2019 Virginia Education and Workforce Conference

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Greater Richmond Convention Center | 403 North Third Street | Richmond, VA 23219

Speakers include:

The Honorable Ralph Northam

Governor of Virginia

The Honorable Kirk Cox

Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates

Nazzic Keene

President & CEO
SAIC

AGENDA

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	NETWORKING / REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	WELCOME Barry DuVal, President & CEO, Virginia Chamber of Commerce Charlie Meyer, Partner, O’Hagan Meyer PLLC and Chair, Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors OPENING REMARKS Gil Minor, Chairman, Virginia Business Higher Education Council
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM	MORNING KEYNOTE REMARKS The Honorable Kirk Cox, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM	TALENT PATHWAYS AND WORK-BASED LEARNING Moderator: Andrea Archer, Senior Director, Human Resources, Altria Panelists: Shavonne Mosley, HR Business Partner, Harbor Group Glenn Carrington, Dean, School of Business, Norfolk State University Latitia McCane, Director of Education Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School The Honorable Siobhan Dunnavant, Virginia State Senate Stephen Moret, President and CEO, Virginia Economic Development Partnership Tim Sands, President, Virginia Tech
10:45 AM – 10:55 AM	NETWORKING BREAK IN PRE-FUNCTION AREA
10:55 AM – 11:40 AM	IMPROVED AFFORDABILITY FOR STUDENT ACCESS AND CAREER SUCCESS Moderator: Donna Price Henry, Chancellor, UVA-Wise Panelists: The Honorable S. Chris Jones, Virginia House of Delegates Paul Junod, Vice President & Strategic HR Partner, Bon Secours Mercy Health Matt Stevenson, Partner, Mercer Dr. Paula Pando, President, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Dr. Makola Abdullah, President, Virginia State University
11:40 AM – 11:45 AM	PRESENTATION OF GET INTO ENERGY CHALLENGE VIDEO
11:45 PM – 12:30 PM	PRODUCING INNOVATIVE, ENTREPRENEURIAL, AND WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS Moderator: Maria Tedesco, President, Atlantic Union Bank Panelists: Ardine Williams, VP of Workforce Development, Amazon Dr. Troy Paino, President, University of Mary Washington Dr. David Sovine, Superintendent, Frederick County Public Schools The Honorable Mark Sickles, Virginia House of Delegates Mark Dreyfus, President, ECPI University Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons, President, Shenandoah University and Chair, Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia
12:30 PM – 12:35 PM	NETWORKING BREAK IN PRE-FUNCTION AREA
12:35 PM – 2:00 PM	LUNCHEON CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME Barry DuVal, President and CEO, Virginia Chamber of Commerce INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNOR The Honorable Eileen Filler-Corn, Virginia House of Delegates LUNCHEON KEYNOTE REMARKS The Honorable Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia LUNCHEON KEYNOTE REMARKS Nazzic Keene, President & CEO, SAIC CLOSING REMARKS/ADJOURNMENT Gil Minor, Chairman, Virginia Business Higher Education Council