BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201112T180000Z DTEND:20201112T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SF Chamber Webinar: Microsoft and Brookings Institution Workforce Skilling Salon DESCRIPTION:Join a dynamic conversation about Workforce Skilling and the challenges preparing San Francisco's workforce. \n\n\n\nAnnelies Goger at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program\, will present findings on economic impacts of COVID19 through a case study of the hospitality sector. She will discuss what it means to center equity in local efforts to support displaced hospitality workers as they transition into new jobs\, with a specific focus on the San Francisco area. \n\n\n\nAllyson Knox\, Senior Director of Education Policy at Microsoft\, will share how increased access to digital skills can support the local economy\, and describe the Microsoft Global Skilling Initiative (GSI)\, a comprehensive approach to digital skilling. Empowering disadvantaged and unemployed residents to learn how to represent themselves online\, network\, and connect with recruiters is a critical component of GSI\, providing better access to "jobs of the future."\n\n\n\nEvent Description: \n\nThis event is a salon-style presentation\, panel and conversation focused on Workforce Skilling across the US\, presented with a particular focus on San Francisco. It is centered on the recent research on this topic from the Brookings Institution. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience:\n\n\n State and local government and education leaders\n Nonprofit and philanthropy sector leaders\n Private sector community members\n Workforce development specialists\n\nAgenda:\n\n\n 10:00 am - Welcome Remarks\n\n \n NPR\, Host-At-Large - Elise Hu\, Moderator\n Microsoft - Celeste Alleyne\, Director Citizenship and Market Development\n San Francisco Chamber of Commerce - Rodney Fong\, President and CEO\n \n \n 10:10 am - Brookings Research Presentation - Annelies Goger\, Brookings Institution\n 10:25 am - Microsoft Skilling Offerings - Allyson Knox\, Microsoft CELA\n 10:45 am - Panel Discussion\n 11:15 am - Audience Q&A\n 11:30 am - Closing\n\n\n\nSpeakers and Panelists:\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\nElise Hu\n\nHost-At-Large\, NPR\n\n\n\n\n\nRodney Fong\n\nPresident and CEO\, SF Chamber of Commerce \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCeleste Alleyne\n\nDirector US Citizenship and Market Development\, Microsoft\n\n\n\n\n\nAllyson Knox\n\nSenior Director of Education Policy\, Microsoft CELA \n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam Rogers\n\nPresident and CEO\, Goodwill San Francisco\, Marin and San Mateo\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Lawry\n\nNational Director for AI\, Health and Life Sciences\, Microsoft\n\n\n\n\n\nOrlando Harris\n\nExecutive Director - Career Services & Leadership Development\, San Francisco State University\n\n\n\n\n\nAnnelies Goger\n\nDavid M. Rubenstein Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program\, The Brookings Institution X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nJoin a dynamic conversation about Workforce Skilling and the challenges preparing San Francisco'\;s workforce. \;
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\nAnnelies Goger at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program\, will present findings on economic impacts of COVID19 through a case study of the hospitality sector. She will discuss what it means to center equity in local efforts to support displaced hospitality workers as they transition into new jobs\, with a specific focus on the San Francisco area. \;
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\nAllyson Knox\, Senior Director of Education Policy at Microsoft\, will share how increased access to digital skills can support the local economy\, and describe the Microsoft Global Skilling Initiative (GSI)\, a comprehensive approach to digital skilling. Empowering disadvantaged and unemployed residents to learn how to represent themselves online\, network\, and connect with recruiters is a critical component of GSI\, providing better access to "\;jobs of the future."\;
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\nEvent Description: \;
\nThis event \;is a salon-style presentation\, panel and conversation focused on Workforce Skilling across the US\, presented with a particular focus on San Francisco. It is centered on the recent research on this topic from the Brookings Institution. \;
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\nModerator
\nElise Hu
\nHost-At-Large\, \;NPR
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\nRodney Fong
\nPresident and CEO\, SF Chamber of Commerce \;
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\nCeleste Alleyne
\nDirector US Citizenship and Market Development\, Microsoft
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\nAllyson Knox
\nSenior Director of Education Policy\, Microsoft CELA \;
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\nWilliam Rogers
\nPresident and CEO\, Goodwill \;San Francisco\, Marin and San Mateo
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\nTom Lawry
\nNational Director for AI\, Health and Life Sciences\, Microsoft
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\nOrlando Harris
\nExecutive Director - Career Services &\; Leadership Development\, San Francisco State University
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\nAnnelies Goger
\nDavid M. Rubenstein Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program\, The Brookings Institution
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\n \; \; LOCATION:Microsoft Teams Registrants will receive further information about how to view or call into the event. UID:e.2439.9757 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T043600Z URL:https://business.sfchamber.com/events/details/sf-chamber-webinar-microsoft-and-brookings-institution-workforce-skilling-salon-9757 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR