Arizona Workforce Summit 2025 Agenda

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- Add to Calendar 2025-06-17 10:30:00 2025-06-17 15:00:00 Arizona Workforce Summit 2025 Agenda Sustaining Growth in a Shifting Landscape: Arizona's Workforce Post-Pandemic Mesa Convention Center 201 N. Center Street, Building C, Mesa, AZ 85201 This free event is sponsored by ARIZONA@WORK This two-day event brings together workforce development leaders, industry partners, and key workforce partners from across the state to discuss the latest efforts to train Arizonans and connect them to in demand, high quality jobs. Join the Workforce Arizona Council and the Office of Economic Opportunities for a focused two-day event designed to provide valuable insights and meaningful engagement with experts on the evolving labor market and demographic trends shaping post-pandemic Arizona. View the agenda below or download the full agenda as a PDF. Don’t miss this important event. Space is limited. Register today! Agenda June 17 — Day 1 10:30 am Registration  11:00 am Lunch 11:30 am Opening Session  11:40 am Building Arizona’s Talent Ready Workforce for the Future: Regional Perspectives 12:40 pm Break 12:50 pm Economic & Demographic Trends Shaping Arizona's Future  1:50 pm Is Child Care a Key to Arizona’s Workforce & Economic Success? 2:45 pm Closing Remarks & End Day 1 Networking Reception We’d love for you to join us at 3:30 pm for a reception after our Day 1 sessions at 12 West Brewery. Space is limited, so please register separately in advance. Hope to see you there! Food and non-alcoholic beverages sponsored by Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation. June 18 — Day 2 7:30 am Registration & Breakfast 8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks 8:25 am Coffee & Conversation with Local Elected Officials: Economic and Workforce Landscape 9:15 am Governors Reshaping Workforce Development: Turning WIOA Challenges into Workforce Solutions  10:00 am WIOA Challenges and Local Workforce Board Leader Perspectives 10:50 am Break 11:00 am  Insight to Action: A Workshop on Implementing Successful Healthcare Workforce Models across Arizona 12:00 am Lunch 12:15 am ARIZONA@WORK Success Stories: People & Programs Making an Impact 12:45 am Break 1:00 pm Breakout Sessions I: Deep Dives Into Workforce Solutions  Bridging Education and Employment: Illuminating Workforce Outcomes with Integrated Longitudinal Data Reentry 2030: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures for Justice-Impacted Individuals Data to Decisions: Using Population and Employment Trends to Drive Workforce Strategy High Impact Training: The Next Step in Empowering Participant Choice for ARIZONA@WORK Adult Training Programs 1:50 am Break 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions I: Deep Dives Into Workforce Solutions Bridging Education and Employment: Illuminating Workforce Outcomes with Integrated Longitudinal Data Reentry 2030: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures for Justice-Impacted Individuals Data to Decisions: Using Population and Employment Trends to Drive Workforce Strategy High Impact Training: The Next Step in Empowering Participant Choice for ARIZONA@WORK Adult Training Programs 2:50 pm Break 3:00 pm Sector Strategies in Action: Community College Partnerships for In-Demand Jobs 3:45 pm Interactive Wrap-up: Takeaways & Testimonials – End Summit Location Agency Platform - Standard [email protected] America/Phoenix public 2025-06-18 07:30:00 2025-06-18 16:30:00 Arizona Workforce Summit 2025 Agenda Sustaining Growth in a Shifting Landscape: Arizona's Workforce Post-Pandemic Mesa Convention Center 201 N. Center Street, Building C, Mesa, AZ 85201 This free event is sponsored by ARIZONA@WORK This two-day event brings together workforce development leaders, industry partners, and key workforce partners from across the state to discuss the latest efforts to train Arizonans and connect them to in demand, high quality jobs. Join the Workforce Arizona Council and the Office of Economic Opportunities for a focused two-day event designed to provide valuable insights and meaningful engagement with experts on the evolving labor market and demographic trends shaping post-pandemic Arizona. View the agenda below or download the full agenda as a PDF. Don’t miss this important event. Space is limited. Register today! Agenda June 17 — Day 1 10:30 am Registration  11:00 am Lunch 11:30 am Opening Session  11:40 am Building Arizona’s Talent Ready Workforce for the Future: Regional Perspectives 12:40 pm Break 12:50 pm Economic & Demographic Trends Shaping Arizona's Future  1:50 pm Is Child Care a Key to Arizona’s Workforce & Economic Success? 2:45 pm Closing Remarks & End Day 1 Networking Reception We’d love for you to join us at 3:30 pm for a reception after our Day 1 sessions at 12 West Brewery. Space is limited, so please register separately in advance. Hope to see you there! Food and non-alcoholic beverages sponsored by Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation. June 18 — Day 2 7:30 am Registration & Breakfast 8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks 8:25 am Coffee & Conversation with Local Elected Officials: Economic and Workforce Landscape 9:15 am Governors Reshaping Workforce Development: Turning WIOA Challenges into Workforce Solutions  10:00 am WIOA Challenges and Local Workforce Board Leader Perspectives 10:50 am Break 11:00 am  Insight to Action: A Workshop on Implementing Successful Healthcare Workforce Models across Arizona 12:00 am Lunch 12:15 am ARIZONA@WORK Success Stories: People & Programs Making an Impact 12:45 am Break 1:00 pm Breakout Sessions I: Deep Dives Into Workforce Solutions  Bridging Education and Employment: Illuminating Workforce Outcomes with Integrated Longitudinal Data Reentry 2030: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures for Justice-Impacted Individuals Data to Decisions: Using Population and Employment Trends to Drive Workforce Strategy High Impact Training: The Next Step in Empowering Participant Choice for ARIZONA@WORK Adult Training Programs 1:50 am Break 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions I: Deep Dives Into Workforce Solutions Bridging Education and Employment: Illuminating Workforce Outcomes with Integrated Longitudinal Data Reentry 2030: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures for Justice-Impacted Individuals Data to Decisions: Using Population and Employment Trends to Drive Workforce Strategy High Impact Training: The Next Step in Empowering Participant Choice for ARIZONA@WORK Adult Training Programs 2:50 pm Break 3:00 pm Sector Strategies in Action: Community College Partnerships for In-Demand Jobs 3:45 pm Interactive Wrap-up: Takeaways & Testimonials – End Summit Location Agency Platform - Standard [email protected] America/Phoenix public
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Summit

