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Workforce Development: "It’s a Journey, Not a Destination"

Tuesday, September 23
Registration begins at 11 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Radisson Hotel Fargo
201 5th Street North

What does the future hold for your business and our community? Join futurist Ed Barlow as he offers a candid look at the future of the region’s workforce and helps us create strategies for attracting and retaining employees, developing and leveraging intellectual capital, and maintaining an organizational climate for success.

Panelists presenting include:
• Thomas Balzer, North Dakota Motor Carriers Association
• Thomas Farrell, SEI
• Harriette McCaul, MeritCare Health System
• Dr. Craig Schnell, North Dakota State University

Summit attendees will:
• Explore the rapid structural changes which are occurring and their “wealth creation” implications for individuals, organizations and communities.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the creation of “outside the box” solutions to assure the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities that both employers and workers will require.
• Contribute to the common good of the community, while benefiting from new insights that are applicable to your professional setting.

Who Should Attend
• Business and industry
• School board members and administrators
• Economic and work force developers
• Elected officials
• Anyone interested in making the region a better place to live and work

Ed Barlow is President of Creating the Future, Inc. “Amazing” is the most common characterization of his ability to engage people in meaningful discussion about the future. Barlow is well known within the United States and internationally for his efforts in support of economic, work force and community development. A sample client list includes the Six Sigma Academy of Europe, European Union, United Arab Emirates, Federal Reserve Bank System, Society of Human Resource Managers, American Hospital Association, and the U.S. Departments of Defense-Labor-Education-Commerce. Barlow holds a Masters Degree in Management from the University of Notre Dame and has held executive positions in business, health care and education.

Cost to attend the summit is $50 per person for employees of Chamber-member firms; $100 for non-members.

Preparing Students for 21st Century Economy follows this event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway North.

Download the Conference Agenda.

Presenting Sponsors:

Event Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
Cass County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Phoenix International Corp.
Rehabilitation Consulting and Services
Spherion Staffing

Sponsorships Available

Event Sponsor $1,500

• Eight tickets to the Work Force Development Summit
• Two tickets to the Community Forum on “Preparing Students for a 21st Century Economy”
• Company promotion in all event marketing materials
• Recognition at the Work Force Summit and Community Forum; audience to include business, community, education and government leaders, educators, parents and students.

Corporate Sponsor $500

• Four VIP Tickets to the Work Force Development Summit
• Company promotion in all marketing materials
• Recognition at the Work Force Summit and Community Forum; audience to include business, community,
education and government leaders, educators, parents and students.

Reservations and Cancellations
Please indicate all special dietary requests in the comment line on the registration forms.
Reservations, cancellations and refunds are accepted until noon the day prior to an event or meeting unless otherwise noted in promotional materials. Due to costs incurred and commitments made to food and beverage vendors, once the deadline has passed, those who have registered will be billed for the event, whether or not they are able to attend. Registrations may be transferred to another person in your firm only if notification is given to the Chamber office either prior to the event or at the registration table.