Past Events

The 2021 Mayoral Forum will allow for each mayoral candidate the opportunity to share their vision for the role that workforce and talent development will play in the immediate and long-term recovery of the City and their ideas for creating high-quality jobs for New Yorkers.

The Role of Job Training Providers.

The Role of Racial and Economic Justice – We hear from Diana Caba (Assistant Vice President for Policy & Community Engagement for the Hispanic Federation), Wayne Ho (President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chinese-American Planning Council), Jerelyn Rodriguez (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Knowledge House), and Traci Scott (Vice President of Workforce […]

The Role of Policy and Advocacy- We hear from Mary Clagett (Senior Director of The Workforce and Education Policy Team at Jobs for the Future), Rebecca Karp (Managing Principal and CEO of Karp Strategies), and Katie Spiker (Director of Government Affairs at the National Skills Coalition) on the role of policy and advocacy in workforce […]

We hear from Robin Hood Foundation’s CEO Wes Moore and Ford Foundation’s VP of U.S. Programs Maria Torres-Springer on the role of philanthropy.