8:00AM  Check-In, Breakfast

9:00 AM  Welcome by Gary Hartfield & Spoken Word Performance by Nate Howard

9:15 AM  27,300 Reasons: Michelle Zieziula, CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas’ Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer will review new research.  There are 27,305 16-24-year-olds not working or in school in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. This session will unpack the latest research on who these young adults are and how we can support them transition to the workforce.

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9:25 AM  The Education Pipeline & Youth Disconnection: Hillsborough County Public Schools Leader will present on what can be done to help more young adults in the region complete high school and transition to higher education and the workplace.  Panelists include: Hillsborough County Schools – Chief of Innovation and Strategic Planning, Marcos Murillo; Hillsborough County School Board – Nadia Combs Hills; Office of the Mayor, City of St. Petersburg – Director of Education & Youth Opportunities, Dr. Sheron Brown, Ph.D.  Youth Leader – Brince Johnson 

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9:45 AM  Employers & Out-of-School Youth: The State of Florida is experiencing historically low unemployment. Local employers continue to report trouble filling jobs. This session will discuss how The City of Tampa is building new talent pipelines for Tampa Bay’s young adults.

Panelists include:  My Shade & Texture – CEO, Pamela Thompson; City of Tampa – Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Rugina Castillo; Clearwater Marine Aquarium – VP of HR and Organizational Development, Stephanie Jones;  Youth Leader –  Larissa Powell.

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10:05 AM  Break

10:15 AM  Morning Breakout Sessions:

• Incorporating Youth Voice Into Programs
• Youth and Behavioral Health (A Deeper Dive) (Bridging the HS to Higher Ed Transition)
• Leveraging Youth Success Research to Reconnect Opportunity Youth (Youth Success Research: United Way Suncoast)
• Learn About CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas Programs
• Networking/Work Room

 

11:20 AM  Break

11:30 AM  Lunch Transition & Networking

11:40 PM  Lunch

11:40 PM  Lunch Speaker, CEO SailFuture Academy,  Michael Long 

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12:00 PM  Movement BE Youth Performance, Youth Performers include: Michael Bhairo, Paris Bertrand,  Courtney Goodyear,  Brince Johnson,  Larissa Powell and Anthony Sinanovic. 

12:15 PM  Helping System-Involved Youth Reconnect to Work and School: In this session, one young adult will share their journey to and through the criminal justice system and discuss ideas and solutions to support youth with similar backgrounds with a county probation department executive.  Panelists include:  Safe and Sound – Executive Director, Freddy Barton; BAYS Area Youth System – Elvin Martinez, Vice President of Corporate Engagement; Eckerd Connects – Project Bridge Director, Alysia Smith; Youth Leader Michael Bhario.

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12:40 PM  Job Quality and Youth Labor Force Participation: This session will explore what job features – including wages, benefits, schedules, and advancements matter most to young adults and the relationship between job quality and youth disconnection nationally. Panelists include: Results for America – Associate Director, Workforce Development Program, Kelsey Berkowitz;  from CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas Don Shepherd Sr. Director – Special Projects & Mario Rodriquez Business Services Director (Hillsborough County).  Youth Leader – Anthony Sinanovic.

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1:00 PM  Break

1:10 PM  Afternoon Breakout Sessions:

• Youth Advocacy 101 (Homeless/Keeping youth in school)
• Connecting Young People to Infrastructure Jobs
• Entrepreneurism & Social Media
• Networking/Work Room

 

2:15 PM  Break

2:25 PM  Youth and Behavioral Health: Mental health and substance use disorders are hitting America’s youth harder than ever. This session will discuss opportunities to better integrate youth behavioral health and workforce development services in Hillsborough County.  Panelists include: Hillsborough County School District Social Worker @ Hillsborough High School – Essie Giraud; Hillsborough County Schools – Mental Health Clinician, Catherine Armstrong; Motivational Speaker and Life Coach, Rev. Dr. Christian Frazier; Founder and Executive Director, Florida Recovery Schools of Tampa Bay, Inc., Tina Miller, and Youth Leader Paris Bertrand

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2:50 PM  Jayson Williams: Former NBA All-Star to speak about challenges in his life and overcoming them. Inspirational speaker to get our youth and business community engaged.

3:15 PM  Wrap-Up and What’s Next.    Michelle Zieziula, CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas’ Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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3:40 PM  Closing: CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas cannot do this alone, asking community leaders to come together, to reconnect these 27,300 young adults who are disconnected.  Thank you from Co-Interim CEO’s Sheila Doyle & Steve Meier.  

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