Registration, Breakfast and Networking

Morning Keynote Speaker: Bill Griffeth

Panel to begin

8:00 am

9:10 am

9:30 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00 am

12:15 pm

12:30 pm

12:35 pm

12:40 pm

1:00 pm

 

 

Agenda

 

 

Education
    Dr. Peter Mercer, President, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Legislative/ Small Business Owner
    Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle

Business Services
    Thomas P. McNabola, CPA, Managing Director, Hunter Group

Chamber of Commerce
    Jim Kirkos, President, MRCC

Manufacturing
    Bob Loderstedt,
President, NJMEP

Real Estate
    Carl Goldberg, Managing Partner, Roseland Property Company

Question 1- From a business perspective, what concerns you most about the current
    state of business and growing your business in New Jersey?

Question 2- What are the upcoming high demand occupations in your industry and
    what skills will they need?

Question 3- Is the educational community addressing needed curriculum to meet the skill
    demands of the worker in your industry?

 

Question 4- How do we, as a collaborative team of workforce and business supporters,

    fill up the gap between what we currently have and what we need?

Floor will open for questions from the audience

 

Break-out sessions

Lunch

Jim Kirkos to present MRCC workforce initiatives

Tammy Molinelli to present WIB services

Afternoon Keynote Speakers: Dennis McNerney and Tom DeGise

End