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Friday, June 23 • 1:10pm - 2:00pm
How to Involve Industry to Improve Student Employability

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Increasing student employability is a main topic of conversation within the education. Simultaneously there are growing concerns over the skills gap in the workforce. This panel is composed of four powerful individuals who are on the frontline of bringing industry and education together to create student employability solutions. During the panel we will discuss what challenges are faced by high school students and adults and share workforce development programs, what role soft skill development plays and many other valuable questions.
Moderators
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Michael Simpson

CEO, PAIRIN
Michael is a son of educators, and corporate intrapreneur turned 3x entrepreneur.His passion for helping people reach their potential was fueled by his own rise from poverty to international recognition as a market strategist. He co-founded Pairin after over a decade as a certified... Read More →

Speakers
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Laura Beving

Director of Career Services, Upstream Impact/CrossPurpose
Ms. Laura S. Beving has over 25 years in workforce development experience at the local, regional and national level. Her career has been driven by the strong desire to help people and make their world a better place. She has developed, implemented, and evaluated programs designed... Read More →
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Scott Fast

National Strategist, Innovate +Educate
Scott’s activities further collaboration between business, education, government, and non-profit organizations with a focus on strengthening the tie between the competency needs of business and the ability of educators to help students develop those competencies. His areas of emphasis... Read More →
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Scott Laband

President, Colorado Succeeds
Scott Laband is the president of Colorado Succeeds, a non-profit, nonpartisan coalition of business leaders focused on improving the state’s education system. Colorado Succeeds represents business executives from corporations of all sizes and sectors working to ensure all of Colorado’s... Read More →
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Gretchen Morgan

Chief Learning Officer, CareerWise
Gretchen Morgan is the Chief Learning Officer at CareerWise, a non-profit focused on designing and launching a state-wide youth apprenticeship system offering a range of engaging and rigorous career pathways to students ages 16-20. She also does a range of work nationally in support... Read More →

Friday June 23, 2017 1:10pm - 2:00pm MDT
Denver Room 1550 Court Pl, Denver, CO 80202
  Global Work Skills Panel

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