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Building the I-90 Semiconductor Workforce: Leveraging Existing Assets to Support Growth and Create New Opportunities

March 20, 2025 • 10:00 am – 1:55 pm EDT

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Renewing American Innovation

This event will take place at Syracuse University and attendees can pre-register to join via this link.

In-person attendance requests subject to approval.

CSIS Renewing American Innovation and The National Institute for Industry and Career Advancement (NIICA), in partnership with Syracuse University, are hosting a multi-panel conference that Syracuse University on the efforts to build the nation’s semiconductor talent pipeline and strengthen New York’s I-90 workforce corridor. This event, a follow-up to the September 2023 CSIS forum, “Solving the Semiconductor Workforce Crunch,” will bring together federal, state, and local leaders, industry representatives, educators, and workforce development practitioners to discuss strategies for scaling semiconductor workforce development efforts and ensuring alignment of education, industry, and government investments.

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.

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Program Agenda

Opening Remarks/Host Welcome

10:00 am

David Van Slyke, Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

Program Welcome and Framing the Discussion

10:05 am

Sujai Shivakumar, Senior Fellow and Director, Renewing American Innovation, CSIS

Remarks / Moderator Introduction

10:15 am

Mike Russo, President & CEO, NIICA

Panel 1: Federal/State/Local Policy Perspectives – Challenges and Opportunities

10:30 am

Congressman John Mannion

 

Congressman Paul Tonko

 

Hope Knight, President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development

 

Melinda Woods, Board Chair, NIICA 

 

Ryan McMahon, County Executive, Onondaga County


Moderator: Charles Wessner, Senior Advisor, Renewing American Innovation, CSIS/Advisory Board Member, NIICA

Closing Summary for Panel 1

11:20 am

Charles Wessner, Senior Advisor, Renewing American Innovation, CSIS/Advisory Board Member, NIICA

Short Intermission

11:25 am

Moderator Introduction

11:40 am

Charles Wessner, Senior Advisor, Renewing American Innovation, CSIS/Advisory Board Member, NIICA

Panel 2: Workforce Development Practitioner Perspectives – Building What Works

11:43 am

Bob Geer, Vice President of Education & Workforce Development, NY CREATES 

 

Clay Nagel, Senior Director, Center for Skill-Based Learning, NIICA

 

Jackie McDowell, Senior Human Resources Manager, Indium Corporation

 

Nicole Almeida, School Counselor, CTE, Capital Region BOCES

 

Rebecca Fracchia, Director, SUNY Future of Work CNY and Apprenticeship, Onondaga Community College

 

Moderator: Mike Russo, President & CEO, NIICA

Closing Summary for Panel 2

12:25 pm

Mike Russo, President & CEO, NIICA

Closing Remarks

12:30 pm

Mike Russo, President & CEO, NIICA

Networking Time/Lunch/Transition Time

12:35 pm

Regional Stakeholder Roundtable

12:55 pm

Current Roundtable Participant List 

 

  • Capital-Region BOCES
  • CenterState CEO
  • CSIS
  • Empire State Development
  • FuzeHub
  • Griffiss Institute
  • HVCC
  • Indium Corporation
  • MCC Economic & Workforce Development Center
  • Micron
  • Monroe Community College
  • Mohawk Valley Community College
  • NIICA
  • Onondaga Community College
  • Onondaga County
  • Office of Senator Schumer
  • SUNY Poly/NY CREATES
  • Wolfspeed

 

Facilitator: Sujai Shivakumar, Senior Fellow and Director, Renewing American Innovation, CSIS

Event Close

1:55 pm

Tags

North America, American Innovation, Technology, Technology and Innovation, Economic Security, and Trade and International Business

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Contact Information

Mike Russo

President & CEO, NIICA

David Van Slyke

Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

Bob Geer

Vice President of Education & Workforce Development, NY CREATES
Charles Wessner

Charles Wessner

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Renewing American Innovation

Clay Nagel

Senior Director, Center for Skills-Based Learning, NIICA

Hope Knight

President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development

Jackie McDowell

Senior Human Resources Manager, Indium Corporation

Rep. John Manion (D-NY)

Representative of the 22nd district of New York

Melinda Woods

Board Chair, NIICA

Meredith Andreucci

Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Semiconductor Expansion, Management, and Integration (GO-SEMI)

Nicole Almeida

School Counselor, CTE/New Visions- Health Careers, Capital-Region BOCES

Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY)

Representative of the 20th district of New York

Rebecca Fracchia

Director, SUNY Future of Work CNY and Apprenticeship, Onondaga Community College

Ryan McMahon

County Executive, Onondaga County

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