A national call to action for industry, education and workforce innovators actively engaged in creating & implementing solutions
The Closing the Gap Summit (Close It) is a national call to action for employers, education, workforce, youth innovators and social impact organizations actively engaged in creating new talent pathways for economic prosperity. Participants will share innovative strategies and develop clear next steps to closing the U.S. skills gap.
This Summit will:
- Showcase innovations/tools that work regionally in hopes of scaling nationally
- Convene the network of influencers and game changers who are leading this work
Who should attend:
- Global & U.S. talent business leaders
- National youth workforce organizations
- Innovators in workforce, education and policy
- Chambers of Commerce
- Industry & Education Associations
- Staffing companies
Participants will benefit from:
- Working with other leaders invested in the skills gap dialogue
- Networking and collaboration
- Seeing new ways to develop, train and hire talent
Key takeaways include:
- Up-to-date, relevant data on skills gap
- Program models with practical solutions
- New talent development strategies
- New tools and ideas for implementing programs
- Tools and messaging to further movement building
Participants will have the opportunity to contribute
new thinking around:
- New ways to develop, train, hire and find talent
- New ways to advance multi-sector cross collaboration
- New ways of looking at data and how to build solutions from that data
- How to work together to proactively close the skills gap
