Supporting Today’s Workers and Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow
October 4, 2017 | 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Reception to follow
The Commons on Champa, 1245 Champa St, Denver, CO
The Consulate General of Canada in Denver, the Office of the Governor of Colorado, and the Colorado Business Roundtable will host an event addressing urgent issues in Colorado and Canada: supporting displaced workers and preparing the workforce of the future in a transforming economy.
Speakers will address:
- Trends that are accelerating change in the Coloradan and Canadian economies
- Successful approaches to support workers who lost their jobs while they re-train for other opportunities
- Best practices in preparing K-12 and higher education in Colorado and Canada for the jobs of tomorrow
Speakers and panelists will include:
- John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado
- Kirsten Hillman, Deputy Ambassador of Canada, Washington D.C.
- Randy Hoback, Member of the Parliament of Canada
- Stéphane Lessard, Consul General of Canada in Denver
- Jeff Wasden, CEO, Colorado Business Roundtable
- Erik Mitisek, Chief Innovation Officer of Colorado and CEO, IMAgine Analytics
- Jared Nichols, deep futures strategist and author of Waypoint: Mapping the Future of Talent in the Age of Automation
- Shaun Thorson, CEO, Skills Canada
- Donald Austin, V.P., Suncor
- Raghwa Gopal, CEO, Accelerate Okanagan
- Stéphane Lessard, Consul General of Canada in Denver
We would be delighted if you can join us and participate in the conversation!