2025 Inclusion Summit: Advancing Workforce and Workplaces Agenda
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Registration & Check-in
11:00 - 11:10 a.m.: Opening Remarks
- Jenae Sikkink, Senior Vice President of Talent Development and Inclusive Strategies, Greater Des Moines Partnership
- Tiffany Tauscheck, President & CEO, Greater Des Moines Partnership
11:10 - Noon: Keynote Speaker
- Papia Debroy, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro & Chief Impact Officer, Opportunity@WORK
Noon: Networking Lunch
12:30 - 12:50 p.m.: Fireside Chat: Building Career Pathways with The Legacy Project: Career Ready Collective
Moderator: Marcy Baker, Vice President, Sammons Financial Group
Panelists included:
- Students from Avenue Scholars, Des Moines
- Students from iJAG
12:50 - 1:30 p.m.: Workforce Readiness Accelerated: Building Talent through Alternative Routes
Moderator: Kaity Patchett, Executive Director, Capital Crossroads
Panelists included:
- Vivian Barcelo, Employee Experience and Inclusion Manager, Bankers Trust
- Dr. Tim Laurent, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs, Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Joey Spivey, Senior Learning and Development Specialist, Wellabe
- Mike Waller, Director of Learning and Development, Hy-Vee
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.: Partnerships to Support Talent Acquisition Strategies
Moderator: Mak Sućeska, Director, Global Neighbors
Panelists included:
- Almardi Abdalla, Vice President Family and Workforce Programs, Oakridge Neighborhood
- Kay Maher, Program Coordinator, DMACC Workforce Training Academy
- Kimberly Bustamante, Director of Human Resources, Goodwill of Central Iowa
- Nicholas Wuertz, Director of Refugee Services, LSI
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.: Networking Break
2:30 - 3:15 p.m.: Accessible Work Environments for Integrated Employment
Moderator: Daniel Van Sant, Director of Disability Policy, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
Panelists included:
- Bettina Dolinsek, Digital Accessibility Analyst, Nationwide
- Marcela Hermosillo-Tarin, Division Human Resources Director, Discovery Senior Living
- Amy Markham, Disability Workforce Manager, Iowa Workforce Development
- Kay Oskvig, Member Attorney, Whitfield & Eddy Law
3:15 p.m.: Closing Remarks