Business-Higher Education Partnerships: Talent Solutions that Support Regional Economic Development
3:00-5:30p.m.
The W Hotel
Great Room
515 15th Street, NW
BHEF invites you to join us as we host discussions with member CEOs, university presidents, and national leaders in a special event showcasing model business-higher education partnerships that are changing regional economies and creating new career pathways for undergraduates.
Many students begin their postsecondary education at community colleges. Business engagement with community college students before and after they transfer to four-year universities is essential. When business plays an active role, it helps ensure that students complete their postsecondary education and are provided with opportunities to pursue high-skill, high-wage jobs in the regional economy.
Panel I: Creating Business-Higher Education Partnerships for Impact
Facilitator: Wes Bush, chairman, CEO and president, Northrop Grumman Corporation and past chair, BHEF
Panelists:
The SUNY-BHEF Applied Learning Partnership
- Roger Ferguson, president and CEO, TIAA-CREF and chair, BHEF
- Nancy Zimpher, chancellor, State University of New York
The Columbus Collaboratory
- Mike Keller, executive vice president and CIO, Nationwide
- Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. chair in business, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
Panel II: BHEF’s NSF-Funded Regional Higher Education-Workforce Partnerships: Promoting STEM Student Transfer and Success
Facilitator: Roger Ferguson, president and CEO, TIAA-CREF and chair, BHEF
Panelists:
- Djuradj Babic, director, School of Engineering and Technology, Miami Dade College
- Joan Ferrini-Mundy, assistant director, Education and Human Resources Directorate, National Science Foundation
- Gillian Small, vice chancellor for research, City University of New York
- JoAnn Winson, program director, IBM University Programs