T H E S E C O N D A N N UA L C A P I TA L R E G I O N

CREATIVE ECONOMY
SYMPOSIUM

CONFERENCE THEME:

THE NEX T STEPS TOWARD A

DIVERSE
WORKFORCE

OBJECTIVES:

Connect our workforce with

potential employers in
creative industries.

Examine and deconstruct

employment barriers facing
our underserved youth and
young creatives.

Explore various vocational

and entrepreneurial programs PROCTORS • 432 STATE STREET, SCHENECTADY, NY 12305
affordably available at our
local institutions.
REGISTER AT: PROCTORS.ORG/EVENT/CREATIVEECONOMY
Employee and employer sessions
designed to illuminate job inter- CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE: $40 | DEADLINE: JUNE 15
view and best hiring practices.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION QUESTIONS?
Celebrate our Regional maker Contact conference coordinator, Allison Tebbano | atebbano@proctors.org
heritage and showcase our
operating maker spaces.
 CREATIVE ECONOMY SYMPOSIUM
T HE NE X T ST EP S TOWA RD A DI V ERSE WORKFORCE
Proctors | Schenectady, NY | 21-22 June 2018

OPENING RECEPTION | 6:00pm - 8:30pm, June 21

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / MEET AND GREET / REGISTRATION | 8:00am - 9:00am, June 22

CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION | 9:00am - 9:15am, June 22

Maureen Sager of ACE

DEFINING PATHWAYS | 9:15am - 9:30am, June 22

Carmen Duncan of Mission Accomplished Transition Services & Tom Lloyd of Adirondack Studios

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT BLOCK DIVERSITY IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES | 9:35am - 11:00am, June 22
Fri Forjindam of MYCOTOO, INC.

MID-MORNING BREAK | 11:00am - 11:15am, June 22

BEST PRACTICES TO HIRING TALENTED YOUNG CREATIVES | 11:15am - 12:15pm, June 22

Craig “DJ TGIF” Earle

BEST PRACTICES FOR DIVERSE HIRING| 11:15am - 12:15pm, June 22

Moderator TBD

LUNCH AND KEYNOTE | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Cynthia Sharpe – Thinkwell, Co-Founder of Harriet B’s Daughters

BUILDING A WORKFORCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES | 1:40pm - 2:40pm, June 22
Dan Cullen of Workforce Development Institute

MAKER HERITAGE AND INNOVATION | 1:40pm - 2:40pm, June 22

Kate Baker of SUNY Adirondack

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIPS | 2:50pm - 3:50pm, June 22

Maureen Sager of ACE and Ed Murphy of Workforce Development Institute

PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & COMMUNICATION | 2:50pm - 3:50pm, June 22

Faryha Chowdhury of Adirondack Studios

Break | 3:50pm - 4:10pm, June 22

Are We Making Progress? – Moderated Q&A Wrap Up | 4:10pm - 5:10pm, June 22

Carmen Duncan of Mission Accomplished Transition Services & Tom Lloyd of Adirondack Studios

After-Hours Networking Mixer | 5:30pm - 7:30pm, June 22

MAUREEN SAGER CARMEN DUNCAN TOM LLOYD FRI FORJINDAM CRAIG EARLE CYNTHIA SHARPE DAN CULLEN KATE BAKER FARYHA CHOWDHURY ED MURPHY