Sustaining Growth in a Shifting Landscape: Arizona's Workforce Post-Pandemic

Mesa Convention Center
201 N. Center Street, Building C, Mesa, AZ 85201

This free event is sponsored by ARIZONA@WORK

This two-day event brings together workforce development leaders, industry partners, and key workforce partners from across the state to discuss the latest efforts to train Arizonans and connect them to in demand, high quality jobs. Join the Workforce Arizona Council and the Office of Economic Opportunities for a focused two-day event designed to provide valuable insights and meaningful engagement with experts on the evolving labor market and demographic trends shaping post-pandemic Arizona. View the agenda below or download the full agenda as a PDF.

Don’t miss this important event. Space is limited. Register today!

Agenda

June 17 — Day 1

10:30 am

Registration 

11:00 am

Lunch

11:30 am

Opening Session 

11:40 am

Building Arizona’s Talent Ready Workforce for the Future: Regional Perspectives

12:40 pm

Break

12:50 pm

Economic & Demographic Trends Shaping Arizona's Future 

1:50 pm

Is Child Care a Key to Arizona’s Workforce & Economic Success?

2:45 pm

Closing Remarks & End Day 1

Networking Reception

We’d love for you to join us at 3:30 pm for a reception after our Day 1 sessions at 12 West Brewery. Space is limited, so please register separately in advance. Hope to see you there! Food and non-alcoholic beverages sponsored by Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation.

June 18 — Day 2

7:30 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:25 am

Coffee & Conversation with Local Elected Officials: Economic and Workforce Landscape

9:15 am

Governors Reshaping Workforce Development: Turning WIOA Challenges into Workforce Solutions 

10:00 am

WIOA Challenges and Local Workforce Board Leader Perspectives

10:50 am

Break

11:00 am

 Insight to Action: A Workshop on Implementing Successful Healthcare Workforce Models across Arizona

12:00 am

Lunch

12:15 am

ARIZONA@WORK Success Stories: People & Programs Making an Impact

12:45 am

Break

1:00 pm

Breakout Sessions I: Deep Dives Into Workforce Solutions 

  • Bridging Education and Employment: Illuminating Workforce Outcomes with Integrated Longitudinal Data
  • Reentry 2030: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures for Justice-Impacted Individuals
  • Data to Decisions: Using Population and Employment Trends to Drive Workforce Strategy
  • High Impact Training: The Next Step in Empowering Participant Choice for ARIZONA@WORK Adult Training Programs

1:50 am

Break

2:00 pm

Breakout Sessions I: Deep Dives Into Workforce Solutions

  • Bridging Education and Employment: Illuminating Workforce Outcomes with Integrated Longitudinal Data
  • Reentry 2030: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures for Justice-Impacted Individuals
  • Data to Decisions: Using Population and Employment Trends to Drive Workforce Strategy
  • High Impact Training: The Next Step in Empowering Participant Choice for ARIZONA@WORK Adult Training Programs

2:50 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Sector Strategies in Action: Community College Partnerships for In-Demand Jobs

3:45 pm

Interactive Wrap-up: Takeaways & Testimonials – End Summit