3rd Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit 

The Workforce Solutions Group is proud to announce the Third Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at The Publick House in Sturbridge, MA. 

Join Google's Jeremy Wertheimer,CEO Kip Hollister, Secretary Greg Bialecki, Secretary Joanne Goldstein, and Secretary Paul Reville to explore this year’s theme, “Sharpening Our Competitive Edge."  The Summit will put the spotlight on the key role that workforce development and skills training play in the health of our state’s economy. It will also promote public policy and program efforts which stimulate middle skill career paths and income.

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Now in its third year, the 2012 Summit will build upon the success of past summits and feature over 300 key policy makers, business and education leaders presenting the latest information about job creation efforts in Massachusetts, statewide labor market and credential needs, middle skill education initiatives, the STEM pipeline, green jobs and business trends.

The Workforce Solutions Group will also present its annual awards including the 2012 Employer of the Year Award, the Lifetime Achievement Advocacy Award, and the Training Partnership of the Year Award. 

Breakfast and lunch are included in your registration fee of $125.

Click the link button below to register. We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 MA Jobs and Workforce Summit!

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• Greg Bialecki, MA Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
• Don Bosley, Massachusetts Workforce Professional Association
• Edward Bouquillon, President, Mass Association Vocational Administrators
• Gail Carberry, President, Quinsigamond Community College
• JD Chesloff, Executive Director, Mass Business Roundtable
• Lou DiNatale, Pollster
• Ken Donnelly, MA State Senator, Lead Sponsor, Middle Skills Solutions Act
• Joanna Dowling, President, The Custom Group  
• Karen R. Elzey, Director, Skills for America's Future, The Aspen Institute
• Paul Feltman, Director of Global Talent Bridge Initiative
• Marcie Foster,  Policy Analyst, CLASP, Workforce Development Team
• Joanne Goldstein, MA Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
• Kip Hollister, CEO, Hollister Inc., The Alliance for Business Leadership
• Rebekah Lashman, Sr. VP, Research, Regional and Sector Strategies, Commonwealth Corporation
• Loh-Sze Leung, Director, SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce
• Frank Peralta, Campaign Organizer, English Works Campaign
• William Cunnigham, Senior Vice President, Amaresco Inc. (invited)
• Nancy Snyder, President, Commonwealth Corporation
• Steve Tolman, President, MA AFL-CIO (invited) 
• Mitch Tyson, former CEO, Advanced Electron Beams, Co-Chair, Governor's Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative
• Stan Usovicz, Regional Director, Verizon
• Jospeh Wagner, Chair, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies (invited)
• Jeremy Wertheimer,Vice President, Travel, Google, Inc, ITA Software Founder 
• Daniel Wolf, Founder and CEO, Cape Air, MA State Senator