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The Jobs Revolution. Summit Workforce Solutions First Annual Meeting & Dinner
This important, once-a-year event will introduce you to important concepts in workforce development and introduce the business community to the exciting accomplishments of Summit Workforce Solutions; the region’s “go to” organization for workforce development expertise, support and services that help build the workforce of the future.
When: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
- 5:30 PM Reception
- 6:30 PM Dinner & Meeting
Where: The Job Center, 1040 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron OH
Tickets: - Individual: $50
- Patron: $100
- Corporate Table of 8: $500
- Visa and MasterCard accepted
- Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Please call 330-374-9470 for more information.
Keynote: Roberts T. Jones The Jobs Revolution: Changing How America Works
Roberts T. Jones offers a unique perspective on the public policy trends that impact our nation’s education and training systems. A life-long advocate for investing in people, he is widely credited with helping place workforce development at the forefront of the nation’s public policy agenda. Having held senior leadership positions in the legislative and executive branches of our federal government and with extensive experience in the private sector, Jones has been personally engaged in every major piece of education, training, and workforce legislation for the past 40 years.
Mr. Jones served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor under both Presidents Reagan and Bush (the elder) and as a chief of staff to two U.S. congressmen. He has also served as President and CEO of the National Alliance of Business and held senior positions in two major U.S. corporations.
Mr. Jones is currently the President of Education & Workforce Policy, LLC, a policy-consulting firm whose singular focus is the advancement of education, training, and workforce policy. He also serves as the president of the MTC Institute, the policy and research arm of the Management and Training Corporation, and co-authored The Jobs Revolution: Changing How America Works with former-Congressman Steve Gunderson and social researcher Kathryn Scanland.
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