Transforming Communities; Creating Jobs and Restoring Opportunity

Agenda

Wednesday, June 1

9:30 – 11:00	Registration	Sarvis Center Lobby
General Session
11:00 – Noon	Welcome Lorene Randall, National Employment Law Project Introduction Christine Owens, National Employment Law Project Keynote Address What Works With Job Creation and Economic Development Tim Bartik, Senior Economist, Upjohn Institute	Main Dining Room
Noon – 1:00	Lunch	Main Dining Room
1:00 – 1:15	Break	Tea Room
Workshop Session 1
1:15 – 2:45	Alternative Ownership: Business Creation and Employee Ownership Bill McIntyre, Evergreen Cooperatives, Cleveland Deborah Saul, Monroe Publishing, Monroe, MI Jay Simecek, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent Minsu Longiaru, Michigan ROC/Colors Restaurant, Detroit	Room A
Workshop Session 1
1:15 – 2:45	Innovative State Workforce Policies Carolyn Peckham, Wisconsin RISE Mike Goldman, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development/Minnesota AFL-CIO Peter Ruark, Michigan League for Human Services	Room B
Workshop Session 1
1:15 – 2:45	Organizing to Win Art Reyes III, Michigan Voice Barney Oursler, Pittsburgh United Rick Carter, FACT, Flint	Room C
2:45 – 3:00	Break	Tea Room
Workshop Session 2
3:00 – 4:30	Tools for Building Thriving Communities Craig Coney, Career Alliance, Genesee County Land Bank Employment Initiative Glenn Puit, Michigan Land Use Institute Guy Stockard, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Section 3 Program	Room A
Workshop Session 2
3:00 – 4:30	High Road Sector Partnerships Deena Schwartz, Public Private Partnerships Leroy Nicholson, Alabama State Partnership Rhandi Berth, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership	Room B
Workshop Session 2
3:00 – 4:30	Building a Community Wage Theft Campaign Becki Smith, National Employment Law Project Leone Bicchieri, Chicago Workers' Collaborative Sulma Arias, National People's Action	Room C
4:30	Adjourn
5:00 – 8:00	Conference Reception (adjoining Sarvis Center)	Sloan Museum

Thursday, June 2

7:30 – 9:00	Continental Breakfast and Late Registration	Sarvis Center Lobby
Workshop Session 3
9:00 – 10:15	Community Benefit Agreements Barney Oursler, Pittsburgh United James Hunter, Sugar Law Project, Detroit Venus Chapman, D4, Detroit	Room A
Workshop Session 3
9:00 – 10:15	Flint Programs Showcase Antoinetta Williams, AARP 50+ Employment Program, Flint Isaiah Oliver, Mott Community College, Youth Services Jonathan Jarrett, Mott Community College, Adult Career Pathways Phil Walker, Flint Strive	Room B
Workshop Session 3
9:00 – 10:15	Wage Theft: Enforcement Strategies Marc Poulos, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting Marilyn Widman, Allotta, Farley & Widman, Toledo	Room C
10:15 – 10:30	Break	Tea Room
Workshop Session 4
10:30 – 11:45	High Performance Workforce Practices for Manufacturing Communities Erin Kauth, Michigan Human Resources Development, Inc. John Paradore, Lima Automotive Task Force Kristin Dziczek, Center for Automotive Research Walt Lodes, Michigan Human Resources Development, Inc.	Room A
Workshop Session 4
10:30 – 11:45	Reentry Services and Employment Rights of People with Criminal Records Kelly L. Bidelman, Oakland and Macomb County Offices/Legal Aid & Defender Association Madeline Neighly, National Employment Law Project Robb Burroughs, Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency	Room B
Workshop Session 4
10:30 – 11:45	Highlighting New Programs of Significance: Earn & Learn and Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Alicia Booker, Career Alliance Ed Strong, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce	Room C
11:45 – Noon	Break	Tea Break
Noon – 1:00	Lunch	Main Dining Room
1:00 – 2:00	Introduction Christine Owens, National Employment Law Project Keynote Address Building an Economy that Works for All Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large, American Prospect	Main Dining Room
2:00 – 3:15	Policy Panel Job Creation, Sector Partnerships and Community Benefit Agreements Jeannine La Prad, President, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Deputy Director, Partnership for Working Families Leroy Nicholson, Director, Alabama AFL-CIO LIFT Rhandi Berth, Vice President, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership	Main Dining Room
3:15 – 3:30	Break	Tea Room
3:30 – 4:30	Facilitated Discussion Where Do We Go from Here? Building a Network for Change Amy Hanauer, Director, Policy Matters Ohio Rick McHugh, Staff Attorney, National Employment Law Project	Main Dining Room
4:30	Adjourn