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Job recovery in Hampton Roads

Posted: March 8, 2010

In 2009, Hampton Roads lost 6,000 jobs, a figure that economists at Old Dominion University believe will eventually be adjusted to 8,000 jobs. The president, the governor and many other politicians are touting their job-creation plans. But what are the jobs of the future economic recovery in Hampton Roads? How can companies take advantage of these new types of jobs?

Jobs in health care and services could replace construction and manufacturing jobs. But how do you train for these new job demands and who will do the training? If new industries such as clean energy emerge, what kind of jobs will they produce? Will the need for these new jobs change the mission of the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance and the goals of the economic development departments?

Panelists:
Vinod Agarwal, PhD.
Professor of Economics, Old Dominion University
|Judy Begland
President and CEO, Opportunity Inc.
Deborah DiCroce
President. Tidewater Community College
Darryl Gosnell
President & CEO, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance
Rodney Jordan
Think Tank Director, Joe Jordan Foundation
 

#12 - Winter 2011
New Tools - New Rules - New Year

Improve your bottom line by improving your decisions in 2012. Whether it’s through new technology, processes, behavior modeling, lessons from the military or using the input of many to enhance your business, hear what our panel of experts has to say about what innovative developments are available in Hampton Roads to propel your company through the 21st Century. Don’t be left behind.

Panelists:
Melvin Ferebee Jr.
Space Technology Office Manager, Exploration and Space Operations Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center
Capt. Chuck Hollingsworth
Commanding Officer, Center for Personal and Professional Development, U.S. Navy
José J. Padilla Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center at Old Dominion University
Tom Walker
President, Web Teks

December 13, 2011
7:30-8 a.m.Networking & Breakfast
8-9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion

Chesapeake Marriott
725 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake

Free admission * Space is limited

Post-event coverage

#11 - Fall 2011
Research-related job growth in Hampton Roads


Construction is under way for a new research facility for LifeNet Health in Virginia Beach. The new Proton Therapy Institute at Hampton University is treating patients. Advances continue in research at Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center in Suffolk. These research-related organizations are growing and offering new opportunities in the market. Cox Business and Inside Business will present an expert panel discussing the importance of these organizations for the future of our regional economy and what can be done to stimulate further success.

Panelists include:
Dana Dickens
President and CEO, Hampton Roads Partnership
Dr. William R. Harvey
President, Hampton University
Karen Jackson
Deputy Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia
Ralph Powers, Jr., DDS, CTBS
Senior Product Manager, LifeNet Health
Dr. John A. Sokolowski
Executive Director, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Visualization Center, Old Dominion University
Dr. William J. Wasilenko
Associate Dean for Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Moderated by Cathy Lewis
Host/Executive Editor, WHRO

September 27, 2011
7:30-8 a.m.Networking & Breakfast
8-9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion

Norfolk Waterside Marriott
235 E. Main St., Norfolk

Free admission * Space is limited
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