Shift Happens:
15 - 16 OCTOBER 2019 / SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Critical Shift
The leading conference gathering thought leaders and practitioners from education, technology, policy, HR, and foundations will be held at the Santa Fe Convention Center
Featured Speakers
Jan van der Hoop
President |Fit First TechnologiesGabriela Rivera
Associate Director for International Affairs | CETYS UniversityRich Brown
Development Specialist | City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development.Roti Balogun
Global Head of Organization & Talent Development | General Electric (GE) | PowerSteve Ardire
AI Startup Advisor | 'force multiplier'Shawn Jacqueline Bohen
Chief Transformative Impact Officer | Year Up, Inc. and Principal | Grads of LifeDr. Edward Leach
Executive Director | the National Institute of Staff and Organizational DevelopmentThomas Malone
Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of ManagementTim Kubik
Co-Owner | Project ARCSarah Boisvert
Author | The New Collar WorkforceJoseph Kitterman
President and CEO | 180 SkillsStephen Catt
Deputy Director of Education and Workforce Development | Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM)David Doré
President | Pima Community College Northwest Campus + Downtown CampusMarina Gorbis
Executive Director, Institute for the Future (IFTF)Susan Lupo
Senior Policy Associate | Corporation for a Skilled WorkforceAshish Rangnekar
Co-founder + CEO | BenchPrepDavid Helene
Founder + CEO | EdquityElyse Rosenblum
Founder and Principal | Grads of LifePatrick Partridge
President | WGU AcademyAlice Kilborn Riethman
Human Resources Professional + Former Employment LitigatorStephen Rice
President and CEO | Upskill EnterpriseMike Marriner
Co-founder | Roadtrip NationHeather McGowan
Author + SpeakerGinger Gossman
Senior Director, Innovation and Policy Development Academic Planning and Policy Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardJulian L. Alssid
Vice President of Workforce Development | the Community College of Rhode IslandAmyris Fernandez
Professor + Faculty Mentor | Brazilian UniversitiesAudrey Williams-Lee
VP, Corporate Human Resources & Global Philanthropy Hyatt Hotels CorporationStephanie Borowski
President & CEO, GPS Education PartnersRamji Raghavan
Founder + CEO | Pragya SystemsMarie A. Cini
President | Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)Ron Painter
CEO | National Association of Workforce BoardsPamela Frugoli
Senior Workforce Analyst | US Department of Labor | Employment and Training AdministrationAnn Beheler
Executive Director, Emerging Technology Grants | Collin CollegePeter Bishop
Executive Director | Teach the FutureCarol Carter
Founder + CEO | LifeBound, LLC + GlobalMindEDWayne Skipper
Founder and CEO of Concentric SkyJennifer Dixson Hoff
Vice President | Portfolio Strategy | Strategic Education, Inc. | Capella UniversityReg Javier
Deputy Executive Officer | the Economic Development Agency | County of San BernardinoBOB HIERONYMUS
VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS | EMSIMayor Alan Webber
Mayor | City of Santa FeMatthias Oschinski
Director of Innovation Economics | MaRS Data CatalystSuparno Banerjee
Vice President of Public Sector and Smart Cities for Nokia Global EnterpriseRamsey Alwin
Director, Financial Resilience, Thought Leadership | AARPSarah Leibrandt, PhD
Senior Research Analyst, Western Interstate Commission for Higher EducationJoann Kozyrev
Vice President for Design & Development | Western Governor’s UniversityKen Eisner
Ken Eisner, Global Lead, AWS Educate, Amazon Web ServicesChristin Durham
Senior Policy Associate | Income and Benefits Policy Center | Urban InstituteJustin Wolske
Founder | CaseworxGerald R. Solomon
Executive Director, Samueli FoundationDavid Troutman
Associate Vice Chancellor | Institutional Research + Advanced Analytics | Office of Institutional Research + Analysis | the University of Texas SystemMarianne Merola
Education Program Manager | McDonald’sDawn Baron
President | Passion Profits ConsultingDoug Lederman
Author & Editor | Inside Higher EdSteve Cadigan
Founder | Cadigan Talent VenturesJosh Davies
CEO | The Center for Work Ethic DevelopmentDoris Korda
Founder, Korda Institute for TeachingEric Bing
CEO | The College of Health Care ProfessionsKristen Fyfe-Mills
Associate Director of Communications + Brand | the Association for Talent DevelopmentPeter Callstrom
President & CEO, San Diego Workforce PartnershipMat Jacobson
Founder+CEO | Dūcere Global Business SchoolEmilie Rafal
Director of Programs | Credential EngineJessica Rothenberg-Aalami
CEO and founder of Cell-EdRuth Ruggero Hughs
Chair and Commissioner Representing Employers Texas Workforce CommissionAmanda Aragon
Executive Director | New Mexico Kids CanStephen Patrick
Vice President and Executive Director | the Aspen Institute Forum for Community SolutionsJason A. Tyszko
Vice President | U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationMonty Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer | Rural Sourcing Inc.Katherine Bihr, Ed.D.
Vice President, Programs and Education for TGR FoundationLaurie Monfiletto
HR Director | Los Alamos National LaboratoryDr. Ahrash Bissel
President | The NROC ProjectLillian Montoya
President & CEO | CHRISTUS St. Vincent healthcare systemBetsy Edasery
Program Director | The Workers LabAndrew Williamson
Executive Director | Victorian TAFE Association | AustraliaAshley Putnam
Director of the Economic Growth & Mobility Project (EGMP)| the Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaTodd McCracken
President and CEO | National Small Business AssociationCharles Ashley III
President & Founder | Cultivating CodersDayna Laur
Co-Owner | ProjectArcJen Schramm
Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy InstituteStephanie Couch
Executive Director | Lemelson-MIT ProgramKeith Wardrip
Community Development Research Manager | Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaParminder Jassal
Institute for the Future, Work + Learn Futures Group DirectorPaula Sammons
Family Economic Security | W.K. Kellogg FoundationBrandon Busteed
President, Kaplan University Partners
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