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SUMMARY:Virtual Event | Quad Cities Chamber: Talent Business Forum
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Event | Quad Cities Chamber: Talent Business Forum\n\nThursday\, January 20\, 2022\n\n8 - 9:15 a.m. Virtual Program\n\nFree to attend | Registration required\n\n\n\nPlease click the link below to access this event.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/3l-FFaKI_ZI\n\n\n\nUPDATE: Finding and retaining talent is a challenge for many businesses. Knowing that\, we are opening the Talent Business Forum to everyone in our region and shifted the event to virtual to allow more people to attend. This virtual event is now free to attend because of the generosity of our sponsors.\n\n \n\nTalent - How to Win the Game!\n\nExperts will share what is causing the workforce shortage\, what the future holds for workforce growth and incentives available to businesses.\n\n\n\nKeynote - Solutions 2022: Surviving the Great Sansdemic\n\nJim Morgan - Vice President\, Business Development & Workforce Strategies| MRA\n\n\n\nFirst the Pandemic. Now the Sansdemic ("sans" = without. "demic" = people). The talent shortage is real\, not only skills but bodies\, and it is crippling business growth. And yesterday's recruitment and retention practices simply won't work anymore! Employers have reached new levels of creativity and innovation in their search for talent. This event will enlighten you on: \n\n\n The numbers behind the talent shortage: What are the underlying factors causing the great sansdemic?\n Effective approaches to a positive candidate experience: How have employers changed their candidate experience to be faster\, on brand and candidate friendly? \n A winning onboarding experience: What are companies doing to re-engineer their onboarding process to ensure positive first\, second and third impressions? \n An engaging employee experience: Having secured people\, how are companies changing the employee experience to keep them engaged and motivated at work? \n Top ten talent attraction strategies: Where in the world are businesses going to find talent?\n\n\nAbout Jim: Jim has facilitated strategic planning sessions for businesses\, chambers of commerce and economic development groups\, primarily around developing a talent pipeline for employers. He has provided keynote presentations for groups from 50 to over 1000. CEOs\, policymakers\, educators and students have enjoyed his mix of data\, experiences\, research\, stories and humor. Jim holds a master's degree in education and a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\n\n\n\nState of Illinois and Iowa Workforce Panel: \n\n\n\nJulio Rodriguez\n\nDeputy Director\, Illinois Office of Employment & Training (OET)\n\n\n\nJulio Rodriguez leads the management and oversight of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act\, a US Department of Labor program administered by the State of Illinois. Under his leadership\, OET has met or exceeded performance\, developed nationally recognized training initiatives\, secured $50 million in federal funds to support programs\, developed training policy and led the design team that integrated new technology tools into Illinois workNet.\n\n\n\nBeth Townsend\n\nDirector\, Iowa Workforce Development \n\n\n\nBeth Townsend supervised various services Iowa Workforce Development provides to Iowans. She has been in her current position since 2015. Previously\, she served in the Air Force Reserve and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 21 years of active and reserve duty.\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors!\n\nThrough the support of our sponsors\, the Quad Cities Chamber provides our members and business community with valuable resources\, information\, and events such as the Business Forum. This registration fees for this event have been waived through the generosity of our sponsors.\n\n\n\nIf your company is interested in becoming involved with this event or others\, please contact Marcy Hyder at 563.823.2690 or email mhyder@quadcitieschamber.com.\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Assistance\n\nWe strive to host inclusive and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. For event assistance or any additional information\, please contact:\n\n\n\nTerri Smith\n\nPhone: 563.823.2694\n\nEmail: tsmith@quadcitieschamber.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Virtual Event | Quad Cities Chamber: Talent Business Forum
\nThursday\, January 20\, 2022
\n8 - 9:15 \;a.m. Virtual Program
\nFree to attend | Registration required
\n
\nPlease click the link below to access this event.
\nhttps://youtu.be/3l-FFaKI_ZI
\n
\nUPDATE: Finding and retaining talent is a challenge for many businesses. Knowing that\, we are opening the Talent Business Forum to everyone in our region and shifted the event to virtual to allow more people to attend. This virtual event is now free to attend because of the generosity of our sponsors.
\n \;
\nTalent - \;How to Win the Game!
\nExperts will share what is causing the workforce shortage\, what the future holds for workforce growth and \;incentives available to businesses.
\n
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Keynote - \;Solutions 2022: Surviving the Great Sansdemic
\nJim Morgan - Vice President\, \; Business Development &\; Workforce Strategies| MRA
\n
\nFirst the Pandemic. Now the Sansdemic ("\;sans"\; = without. "\;demic"\; = people). \;The talent shortage is real\, not only skills but bodies\, and it is crippling business growth. And yesterday&rsquo\;s recruitment and retention practices simply won&rsquo\;t work anymore! Employers have reached new levels of creativity and innovation in their search for talent. This event will enlighten you on: \;
\n\n\n - \;The numbers behind the talent shortage: What are the underlying factors causing the great sansdemic?
\n - Effective approaches to a positive candidate experience: How have employers changed their candidate experience to be faster\, on brand \;and candidate friendly? \;
\n - \;A winning onboarding experience: What are companies doing to re-engineer their onboarding process to ensure positive \;first\, second and third impressions? \;
\n - An engaging employee experience: Having secured people\, how are companies \;changing the employee experience to keep them engaged and motivated at work? \;
\n - Top ten talent attraction strategies: Where in the world are businesses \;going to find talent?
\n
\n\nAbout Jim: \;Jim has facilitated strategic planning sessions for businesses\, chambers of commerce \;and economic development groups\, primarily around developing a talent pipeline for employers. He has provided keynote presentations for groups from 50 to over 1000. CEOs\, policymakers\, educators \;and students have enjoyed his mix of data\, experiences\, research\, stories \;and humor. \;Jim holds a master&rsquo\;s degree in education and a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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\nState of Illinois and Iowa Workforce Panel: \;
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Julio Rodriguez
\nDeputy Director\, \;Illinois Office of Employment &\; Training (OET)\n\n
\nJulio Rodriguez leads the management and oversight of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act\, a US Department of Labor program administered by the State of Illinois. Under his leadership\, OET has met or exceeded performance\, developed nationally recognized \;training initiatives\, secured $50 million in federal funds \;to support \;programs\, developed training policy \;and led the design team that integrated new technology tools into Illinois workNet.
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\nBeth Townsend
\nDirector\, \;Iowa Workforce Development \;\n\n
\nBeth Townsend supervised various services Iowa Workforce Development provides to Iowans. She has been in her current position since 2015. Previously\, she served in the Air Force Reserve and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 21 years of active and reserve duty.
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\nThank you to our sponsors!
\nThrough the support of our sponsors\, the Quad Cities Chamber provides our members and business community with valuable resources\, information\, and events such as the Business Forum. This registration fees for this event have been waived through the generosity of our sponsors.
\n
\nIf your company is interested in becoming involved with this event or others\, please contact Marcy Hyder at 563.823.2690 or email \;mhyder@quadcitieschamber.com.
\n
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Event Assistance\n
We strive to host inclusive and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. For event assistance or any additional information\, please contact:
\n
\nTerri Smith
\nPhone: 563.823.2694
\nEmail: tsmith@quadcitieschamber.com\n
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