September 28: Pre-Conference Programming

10:30 AM - 5:00 PM | TPM Leadership Pre-Conference Programming 

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | VIP Rooftop Happy Hour (TPM Leadership) 

September 29: General Sessions and TPM Hall of Fame (Day 1)

12:15 PM | General Registration Opens (light lunch provided)

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM | Welcome Remarks

1:05 - 1:10 PM | Big Ideas TPMx: Host Organization: TPM Is Not the Point

1:10 - 1:45 PM | From Cohort to Community: TPM Academy Lessons Learned

1:45 - 1:50 PM | Skilled Trades Community of Practice Announcement

1:50 - 2:15 PM | Trades in Demand: Talent Meets Opportunity

2:15 - 2:20 PM | Big Ideas: TPMxEmployer: Building Vermont’s Workforce from the Ground Up.

2:20 - 2:40 PM | Networking Break

2:40 - 3:35 PM | Breakouts

• From Competing Agendas to Co-Designing Solutions
• Inside the Room: A Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Mapping Elicitation
• Building the Clinical Workforce: Mapping Demand and Capacity

3:35 - 3:45 PM | Break

3:45 - 4:05 PM | Breakouts

• Scholarship Tax Credits: A Talent Pipeline Tool
• Infrastructure and Transportation
• Housing Solutions for a Stronger Workforce

4:05 - 4:15 PM | Break

4:15 - 4:55 PM | Breakouts

• Designing a Regional Workforce System: From Fragmented Programs to an Employer-Led System
• Putting Purposeful Pathways Into Practice
• What To Do When AI Break the Pathway

4:55 - 5:05 PM | Break

5:05 - 5:10 PM | Sponsor Spotlight: College Board

5:10 - 5:15 PM | Close Out + Prep for Day 2

5:15 - 5:55 PM | Happy Hour

5:55 - 6:30 PM | TPM Hall of Fame Awards

6:30 - 6:45 PM | Break

6:45 - 8:30 PM | TPM Trivia Night! (optional)

September 30: General Sessions (Day 2)

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast 

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM | Welcome

9:05 - 9:10 AM | Sponsor Spotlight: COABE

9:10 - 9:20 AM | U.S. Chamber Foundation President Mike Carney Remarks

9:20 - 9:55 AM | When Employers Lead: Two Regions, Measurable Impact

9:55 - 10:00 AM | Sponsor Spotlight: inSpring

10:00 - 10:05 AM | Big Ideas: TPMxHost Organization: One Team's Digital Transformation Journey

10:05 - 10:15 AM | U.S. Chamber Foundation Senior Vice President Jason Tyszko Remarks

10:15 - 10:40 AM | Pathways with Purpose: Main Street Networking

10:40 - 10:55 AM | Break

10:55 - 11:15 AM | Breakout

• TPM Beyond the Playbook: Lessons Learned in Adapting TPM in Canada's Forest Sector
• Agilities: A Language to Connect Workforce
• TPM at the Speed of Business

11:15 - 11:25 AM | Break

11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | Breakout

• Bring the Business Case for Employer Leadership to Your Community
• Scaling Apprenticeships with AI and Technology

12:05 - 12:15 PM | Break

12:15 - 12:20 PM | Sponsor Spotlight: The DeBruce Foundation

12:20 - 1:00 PM | Lunch

1:00 - 1:10 PM | Break

1:10 - 1:30 PM | Breakout

• Career-Guided Projects to Pipelines
• Harness Public Systems: A Hands-On Tool
• TPM on Autopilot

1:30 - 1:40 PM | Break

1:40 - 1:50 PM | Putting TPM on the Map

1:50 - 2:35 PM | How TalentFirst is Scaling Impact with Technology

2:35 - 2:40 PM | Sponsor Spotlight: TBD

2:40 - 2:45 PM | Big Ideas: TPMxEmployee: From Auto Sales to Talent Pipeline Builder

2:45 - 3:35 PM | Childcare as a Workforce Strategy: A Community Conversation

3:35 - 3:45 PM | Close Out