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JFF Horizons Brings Together Biden Cabinet Officials and Education and Workforce Leaders to Create a Path for Equitable Economic RecoveryBOSTON, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders in business, technology, philanthropy, public policy, investing, and education will gather June 15-16 for JFF Horizons, a virtual event focused on education and workforce innovations that ensure equity and opportunity for learners and workers. Free and open to everyone, this year's Horizons summit will feature speakers and panelists from across sectors, including the U.S. secretaries of commerce, education, and labor. Horizons offers a platform for leaders from across the education and workforce ecosystem. "We're excited to connect with so many of our partners in innovation as we work toward an equitable economic recovery," says JFF CEO Maria Flynn. "Horizons offers a platform for leaders from across the education and workforce ecosystem to reflect on the challenges we have faced and discuss solutions and opportunities to build a brighter, more inclusive future." Thousands of JFF partners, thought leaders, and practitioners will come together at Horizons to hear about the lessons learned from the past year and share ideas about the bold actions we can take to create more equitable workforce and education systems. Topics include making antiracism a core value in the workforce, how corporations are innovating to meet worker needs, and how federal education, labor, and commerce policies can align to support workers, learners, and companies. Here's just a small sampling of the many inspiring and thought-provoking speakers who will share their insights at this year's event: GAYATRI AGNEW, Senior Director, Corporate Philanthropy, Walmart MONIQUE BAPTISTE, Vice President of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. JOHN BATTELLE, Cofounder and CEO, Recount Media MIGUEL CARDONA, U.S. Secretary of Education MARIA FLYNN, President and CEO, JFF SCOTT GALLOWAY, Serial Entrepreneur and Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business LISA GEVELBER, Vice President, Grow With Google CARRIE HUGHES, Director of Social Innovation, Verizon BRENT HYDER, President and Chief People Officer, Salesforce MAURICE JONES, CEO, OneTen JOHN KASICH, Former Governor of Ohio PROFESSOR IBRAM X. KENDI, Founder and Director, Boston University Center for Antiracist Research ANDY LEVIN, U.S. House of Representatives TYRA MARIANI, President, Schultz Family Foundation LATITIA McCANE, Director of Education, The Apprentice School AJITA MENON, President and CEO, Calbright College JAMIE MERISOTIS, President and CEO, Lumina Foundation DONNA MORRIS, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Walmart GINA RAIMONDO, U.S. Secretary of Commerce SANJAY SARMA, Vice President for Open Learning, MIT SHERI SCHULTZ, Cofounder and Chair, Schultz Family Foundation ANDRÉS TAPIA, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry ALI VELSHI, MSNBC Anchor and Business Correspondent, NBC News and MSNBC MARTY WALSH, U.S. Secretary of Labor DALILA WILSON-SCOTT, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Sessions will include a variety of live, recorded, and on-demand content, and be made available for free thanks to the support of this year's sponsors, including: AARP Foundation American Student Assistance Ascendium Checkr College Board CROP ECMC Foundation Education to Go (ed2go) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grow With Google Guild Lockheed Martin McDonald's Salesforce Schultz Family Foundation SHRM Snap-On Southern New Hampshire University Strada Education Network Verizon Voxy EnGen Walmart Foundation Western Governors University Workday Foundation WHEN: June 15-16, 2021 WHERE: Virtual Conference, Free and Open to All HOW: Register today: www.jff.org/horizons. To request media credentials or submit an interview request, contact [email protected]. Interviews with select speakers and JFF leaders are available. ABOUT JFF: View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jff-horizons-brings-together-biden-cabinet-officials-and-education-and-workforce-leaders-to-create-a-path-for-equitable-economic-recovery-301310961.html SOURCE JFF |