Workplace Literacy Summit
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Horizon Room, Fort Worth Club
306 W. 7th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
REGISTRATION
Registration is $50 per person and
includes admission to the breakfast
and recertification credit hours.
Register today by calling
(817) 332-7917 or click below.

Event Description:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. EDWARD E. GORDON
Taming the Talent Revolution: A Decade of Opportunity
Edward E. Gordon is a leader with vision. As President of Imperial Consulting Corporation in Chicago and Palm Desert, California, he is a talent availability expert who applies a multidisciplinary approach to today's complex workforce and economic development issues. Dr. Gordon is a recognized international expert on training, careers, and education related to business and economic development. During his over thirty years of consulting, Dr. Gordon has assisted many varied clients including: Microsoft, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Motorola, and the U.S. Departmentsof Education and Labor.

In this presentation Dr. Gordon explores how business people, educators, union leaders, government officials, parents, activists, and others are now partnering through community-based organizations (CBOs) to craft new education-to-employment systems for 21st century technologybased economies. He offers audiences an optimistic message based on years of research and international consulting experience and shows how these “Gateways to the Future” can make
current businesses more competitive and attract new start-ups as well for economic growth over the next decade.

PANEL DISCUSSION Following Dr. Gordon, a panel of local business leaders will help you understand the actions community leaders are taking to address both the challenges and opportunities brought on by the global economy and
what actions you and your organization can take to assist in preparing to meet the workforce needs and challenges.
Panelists:

Kenneth Barr - former Mayor of Fort Worth
Judy McDonald - Executive Director, Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County
Dick Ruddell - The T