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Dec 3 - Museum of Jewish Heritage - Lower Manhattan
Dec 3 - Museum of Jewish Heritage - Lower Manhattan
Times are subject to change.
8:00 AM EST
Tuesday, December 03
8:30 AM EST
Tuesday, December 03
Amanda Farías
Majority LeaderNew York City Council
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Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC)
Wayne Ho
President and CEOChinese-American Planning Council (CPC)
9:30 AM EST
Tuesday, December 03
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4 more speakers
Gregory J. Morris
Chief Executive OfficerNew York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC)
Jennifer Mitchell
President and CEOThe Doe Fund
Nuno Francisco
SVP, Market ExecutiveCitizens Bank
Leslie Abbey
Chief Executive OfficerHot Bread Kitchen
Debbie Roman
Managing DirectorPer Scholas
Kiersten Barnet
Executive DirectorNew York Jobs CEO Council
9:45 AM EST
Tuesday, December 03
10:15 AM EST
Tuesday, December 03
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3 more speakers
Annie Martinez (Moderator)
Growth & Strategy Lead - NYYear Up United
Robert Jackson
State SenatorChair of Civil Service and Pensions
Carmen De La Rosa
New York City Council MemberDistrict 10
Louis A. Molina
CommissionerNew York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Derick Bowers
Executive Director, GoodTemps/ EVP, Business ServicesGoodwill Industries of Greater NY and Northern NJ
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4 more speakers
Degan Leopold (Moderator)
Chief Partnerships OfficerNew York Jobs CEO Council
Gisele Castro
Chief Executive OfficerExalt Youth
Randy Peers
President & CEOBrooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Angie Kamath
DeanNew York University School of Professional Studies
Arana Hankin-Biggers
President & Co-FounderThe Travel Agency: A Cannabis Store
Priya Ramanathan
Head of PartnershipsFuture Fit AI
Ralph Ortega (Moderator)
Editor in ChiefCity & State NY
Dr. Nantasha Williams
Council MemberNew York City Council
Danielle Ellman
CEOCommonpoint
Tom Grech
President & CEOQueens Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Adams
PresidentLaguardia Community College
Jukay Hsu
Founder & CEOPursuit
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2 more speakers
Anthony Watson (Moderator)
Executive DirectorManhattan EOC
Dynishal Gross
CommissionerNew York City Small Business Services
Amanda Farías
Majority LeaderNew York City Council
Kinda Younes
Executive DirectorITAC
Therese Daly (Moderator)
Chief Advocacy and Government Affairs OfficerNew York Association for Training & Employment Professionals
Yesenia Mata
Executive DirectorLa Colmena
Jina Krause-Vilmar
President & CEOUpwardly Global
Kerry Brodie
Executive DirectorEmma's Torch
Steven Choi
Founder and Lead StrategistEllis Island Initiative
Alexa Avilés
Council MemberNew York City Council, District 38
11:30 AM EST
Tuesday, December 03
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3 more speakers
Ayesha George (Moderator)
Executive Director, New YorkStrive
Daniel Bustillo
Deputy Executive Director1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds
Kimberly Kendall
Associate Dean- School of Continuing & Professional StudiesLehman College- CUNY
Elyse Zlotnikov
Director – Talent AcquisitionNewYork-Presbyterian
Daniel Liss
Senior Advisor Industry PartnershipsNYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development
Eli Dvorkin (Moderator)
Editorial & Policy DirectorCenter for an Urban Future
Cecilia Kushner
Chief Strategy OfficerNYC Economic Development Corporation
Ashley Putnam
Director, Economic Growth & Mobility ProjectFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
David S. Berman
Director of Programs and EvaluationMayor's Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity)
Jessica Sager
Co-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerAll Our Kin
Shari Krull
Chief Executive OfficerStreetWise Partners
David Charron
Executive Vice PresidentJobsFirstNYC
Phenix Kim (Moderator)
ReporterNYN Media
Ian Straughter
Executive Vice President & Chief Program OfficerBedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Lindsay Greene
President & CEOBrooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Christine Zagari-LoPorto
Associate DeanDivision of Workforce Development, Kingsborough Community College
Wil Fisher
Director of External AffairsRise Light & Power
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3 more speakers
Stephen Nessen (Moderator)
ReporterWNYC News
Gary LaBarbera
President of the Executive Board for the New York Building TradesBuilding and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC) and the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
Majority WhipNew York City Council
Lisa Sorin
PresidentBronx Chamber of Commerce
Jamie Torres-Springer
PresidentMTA Construction & Development
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4 more speakers
Holly Pretsky (Moderator)
City EditorCity and State NY
Sharon Sewell-Fairman
President & CEOWomen Creating Change
Rachel Friedman
Director of Workforce ProgramsGirls Who Code
Farah Louis
Council MemberDistrict 45
Sonia Atsegbua
Director of Strategic PartnershipsBasta
Lauren Leader
Co-Founder and CEOAll In Together
12:30 PM EST
Tuesday, December 03
12:50 PM EST
Tuesday, December 03
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2 more speakers
Abby Jo Sigal (Moderator)
Executive DirectorNYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development
Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
ChancellorThe City University of New York
Melissa Aviles Ramos
ChancellorNew York City Public Schools
Keith Howard
CommissionerNYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
1:30 PM EST
Tuesday, December 03
An in-depth, candid conversation about strategies and partnerships that can drive sustainable economic growth and support the workforce agenda in NYC
An in-depth, candid conversation about strategies and partnerships that can drive sustainable economic growth and support the workforce agenda in NYC
Darren Bloch (Moderator)
CEO and Executive DirectorGreenwich House
Jessica Ramos
ChairState Senate Committee on Labor
2:15 PM EST
Tuesday, December 03
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2 more speakers
Christopher Watler (Moderator)
Executive Vice PresidentCenter for Employment Opportunities
Michael Pope, Esq
Executive DirectorYouth Represent
Ronald Day
Senior Vice PresidentThe Fortune Society
Noah Bein
Policy Director, Justice & MobilityJobs for the Future
+3
3 more speakers
Evelyn Ortiz (Moderator)
Co-Chief Executive OfficerOpportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Shoshana Marder
Executive DirectorLeap Fund
Raysa S. Rodriguez
Chief Program and Policy OfficerFPWA
Dorothy (Dede) Hill
Director of PolicySchuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Dina Rabiner
VP Economic Development and Strategic PartnershipsBrooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Chioke Mose-Telesford
Director of Improving Practices & OutcomesCorporation for a Skilled Workforce
Alex Breen
Senior Policy AssociateCorporation for a Skilled Workforce
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3 more speakers
David Fischer (Moderator)
PrincipalAltior Policy Solutions
Kristen Gonzalez
New York State SenatorChair, Internet & Technology Committee
Andrew Rasiej
FounderCivic Hall
Jerelyn Rodriguez
CEO & Co-FounderThe Knowledge House
Council Member Kevin Riley
Chair, Subcommittee on Zoning and FranchisesCo-Chair, Black, Latino and Asian Caucus
+4
4 more speakers
John Celock (Moderator)
Special Projects EditorCity & State New York
John MacIntosh
Managing PartnerSeaChange Capital Partners
Julie Won
New York City Council MemberDistrict 26
Michelle Jackson
Executive DirectorHuman Services Council of New York
Justin Brannan
New York City Council MemberDistrict 47
Ira Yankwitt
Executive DirectorLiteracy Assistance Center
3:30 PM EST
Tuesday, December 03
4:00 PM EST
Tuesday, December 03
