A light breakfast will be served.
Agenda
Welcome
Charles H. Whiteman
Dean, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University
Opening Presentation
Fariborz Ghadar
Senior Adviser, CSIS and William A. Schreyer Professor of Global Management, Policies and Planning, Penn State University
Panel 1: 21st Century Manufacturing Skills—Unmet Demand
Jim Boland
Chairman, Jobs Ohio, and Vice Chairman Emeritus, Ernst & Young
Laura Kohler
Senior VP, Human Resources and Stewardship, The Kohler Co.
David Cranmer
Deputy Director for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NIST
Moderated by:
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and William M. Scholl Chair in International Business
Panel 2: Filling the STEM Skills Gap
Laura Dawson
Director of the Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Camille Mirshokrai
Managing Director, Accenture PLC
Alex Nowrasteh
Immigration Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Moderated by:
Fariborz Ghadar