Economic Challenges of Today & Tomorrow
Presentation Topics
Building a More Prosperous Future
The 2020s economy thus far has been exceptionally turbulent with a COVID-19 bust followed by a boom in the job market as well as significant inflation. AI and other tech innovations offer new breakthroughs. Yet demographic distortions are exacerbating skilled-worker shortages, and global instability threatens the outlook for the U.S. and world’s economies. In this program Ed Gordon offers insights on major socio-economic and technical trends that point the way forward. His discussion will include: What are the most important decisions we currently face? Why do we need to act now to begin implementing changes? What short-term and long-term strategies should businesses be implementing?
Job Shock: Repairing the Broken Talent Pipeline
COVID-19 severely disrupted the U.S. labor market and made education and training reform vital components for closing the current skills-jobs disconnect. Ed Gordon will explore: What factors will be central to reviving the U.S. economy and providing more Americans with better-paying employment? What challenges do demographic shifts, rapid technological changes, and skills deficits pose to the future of the U.S. job market? What are some promising solutions for rebuilding the U.S. education-to-employment system? This presentation is based on the research for his “Job Shock” White Paper that identifies the additional economic and educational challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and explores ways for moving forward into a new skilled talent decade.
Future Jobs: Solving the Employment and Skills Crisis
A job and skills gap continues to increase in the United States and globally. Rapid technological advances have far outpaced the development of more skilled workforces. The result is that millions of vacant skilled jobs cause trillions of dollars in annual business losses. How can we create the skilled talent urgently needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow? Drawing upon the best practices research for his award-winning book, Future Jobs, Gron will show how both businesses participation in public-private partnerships can help to rebuild local labor markets. Broad alliances of community partners can both retrain workers with the specific skills needed by regional employers and equip students with the education and skills needed for 21st-century jobs and careers
