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AGENDA

subject to change

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 
 

SUMMIT POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

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8:30am - 9:30am

Morning Session

  • Welcome

  • Opening Remarks from Governor Mills and Maine's Department of Economic & Community Development and Labor

  • Coffee, light breakfast & networking

9:45am - 10:30am

Breakout Discussions:

  • Partnering with employers to address childcare challenges

  • Connecting with & supporting the recovery community with employment

  • Sector-based solutions & employer partnerships to overcome shared workforce challenges

10:40am - 11:25am

Breakout Discussions:

  • Labor Standards: Workplace Health & Safety and Workers' Rights

  • Updating recruitment processes

  • Maine-based practices of connecting with and supporting immigrant and refugee workers

11:30am - 12:30pm

Lunch

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Breakout Discussions:

  • Creating appealing entry-level jobs with flexibility & opportunities to advance

  • Retaining and accommodating for individuals with disabilities

  • Innovating to address workforce transportation issues

1:40pm-2:25pm

Breakout Discussions:

  • Connecting with & supporting the re-entry community with employment opportunities

  • Internationally Trained Workers: Licensing, Certification & Other Credentialing Barriers. Understanding barriers, opportunities, including how employers can optimize this talent & their career goals in various ways

  •  Hiring & retaining older workers

2:30pm-3:15pm

Afternoon Keynote/Town Hall:

National and local policies & best practices to employ and maximize opportunity for immigrants and refugees

3:15pm-3:30pm

  Wrap up

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