TENWEST Impact Festival – Fourth Industrial Revolution Keynote Luncheon: Workforce Development

As the FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IMPACTS THE WORKPLACE, it also IMPACTS EVERY ONE OF US. Not only do employers need to focus on keeping up with advances in technology in their operations, they must also ensue their WORKFORCE IS KEEPING PACE WITH THE RAPID RATE OF CHANGE. As we continue to delve into the IMPACTS OF 4IR, this panel will look at how companies are dealing with the need for employees to continually update their skills, and what employees need to do to stay relevant.PANELISTS: * Roger Tadajewski, Executive Director of the National Coalition of Certification Centers * Jason Scales, Ph.D., Business Manager of Education, Lincoln Electric * Maureen Tholen, Sustainability Director, 3M's Industrial Business, and Safety and Graphics Business Groups; Chairperson, SkillsUSA Foundation Inc. * Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, Ph.D., UA Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation * Ian Roark, Vice President of Workforce Development, Pima Community College ABOUT TENWEST IMPACT FESTIVAL: TENWEST BEGAN IN 2015 AS TUCSON'S ANSWER TO SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, but has since developed into something much more uniquely Tucson. This October 15,000 local, regional, and national attendees will come together to focus on solutions for creating social, environmental, and economic IMPACT.Audience:  All WHERE Location:  Tucson Convention Center, Copper Ballroom, 260 S. Church Ave. Tucson, AZ United States See map: Google Maps US CONTACT INFO & LINKS Department/Unit:  TENWEST IMPACT FESTIVAL Contact Person:  TENWEST IMPACT FESTIVAL Contact's Email:  info@tenwest.com TENWEST IMPACT FESTIVAL _Requests for disability-related accommodations should be directed to the event's primary contact, TENWEST Impact Festival._