8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Gateway Pre-function, Lobby Level 

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Lobby Level 

Breakfast

Host: State Farm®

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Welcome Remarks

• Ms. Michelle Mancias, Assistant Vice President and Counsel, State Farm; Secretary, NALEO Educational Fund

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Session I:

Preparing Latinos for the Workforce of Tomorrow: National Workforce Landscape and Projections

Unprecedented transformations across occupations in the labor market are causing robust growth and opportunities in various industry sectors. Latinos currently make up 17 percent of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to represent over one-fifth of the labor force by 2026. It is critical that policymakers have an understanding of national employment projections to allocate the needed resources to support job training and workforce development initiatives to meet the workforce demands in their states and communities. This session provided policymakers with the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent projections data by both industry and occupation to understand the dynamics affecting long-term labor force growth.

• Mr. Richard J. Holden, Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
PRESENTATION | AUDIO

• Mr. Ryan Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
PRESENTATION | AUDIO | Resource: 1

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Session II:

The Engine of Change and Economic Growth: Embracing Transformative Technology

Technological advances are transforming workforce industries, while giving rise to completely new ones. While research shows that the impact of technology in the coming decades will vary across occupations and regions, deliberate and coordinated efforts between policymakers and stakeholders are needed to ensure that Latinos have the opportunity to succeed in the current and future labor market. In this session, policymakers explored how advanced technologies will continue to shape our economy and their potential workforce implications for our communities.

• Mr. Enrique Cruzalegui, Vice President Strategic Accounts, Burning Glass Technologies
PRESENTATION | AUDIO | Resource: 1

• Ms. Libby Reder, Senior Fellow, Future of Work Initiative, The Aspen Institute
PRESENTATION | AUDIO | Resource: 1

Additional Resource: 1

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Lobby Level

Luncheon Program:

Census 2020 – Make It Count!

Host: Bank of America

• Ms. Lizette Escobedo, Director of National Census Program, NALEO Educational Fund
PRESENTATION

Additional Resources: Census Toolkit (English) | Census Toolkit (Spanish)

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Lobby Level

Session III:

Supporting the Current and Future Latino Workforce: Turning Skills into Careers

Technologies like automation and artificial intelligence are shaping how we work, where we work, and the skills we need to work. Understanding these shifts are helping policymakers and key stakeholders determine how to better align and expand state-local efforts to equip all Latinos with the skillsets needed in the labor market. The growing movement to make Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) a fundamental part of K-12 education across the nation is a policy strategy aimed at equipping all students with the skillsets needed to have access to in demand jobs. In this session, policymakers explored innovative strategies and K-12 education policies that are providing the current and future workforce with the skills needed to thrive in this time of economic transformation.

• Hon. Ana B. Gutierrez, Associate Director, Economic Mobility, Jobs for the Future
PRESENTATION | AUDIO

• Ms. Alexis Menocal Harrigan, Director of State Government Affairs, Code.org
PRESENTATION | AUDIO | Resources: 1 | 2

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Session IV:

Industry Roundtable Discussions

Through facilitated conversations with industry partners, participants drew from their respective roles as policymakers to identify and discuss how they can strategically work with colleagues and stakeholders to improve workforce development outcomes in their local states and communities. These concurrent roundtable discussions allowed participants to delve deeper into particular industry sector policy issues armed with insights from topics covered in the Policy Institute agenda.

• Ms. Angie Garcia Lathrop, Community Affairs Executive, Bank of America
PRESENTATION | Resource: 1

• Mr. Jared Hawes, Director, State and Local Outreach, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Evaluations

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Closing Remarks

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Gateway Pre-function, Lobby Level

Opening Reception

Title Sponsors:
State Farm® and Toyota

Opening Reception Supporter:
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Gateway Pre-function, Lobby Level

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Lobby Level 

Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Session V:

Industry Sector Strategy: Building a Latino Healthcare Workforce for the 21st Century

The healthcare industry will continue to drive the nation’s employment growth, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow by 18 percent in the next decade. This projected growth is due to changes in the health care system and the nation’s aging population. Although research from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Washington finds that Latinos have gained representation in the health workforce (8.5 percent in 2004 to 10.9 percent in 2013), it is still at a slightly slower rate compared to the U.S. Latino population (14.2 percent in 2004 to 17.1 percent in 2014). Moreover, the Center for Health Workforce Studies also found that Latinos tend to be more highly represented among the lower skilled occupations. In this session, policymakers explored key challenges and promising strategies aimed to equip all Latinos to tap into growing opportunities in the health professions.

• Dr. Bianca K. Frogner, Director, Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington
PRESENTATION | AUDIO | Resource: 1

• Dr. Sunny Nakae, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside
PRESENTATION | AUDIO

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Session VI:

Industry Sector Strategy: Building a Latino Advanced Manufacturing Workforce for the 21st Century

As U.S. manufacturing continues to regain strength post the Great Recession, employers across the nation face challenges in attracting and retaining high-quality workers who possess the skills and competencies needed for roles in advanced manufacturing. To help solve the problem of finding skilled employees locally, policymakers are working with key business partners to create employment opportunities in their regions, educational training institutions, and government agencies to make their regional advanced manufacturing ecosystem globally competitive. In this session, policymakers explored strategies to close the manufacturing skills gap and learned of manufacturers’ partnership strategies to grow their Latino talent pipeline across the nation.

• Ms. Jessica Ku Kim, Director of Workforce Development, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
PRESENTATION

• Mr. Michael R. Medalla, Manager, Toyota USA Foundation

• Dr. Kamal Hamdan, Annenberg Endowed Professor and Director, Center for Innovation in STEM Education, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Additional Resources: 1 | 2

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Grand Ballroom D, Lobby Level 

Networking Luncheon

Host: Toyota

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Session VII:

Industry Sector Strategy: Strengthening the Latino Service Workforce for the 21st Century

Across our country, Latinos in the service sector face barriers that prevent them from transitioning into roles that propel them toward economic mobility. To better support individuals in one of the largest and fastest growing sectors, policymakers and stakeholders have developed and expanded workforce strategies that include additional job training aimed at advancing these individuals into better paying positions while meeting the needs of employers. In this session, policymakers explored key challenges and promising practices aimed at helping workers in the service industry move up the career ladder to meet the labor demands of the 21st Century.

• Dr. Chris Tilly, Professor of Urban Planning, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles
PRESENTATION

• Hon. Adine Forman, Executive Director, Hospitality Training Academy
PRESENTATION | Resource: 1

• Mr. Gregory Irish, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board

Additional Resources: 1 | 2

2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Malibu/Redondo, Lobby Level

Policy Implementation:

Short and Long-Term Strategies

Policymakers shared their workforce development policy accomplishments, what they learned during the Policy Institute, and what workforce development strategies or policies they plan to implement in their jurisdictions.

3:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Evaluations

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A&F, Lobby Level

Closing Remarks