Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Nevada Business Symposium! We had an action-packed day joined by industry executives and elected officials analyzing high impact strategies to support working families to build a stronger workforce and economy.
WHO ATTENDED
Nevada Business Leaders
& Legislators
CEOs
Chief HR Officers
Business Leaders driving change,
retention and recruitment
Senate
Assembly
Mayors
AGENDA
8:00AM
Breakfast & Networking
9:00AM
Welcome – Kim Young & Ann Silver
9:10AM
Nevada’s Economic Vitality & Five-Year Forecast – Tom Burns
9:30AM
Brain Science – Importance of Early Learning – Dr. Navsaria
10:10AM
Snack Break
10:30AM
Virtual Remarks – Senator Cortez Masto
10:40AM
Current State of Early Learning in Nevada – Marty Elquist & Karissa
Loper Machado
11:20AM
Business Case for Investment – Barry Ford
12:00PM
Lunch & Networking
1:00PM
What Can Businesses Do? – Sadie Funk
1:25PM
Business Case Study: PLA/Onsite Child Care – Michelle Nguyen
1:35PM
Business Case Study: WM/Backup Child Care- Adam Anderson
1:45PM
Business Case Study: NGM/Community Partnership – Melissa Schultz
1:55PM
Q&A with Business Case Study Speakers
2:10PM
Deep Dive – Breakout Session
2:25PM
Snack Break
2:45PM
Economic Case for Investing in Child Care – Jill Tolles
3:15PM
Where to From Here? Panel Discussion – Holly Welborn, Jill Tolles, Kim
Young
3:35PM
Deep Dive – Breakout Session
3:45PM
Next Steps
4:00PM
End of the Day
For questions please contact:
kcullen@childrenscabinet.org
The 2023 Business Symposium is designed to engage industry executives and community leaders across the state of Nevada in analyzing the return on investment of supporting family-friendly workforce policies and the effects of early education on Nevada’s workforce and economic growth. Through informational sessions on Nevada’s economic outlook, current workforce issues and family-friendly policies to increase recruitment and retention, you will expand and deepen your understanding of how early care and education intersect with your community, your business, your employees, and Nevada’s economic vitality.
