OVERVIEW
Across the nation, cities are realizing that talent will drive their ability to grow.
Small, mid-size, and large metropolitan areas have developed different strategies for building their talent pipelines: from focusing on college access and completion to engaging and retaining students studying at local institutions.
Young, Smart and Local is a two-day conference designed to inform and engage leaders from higher education, business, government, economic development, and community organizations on best practices around talent growth and attraction.
Campus Philly, the nationally-known talent retention initiative in Philadelphia, and Action Greensboro, national-model for collaborative philanthropic investment in economic development hosted this conference in Philadelphia on April 9 & 10, 2019.
We are excited to welcome Greater New Orleans, Inc and Campus Tulsa as partnering hosts of the 2022 Young Smart Local Conference in Greensboro, NC.
Keynote addresses and break-out sessions will focus on:
- City as campus: strategies and tactics to leverage city assets as part of college students’ educational experience
- Best practices for connecting college talent to job opportunity in your region
- National trends and forecasts regarding talent development, alignment and retention
- Benchmarking and measuring the impact of talent retention
- Diversity and equity in growing cities
- Supporting Underserved Talent Populations
- Supporting and Connecting to Remote Workers and Interns
- COVIDs Impact on Talent
- Anchor Economies
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ATTENDEES
Representatives from cities and metro regions that are committed to talent growth.
Who should attend:
- Human resource and recruiting leads from major employers
- Economic development professionals from city, state and local governments and NGOs
- Higher education leaders
- Chamber of commerce leaders focused on talent and business growth
- Destination marketing leaders who focus on attracting new businesses to a region
SPONSORS
MAYOR’S RECEPTION SPONSOR
BREAKFAST SPONSORS
LUNCH SPONSOR
BREAKOUT SPONSORS
SPECIAL HOST SPONSORS
CITY & HIGHER ED PARTNERS
If you are interested in sponsorship, read about opportunities here or contact Cecelia Thompson.