Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds Announce Governor’s 2016 Future Ready Iowa Summit
10 Februar 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds announced at their Monday
morning press conference that they will host the Governor’s 2016
Future Ready Iowa Summit on Tuesday, April 19, at Hy-Vee Hall in
Des Moines. The purpose of the summit is to create a statewide
conversation about how to close the skills gap, one of the biggest
challenges Iowa faces. It’s critical to build on efforts already
underway to assure that students and workers have the career
opportunities they deserve, and businesses and industries can hire
the skilled employees they need.
The all-day summit is open to the public, with space for about
1,000 people. Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds hope to attract a
broad cross section of Iowans, including business owners, labor and
nonprofit leaders; educators, students and parents; and state and
local policy makers.
“Lt. Governor Reynolds and I travel to all 99 counties each
year, and employers regularly tell us that it’s hard to find enough
workers with the right skills,” said Branstad. “Job creation
continues to be a top priority, but we also have to be sure Iowans
have the skills needed to fill those jobs.”
“It is particularly important that we focus on science,
technology, engineering and math – or STEM – skills,” said
Reynolds, who is co-chair of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.
“STEM careers are among the fastest-growing and best-paying, and
demand for STEM skills crosses many sectors: agribusiness, advanced
manufacturing, finance and insurance, and biosciences.”
The keynote speaker for the summit is Andreas Schleicher, a
global expert on education and skills at the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development. Other featured speakers
include Jamie Merisotis, president of the Lumina Foundation, Mary
Andringa, chair of the board of Vermeer Corp., and Byron Auguste,
co-founder of Opportunity@Work. Students, educators, business
owners and entrepreneurs from across the state and nation are among
other speakers and panelists. An audience question and answer
discussion will wrap up each session.
To learn more about the summit, or to register, go to:
https://futurereadyiowa.gov.
The website, conference registration and mobile agenda app was
developed in partnership with Iowa Interactive, LLC, of Des Moines.
The Governor’s office and Iowa Interactive operate under a
self-funded model in which no additional tax dollars were used to
develop or maintain the website.
About Iowa Interactive
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development of the official website for the state of Iowa,
Iowa.gov. The portal operates through a public-private relationship
between the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Iowa
Interactive, LLC, to help Iowa government entities Web-enable their
information services. Iowa interactive builds, operates, maintains
and markets Iowa.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s
(NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
About NIC
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