Shift Happens:
15 - 16 OCTOBER 2019 / SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Critical Shift
The leading conference gathering thought leaders and practitioners from education, technology, policy, and foundations will be held at the Santa Fe Convention Center
Featured Speakers
Joann Kozyrev
Vice President for Design & Development | Western Governor’s UniversityMatthias Oschinski
Director of Innovation Economics | MaRS Data CatalystStephen Patrick
Vice President and Executive Director | the Aspen Institute Forum for Community SolutionsWayne Skipper
Founder and CEO of Concentric SkyMike Marriner
Co-founder | Roadtrip NationStephen Catt
Deputy Director of Education and Workforce Development | Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM)Roti Balogun
Global Head of Organization & Talent Development | General Electric (GE) | PowerAmyris Fernandez
Professor + Faculty Mentor | Brazilian UniversitiesHeather McGowan
Author + SpeakerSusan Lupo
Senior Policy Associate | Corporation for a Skilled WorkforceElyse Rosenblum
Founder and Principal | Grads of LifeDoris Korda
Founder, Korda Institute for TeachingSarah Boisvert
Author | The New Collar WorkforceMarianne Merola
Education Program Manager | McDonald’sCarol Carter
Founder + CEO | LifeBound, LLC + GlobalMindEDMayor Alan Webber
Mayor | City of Santa FeMarina Gorbis
Executive Director, Institute for the Future (IFTF)Monty Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer | Rural Sourcing Inc.David Helene
Founder + CEO | EdquityJoseph Kitterman
President and CEO | 180 SkillsStephen Rice
President and CEO | Upskill EnterpriseGerald R. Solomon
Executive Director, Samueli FoundationRon Painter
CEO | National Association of Workforce BoardsDayna Laur
Co-Owner | ProjectArcJustin Wolske
Founder | CaseworxStephanie Couch
Executive Director | Lemelson-MIT ProgramSarah Leibrandt, PhD
Senior Research Analyst, Western Interstate Commission for Higher EducationMarie A. Cini
President | Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)Ken Eisner
Ken Eisner, Global Lead, AWS Educate, Amazon Web ServicesTim Kubik
Co-Owner | Project ARCMat Jacobson
Founder+CEO | Dūcere Global Business SchoolJason A. Tyszko
Vice President | U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationJosh Davies
CEO | The Center for Work Ethic DevelopmentKristen Fyfe-Mills
Associate Director of Communications + Brand | the Association for Talent DevelopmentSuparno Banerjee
Vice President of Public Sector and Smart Cities for Nokia Global EnterpriseRich Brown
Development Specialist | City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development.Ruth Ruggero Hughs
Chair and Commissioner Representing Employers Texas Workforce CommissionCharles Ashley III
President & Founder | Cultivating CodersAnn Beheler
Executive Director, Emerging Technology Grants | Collin CollegeBrandon Busteed
President, Kaplan University PartnersBOB HIERONYMUS
VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS | EMSIJen Schramm
Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy InstituteBetsy Edasery
Program Director | The Workers LabAmanda Aragon
Executive Director | New Mexico Kids CanChristin Durham
Senior Policy Associate | Income and Benefits Policy Center | Urban InstituteGabriela Rivera
Associate Director for International Affairs | CETYS UniversityRamji Raghavan
Founder + CEO | Pragya SystemsThomas Malone
Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of ManagementDoug Lederman
Author & Editor | Inside Higher EdKeith Wardrip
Community Development Research Manager | Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaGinger Gossman
Senior Director, Innovation and Policy Development Academic Planning and Policy Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardJessica Rothenberg-Aalami
CEO and founder of Cell-EdJulian L. Alssid
Vice President of Workforce Development | the Community College of Rhode IslandRamsey Alwin
Director, Financial Resilience, Thought Leadership | AARPAudrey Williams-Lee
VP, Corporate Human Resources & Global Philanthropy Hyatt Hotels CorporationLillian Montoya
President & CEO | CHRISTUS St. Vincent healthcare systemTodd McCracken
President and CEO | National Small Business AssociationDavid Troutman
Associate Vice Chancellor | Institutional Research + Advanced Analytics | Office of Institutional Research + Analysis | the University of Texas SystemPaula Sammons
Family Economic Security | W.K. Kellogg FoundationJennifer Dixson Hoff
Vice President | Portfolio Strategy | Strategic Education, Inc. |Capella UniversityPeter Callstrom
President & CEO, San Diego Workforce PartnershipShawn Jacqueline Bohen
Chief Transformative Impact Officer | Year Up, Inc. and Principal | Grads of LifeParminder Jassal
Institute for the Future, Work + Learn Futures Group DirectorEric Bing
CEO | The College of Health Care ProfessionsPamela Frugoli
Senior Workforce Analyst | US Department of Labor | Employment and Training Administration
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