A Dynamic Workforce Solution

Join Hiring Our Heroes for an engaging Employment Summit at Student Veterans of America's 2025 National Convention. Powered by LinkedIn, this session will explore the strategic use of student veterans as a dynamic workforce solution, critical to overcoming today’s labor gaps and bringing diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. 

Topics will include the potential to construct pipelines of student veteran talent, strategically filling talent gaps by harnessing new and existing initiatives. This discussion aims to address the immediate needs of employers but also to enhance employment outcomes for student veterans throughout and beyond their post-secondary education.

This event is tailored for employers, service organizations, and student veterans alike, focusing on key aspects: 

  1. Student Veterans: A Strategic Workforce Asset Uncover the unique value that student veterans bring to the workplace and their crucial role in shaping the future workforce. 

  1. Harnessing Existing Strategies to Bring New Talent Explore the parallels between Campus Recruiting and Veteran Recruiting programs to build successful veteran talent pipelines while bringing diversity and resilience to your workforce.  

  1. Networking: The Key to Success for Student Veterans and Hiring Managers Discuss the power of building a network inside your organization, your state and community, and on a national level. 

Plus, all participants are invited to join HOH for a networking reception included at the end of this session.

Event Details

January 2, 2025
12:30 - 3 p.m.

Location
The Broadmoor Resort and Convention Center
1 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Hiring Our Heroes is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.

Participants in the 2025 Employer Summit at SVA NatCon on January 2 can earn 2 Professional Development credits. For more information about SHRM certification and recertification. For more information, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

Event Sponsors

Event Agenda

Time

Session Details

12:00 p.m.

Registration

12:30 p.m.

Welcome Remarks

  • Jared Lyon
    President & CEO, Student Veterans of America 

  • Eric Eversole
    President, Hiring Our Heroes 

12:40 p.m.

Sponsor Remarks

  • Cory Boatright
    Head of Military & Veteran Programs and Partnerships, LinkedIn 

12:55 p.m.

Winning the War for Talent: Meet People Where They Are 

  • Eric Eversole
    President, Hiring Our Heroes

1:10 p.m.

Keynote Speaker 

  • Sallie Clark
    Senior Advisor, Government & Military Engagement, Mayor's Office of Community Affairs, City of Colorado Springs

1:20 p.m.

Using Existing Strategies to Build New Pipelines: A Spotlight on Campus and Veteran Recruiting  

  • Michael Piper
    Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Early and Emerging Talent, Lowe's 

  • Crystal Cochran
    Leader, Military Talent, Johnson & Johnson 

  • Jessie Kimber
    Director, Economic Development, City of Colorado Springs

1:50 p.m.

Student Veterans: The Economic Opportunity Landscape 
Moderated by Elizabeth O’Brien, Vice President, Programs & Events, Hiring Our Heroes

  • Mary Reding
    President & General Counsel, Vetrics Group 

  • Scott Blackburn
    Vice Chairman of the Board, Student Veterans of America; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

  • Vivian Greentree
    Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Global Citizenship, Fiserv 

2:20 p.m.

Networking: The Key to Success 

  • The Honorable Patrick Murphy
    32nd Under Secretary, U.S. Army; Ambassador, Hiring Our Heroes 

  • The Honorable James Rodriguez
    Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), U.S. Department of Labor

2:35 p.m.

Networking Reception

3:00 p.m.

Event Conclusion