Hosted by
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Southwestern Workforce Development Board
Advantage West Economic Development Group
Partners In Education

                                Keynote Speakers:

Secretary Jim Fain NC Department of Commerce (bio)

Phyllis Eisen Executive Director of the Center for Workforce Success: Emerging Technology In The Workplace (bio)

Please join us on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 for the first Regional Workforce Summit for the 11-county area of Western North Carolina. We need your knowledge, ideas and leadership as we address these topics:

• Workforce challenges and business needs of the advanced manufacturing, healthcare, tourism/hospitality and construction industries.
  
• Preparing the current and future workforce for career opportunities available in these industries.
• Connecting workforce development and economic initiatives in WNC.
• Implementing a strategic plan for strengthening the workforce and economy of Western North Carolina.