***MEDIA ADVISORY*** VA Chamber To Host Virginia Workforce Conference, Governor McAuliffe To Keynote
September 20th, 2017

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Gena McGroarty
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Email: gmcgroarty@mwcllc.com

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             

September 20, 2017

 

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

VA Chamber To Host Virginia Workforce Conference, Governor McAuliffe To Keynote

RICHMOND, VA – On Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 9:00AM- 2:00PM the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, Virginia Society of Human Resource Managers (VASHRM), Greater Richmond SHRM and the Virginia Chapter of the International Public Management Association will host the 2017 Virginia Workforce Conference. This year’s conference will focus on the importance of the workforce pipeline and helping employers do a better job recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly-skilled veterans and translating their training to private sector employment.

Program Highlights:

  • Keynote Remarks and Presentation of the 5th Annual Virginia Values Veterans Awards by Governor Terry McAuliffe
  • Remarks from candidates for Governor of Virginia, Ed Gillespie and Lt. Governor Ralph Northam
  • Morning keynote remarks from Maggie Sans, Senior VP and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Walmart
  • Panel discussions featuring Virginia business leaders:
    • The opportunities for retaining highly-skilled veterans for private sector employment
    • The importance of Virginia’s full workforce pipeline to the business community

 WHEN:

Virginia Chamber Workforce Conference – Veterans: Closing The Workforce Gap

Thursday, September 28, 2017

9:00 AM- 2:00 PM

 WHERE:

Greater Richmond Convention Center

403 N. 3rd Street

Richmond, VA 23219

RSVP:

Media Please RSVP to gmcgroarty@mwcllc.com; To register for the conference, please visit: www.vachamber.com/events

 *For more information and for full agenda, please visit: https://www.vachamber.com/event/2017-virginia-workforce-conference/ 

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