SF Chamber Webinar: Microsoft and Brookings Institution Workforce Skilling Salon
Join a dynamic conversation about Workforce Skilling and the challenges preparing San Francisco's workforce.
Annelies 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.
Allyson 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."
Event Description:
This 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.
Target Audience:
- State and local government and education leaders
- Nonprofit and philanthropy sector leaders
- Private sector community members
- Workforce development specialists
- 10:00 am - Welcome Remarks
- NPR, Host-At-Large - Elise Hu, Moderator
- Microsoft - Celeste Alleyne, Director Citizenship and Market Development
- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce - Rodney Fong, President and CEO
- 10:10 am - Brookings Research Presentation - Annelies Goger, Brookings Institution
- 10:25 am - Microsoft Skilling Offerings - Allyson Knox, Microsoft CELA
- 10:45 am - Panel Discussion
- 11:15 am - Audience Q&A
- 11:30 am - Closing
Speakers and Panelists:
Moderator
Elise Hu
Host-At-Large, NPR
Rodney Fong
President and CEO, SF Chamber of Commerce
Celeste Alleyne
Director US Citizenship and Market Development, Microsoft
Allyson Knox
Senior Director of Education Policy, Microsoft CELA
William Rogers
President and CEO, Goodwill San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo
Tom Lawry
National Director for AI, Health and Life Sciences, Microsoft
Orlando Harris
Executive Director - Career Services & Leadership Development, San Francisco State University
Annelies Goger
David M. Rubenstein Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
SF Chamber Webinar: Microsoft and Bro...
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
Location
Microsoft Teams
Registrants will receive further information about how to view or call into the event.
Fees/Admission
FREE! Click on the blue "Register" button to the right to reserve your place!
Due to the COVID-19, Chamber Webinars are free to members and nonmembers in an effort to support our business community.
Contact Information
Emma Symons
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