Agenda
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Pre-session: Rural Works (invite only)
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Pre-session: Financial Opportunity Centers (invite only)
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Pre-session: RAC Meeting & Happy Hour (invite only)
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Seminar Opening: Cocktail Reception & Best Practice Sharing with a Twist
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Welcome
Director of Alignment and Rural Financial Opportunity Centers, Rural LISC
Director of Workforce & Small Business, Rural LISC
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Tablesetting: Trends & Research in Rural Workforce
LISC Vice President and Rural LISC Director
CEO, LISC
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Highlighting the Rural Works Community of Practice
Program Officer Workforce & Small Business, Rual LISC
Controller, Washington County Economic Alliance
Director of Workforce Development, People Inc. of Virginia
Executive Director, Workforce Development, Pathstone Corporation
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Break
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Launching the USDA Rural Partners Network
Director of Workforce & Small Business, Rual LISC
Executive Director, Rural Partners Network, USDA-RD
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Partnering with Regional Commissions
Director of Workforce & Small Business, Rural LISC
Federal Co-Chairman, Delta Regional Authority
Director of Business & Workforce Investment at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
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Lunch
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Keynote
CEO, LISC
Senior Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
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Understanding Federal Policy Impact
Senior Program Officer for Policy, LISC
Senior Vice President, Policy, LISC
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Exploring the Role of Philanthropy in Workforce Development
Director of Alignment and Rural Financial Opportunity Centers, Rural LISC
Senior Director of Education Policy, Microsoft
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Break
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Layering in Wealth Building into Workforce Development
Director of Alignment and Rural Financial Opportunity Centers, Rural LISC
Founder & Executive Director, Legacy Institute for Financial Education (LIFE)
Program Director, Financial Opportunity Center, LIFE
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Engaging the Worker Voice
Workforce Program Officer, Rural LISC
Principal Advisor, Atlanta Fed’s Ctr. for Workforce & Economic Opp
Regional Outreach Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Awards Reception
LISC Vice President and Rural LISC Director
Senior Vice President, Policy, LISC
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Welcome Back
LISC Vice President and Rural LISC Director
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Investing in Workforce Systems
Director of Workforce & Small Business, Rural LISC
Chief Program Delivery Officer, Rework America Alliance (RAA)
Program Officer, Ascendium Education Group
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Fireside Chat: Building Rural Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
National Director, EOCF Initiative and Vice President of Small Business and Economic Development Lending, LISC
Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
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Rethinking Small Business Support
Senior Vice President for Economic Development, LISC
Chief Program Officer, Main Street America
Program Director for the Safety & Justice, LISC
President & CEO, International Economic Development Council
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