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Scott Sanders, Executive Director, National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Abdelmonnime El Madani, President of World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) Carmen Pages, Labor Markets Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank

The changing nature of technology, and how this is reflected in technology, society and the labor market, is influencing how PES operate and develop. The objective of the panel is to discuss the main changes over the past few years to provide context to the current approaches, as well to s...

Participants will break out into three parallel workshops, each delving into the opportunities for a group facing substantial labour market and skills challenges.

In the United States, partnerships are a key governance tool to better connect state and local workforce development policies to the needs of the economy. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was designed improve coordination between and among agencies so that workers and jo...

Apprenticeships are often viewed as an effective training program to better link young people to good jobs. Given that young people are most vulnerable to changes in the future of work, it is important to consider how apprenticeships can be used to promote local economic development opport...

OPENING REMARKS Scott Sanders, Executive Director, National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) John Pallasch, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD

The future is work is now and it is fundamentally transforming economies across the United States. This session will explore both domestic and international lessons for how local policy makers can help both people and places deal with the transition from an industrial to a digital economy....