BEI Presents: Learning & Talent Opportunities Summit

The Learning & Talent Opportunities Summit invites businesses from the nine-county Indy region to attend a three-part webinar series that will provide tactical steps businesses can take to address disparities for Black and Hispanic students. Attendees are invited to log in for all three parts or to log in and out as their schedules allow.

Event schedule:

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

• Dr. Adrienne Sims, Vice President, Human Resources, OneAmerica

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Panel one: Early Learning

Host/Moderator:

• Claire Fiddian-Green, President & CEO, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation

Panelists:

• Maureen Weber, President & CEO, Early Learning Indiana
• Carolyn Butler-Lee, VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Cummins 
• Jamal Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships, IU Health

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Panel two: Work-Based Learning

Host/Moderator:

• Claire Fiddian-Green, President & CEO, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation

Panelists:

• Jason Kloth, President & CEO, Ascend Indiana
• Angie Carr-Klitzsch, President & CEO, EmployIndy
• Karen Hill, Director, Talent Acquisition & Staffing, Katz, Sapper & Miller

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Panel three: FAFSA Support/ Postsecondary Support

Host/Moderator:

• Claire Fiddian-Green, President & CEO, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation

Panelists:

• Aleesia Johnson, Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools IPS)
• Joe Wood, President & CEO, InvestED (FAFSA completion)
• Dan Peterson, Vice President, Industry & Government Affairs, Cook Group

2:05 p.m. Closing Remarks

• Michael Huber, President & CEO, Indy Chamber