (London & Washington, DC) *Guests* Liz Furssedonn-Wood, First Secretary for Employment and Education, British Embassy Sandile Tyini, Counselor (Economic), Embassy of South Africa Marion Knappe, Counselor (Labor & Social Affairs), Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Elisa Carolina de Santos, Counselor (Labor and Social Security), Embassy of Spain
10:30am – 10:45am	Break
10:45am – 11:45am	Business Voice: Our Workforce Needs for International Business *Moderator* Sheila Maguire, Senior Vice President, Program Effectiveness, Public/Private Ventures *Panel of International Corporations* Lytana Kids, Vice President for Workforce Planning, United Parcel Service download presentation » Kshitij Jain, Monster Worldwide Mike Dantonio, Gap Global Creative Center, GAP, Inc. download presentation »
11:45am – 12:00pm	Break
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch Launch of NAWB International Network Membership
1:15pm – 1:45pm	International Good Practice: Excellence in Service Delivery *Moderator* Virginia Hamilton, National Association of Workforce Boards *Panel* International Guests
1:45pm – 2:00pm	Break
2:00pm – 3:30pm	Break-out Sessions on International Good Practice Service Quality in an Age of Austerity Fran Parry, Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion, United Kingdom Sietske van Rossum, BlikopWerk, Netherlands Strong Employer Partnerships Trudy Parsons, Miller Dickson Blais, Canada Ton deKok, Brabants Expertise in Social Entrepreneurship, Netherlands download presentation » Creating Jobs in High Unemployment Areas Tracy Fishwick, Manchester Commission on the New Economy, United Kingdom Surviving Recession: The Experience of Public Employment Services Miguel Peromingo, World Association of Public Employment Services, South American Region Sally Sinclair, National Employment Services Association, Australia Social Enterprise and Social Innovation Models Clare Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions, United Kingdom Gianluca Antonucci, Progetti Sociali, Italy City-Wide Strategies for Employment & Skills Jim Rafferty, Edinburgh Capital City Partnership, Scotland Mark Burton-Page, European Forum for Urban Security, France
3:30pm – 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm – 4:30pm	International Announcements & Participant Feedback
4:30pm	Conclusion

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International Workforce Day Schedule

Global Dialogue for Workforce Excellence Unite – Share - Learn

Friday, March 9, 2012, 9:15AM - 4:30 PM

Global Dialogue for Workforce Excellence
Unite – Share - Learn