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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

WORKSHOP ON PREPARING THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE FOR ADAPTABILITY AND RESILIENCE TO CHANGE

November 2–3, 2017
National Academy of Sciences, Room 120
2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

7:00 pm (West Court) Dinner and keynote speaker
Welcome
Theresa Kotanchek, Evolved Analytics, LLC
Chair, Steering Committee on Workforce Adaptability
Introduction
Nick Donofrio, IBM Corporation
Keynote
Frans Johansson, The Medici Group

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3

8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome and introduction
Theresa Kotanchek
Al Romig, National Academy of Engineering
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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8:45 – 10:15 am Panel #1 Case for change: Why adaptability matters
Moderator: Wanda Reder, S&C Electric
Why adaptability is important: Findings from the Making Value for America report
Nick Donofrio
View from the workforce
Guy Berger, LinkedIn
View from industry
Gregory Dudkin, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
View from education
Robert Johnson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
10:15 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Panel #2 What does adaptability look like
Moderator: Ann McKenna, Arizona State University
Individual (cognitive and motivational)
Chris Schunn, University of Pittsburgh
Interpersonal (behavioral, “soft” skills)
Ernest Wilson, University of Southern California
Team (action regulation and information processing)
Steve Kozlowski, Michigan State University
Organization (knowledge transfer, memory)
Linda Argote, Carnegie Mellon University
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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12:00 – 12:30 pm Lunch break
12:30 – 1:15 pm Session: Analytics/measurement (what are analytics and how are they used to make decisions on adaptability)

Moderator: Annette Parker, South Central College

Sandee Joppa, RealTime Talent

Tracy Kantrowitz, Gartner

Susan Straus, RAND

1:15 – 2:45 pm Session: Company and higher education activities—training and organizational change
Moderator: Mary Ann Pacelli, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NIST
Lightning round presentations (5 minutes each)

Jim Johnson, Jr., S&C Electric

Blake Consdorf, Felsomat USA

Steve Partridge, Northern Virginia Community College

Doug Melton, Kern Family Foundation

Carra Sims, RAND

Interactive session
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 4:30 pm Session: How K–12 education and out-of-school learning opportunities can help foster adaptability
Moderator: Betsy Brand, American Youth Policy Forum
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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Lightning round presentations (5 minutes each)

Brynt Parmeter, NextFlex

Bernie Lynch, Made Right Here

Grace Suh, IBM P-TECH

David Greer, Project Lead The Way

Chris Smith, Boston After School & Beyond

Interactive session
4:30 – 4:55 pm Plenary session: Opportunities and next steps
Theresa Kotanchek and moderators
4:55 – 5:00 pm Wrap-up and concluding thoughts
Theresa Kotanchek
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25016.
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Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change. The workshop springs from the earlier NAE report Making Value for America which described the ongoing transformation in the way in which products and services are conceived, designed, made, and distributed. The workshop focused on the challenges facing the workforce in light of these dramatic changes in the production process, especially the need to constantly renew and learn new skills.

The workshop served to increase stakeholders' understanding of both the importance of workforce adaptability and the definition and characteristics of adaptability. It also provided an opportunity to share known best practices for fostering adaptability, including identification of barriers and multiple pathways for overcoming those barriers. As important, it helped to identify needs for future study and development. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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