Future of Talent

The Georgia Chamber is proud to host its third annual Future of Georgia Summit, this year focused solely on talent development. It will be held on March 13th, 2023 at the GTRI Conference Center on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. The Future of Talent will feature discussions pertaining to talent and workforce development at every stage of the pipeline including, early childhood education, innovations in K-12 education, strategic alignments in post-secondary education, and re-skilling of our current workforce. In addition, there will be opportunities for networking and Georgia Chamber President & CEO Chris Clark will deliver his Future of Talent presentation.

EVENT TOPICS & PANELS:

Georgia’s Workforce: Skills and Competencies of the Future

Future of Talent Presentation – Chris Clark

Economic Impact of Early Learning 

Equipping Georgia Students with New Economy Skills

Improving Real World Experience for Georgia Students

Enhancing Georgia Students’ Real World Learning Experience: Higher Education

Increasing College and Career Awareness and Readiness for Georgia Students

Enhancing Georgia Students’ Real World Learning Experience:K-12

Reflections and Next Steps to Align Georgia’s Talent Pipeline

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Chris Clark, President & CEO, Georgia Chamber

Chancellor Sonny Perdue

Superintendent Richard Woods

Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson

Commissioner Greg Dozier

Amy Jacobs, Commissioner, Department of Early Care and Learning

Steven McLaughlin, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Elizabeth Murthy, Partner, McKinsey and Company

Bryan Hancock, Partner. McKinsey and Company

Mindy Binderman, Executive Director, GEEARS

Kelli Henderson, VP, HR Total Rewards, Aflac

Scott Steiner, President and CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System

Rod McLean, Lockheed Martin

Neil Pruitt, President and CEO, PruittHealth

Burt Fealing, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Compliance and Corporate Secretary at Southwire Company

Gianetta Jones, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.

Lee Jarboe, Vice President, JE Dunn Construction

Stuart Countess, President and CEO, KIA Georgia

Joseph Lillyblad, Director of Education and Workforce Development, Georgia Power Company

Dana Rickman, President, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education

Kirk Nooks, President, Gordon State College

Chris Hatcher, President and CEO, 4C

Melissa Dark, President and CEO, Fitzgerald- Ben Hill Chamber of Commerce

Paul Cramer, President and CEO, The Classic Center