Challenges, Key Leverage Points and Innovative Strategies
June 18, 2024, 10 a.m. CT
Virtual Summit
SPONSORED BY THE LEMELSON FOUNDATION / ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET
Are you thinking strategically about the workforce of the future for your organization? Is purpose increasingly an important consideration for the workforce of your organization? Is the culture of your organization optimal for attracting and retaining your workforce? This virtual summit will explore the systemic forces that will shape the future workforce as well as key leverage points and innovative strategies for confronting present and future workforce challenges. This session will explore such questions as …
- Given the looming enrollment cliff facing higher education, how will the engineering community confront the ‘grand challenge’ of attracting, educating, and retaining talented individuals to meet workforce needs in the next decade?
- How can the engineering community attract and retain a disproportionate share of young people into engineering education programs and ultimately to practice?
- How can schools move beyond 20% in terms of enrollment of women and under-represented minorities in engineering educational programs?
- How do we transform the culture of engineering organizations to be more welcoming to women and under-represented minorities and to embrace purpose-driven practice?
Registration fee: $200
Register nowWho should attend:
- Organizational leaders.
- Strategic planning or innovation teams.
- Human resources and recruiting professionals.
- Young professionals and emerging leaders interested in the culture of engineering organizations.
- Academics who are concerned about attracting and retaining young people into engineering programs.
What attendees will leave with:
- Innovative ideas and strategies for addressing current and future workforce challenges across the entire engineering community.
- Enhanced understanding of inclusive cultures.
- Knowledge of proven approaches for attracting women and under-represented minorities in the workforce.
- Current information on non-traditional pathways that can “grow” the engineering community.
Please contact us with any questions.