Aligning Opportunities Virtual Launch Event

Attend the September 16th Aligning Opportunities Virtual Launch Event

Join Team NEO and Delta Dental for a virtual event to engage the business and education community in Northeast Ohio in meaningful discussions around solutions to the talent supply and equity gap identified in the Aligning Opportunities report. This event is open to the public at no charge.

Agenda

8:00 am – 8:25 am: Welcome/Opening Remarks
8:25 am – 9:05 am: Aligning Opportunities Report Overview
9:05 am – 9:15 am: Networking Breakout Sessions
9:15 am – 10:05 am: Fireside Chat
- Joseph B. Fuller, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School
- Dr. Marcia Ballinger, President at Lorain County Community College
- Andy Jones, CEO at MCPc
10:05 am – 10:50 am: Panel Discussion Breakout Sessions
- Building an Equitable and Inclusive Culture in the Workplace
- Creating Economic Mobility Through Work-based Learning
- Businesses Tackling Talent Challenges from Within
10:50 am – 11:00 am: Closing Remarks

Panel Discussion Breakout Sessions

Guests will be able to choose one panel discussion when they register for the event. Please view the panel descriptions below.

Building an Equitable and Inclusive Culture in the Workplace

The law requires that everyone have equal opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. Yet, as seen in the Misaligned Opportunities report, the equity gap still prevails. How can companies take the step beyond nondiscriminatory policies to truly creating a safe and equitable workplace culture for all? Learn how companies around Northeast Ohio are working to build an equitable and inclusive culture with a focus on racial equity and inclusion. The takeaway of this session will be new strategies to implement within your own organization.

Moderator: Gina Cheverine, Managing Vice President, Inclusion and Strategic Partnership at Greater Cleveland Partnership
Yentil Rawlinson, Director, Inclusion & Diversity at Sherwin-Williams
Aaron Grossman, Founder & CEO at Alliance Solutions Group
Earl Major, VP of Human Resources at Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana

Creating Economic Mobility Through Work-based Learning

Work-based learning is an educational strategy that provides learners with real-life work experience where they can apply academic and technical skills and develop their employability. Research has found that the best way to improve one’s economic mobility is through education, but the increasing cost of education is creating a block especially for low-income households. How can work-based learning be leveraged to improve economic mobility for learners of all ages and economic status? Hear from Northeast Ohio organizations working to implement work-based learning strategies in their local communities.

Moderator: Jacob Duritsky, Vice President of Research and Strategy at Team NEO
Julie Szeltner, Senior Director of Adult Programs at College Now
Jennifer Oddo, Director of Workforce Partnerships and Apprenticeship Programs at IBM
Marsha A. Mockabee, President and CEO at Urban League of Greater Cleveland
Patricia Gray, College Now Scholar
Brandon Whittington, Software Engineer at IBM CIO Office/DSWC

Businesses Tackling Talent Challenges from Within

The findings of the 2020 Aligning Opportunities report highlight the prevailing talent gap in key in-demand job areas of business, health care, manufacturing and IT. Learn how companies are tacking their talent challenges from within. Participants of this session will take away creative solutions to talent challenges that can be implemented in their own organization.

Moderator: Alan Nevel, Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity and Human Resource Officer at Metro Health
Andy Jones, CEO at MCPc
Dr. Jodi Berg, CEO at Vitamix
Lindsay Domingo, Director, Organizational Development & Talent Management at Swagelok