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Martin Ballard
Wednesday
, April 29
8:00am
EDT
Tour & Workshop Registration
Terrace Lounge
8:30am
EDT
Tour (additional fee): MET
Bus Pickup: Main entrance of Rhode Island Convention Center
12:30pm
EDT
Pre-Con (additional fee): Building & Scaling Work-Based Learning Ecosystems: A Hands-On Workshop
552 AB
Dr. Jeff Arnott • Dr. Jennifer Thomas
3:30pm
EDT
WBL 101
Ballroom A-E
4:30pm
EDT
Welcome Reception
Ballroom Prefunction
Thursday
, April 30
7:00am
EDT
Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
Breakfast
Ballroom A-E
8:00am
EDT
Opening General Session
Ballroom A-E
Katherine Sutton • Matt Kirchner • Kathryn Dacier • Kadence Agin
9:45am
EDT
Effective Work-Based Learning: From Shared Vision to Strong Outcomes
553 AB
Amanda Daniels
10:45am
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
11:15am
EDT
Volunteer Power: Recruiting and Retaining Industry Partners in WBL
556 A
Kirsten Kirby • Stephanie Lapera
12:30pm
EDT
Lunch & WBL Division Business Meeting
Ballroom A-E
1:45pm
EDT
Building Lasting Business Partnerships in Education: Beyond Handouts to Handshakes
554 AB
Mac Beaton • Beverly Cocke
3:00pm
EDT
From Vision to Action: Building Powerful Partnerships that Drive High-Quality Work-Based Learning
556 A
Paula Chaon
4:15pm
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
4:30pm
EDT
Building Work-Based Learning Through Strategic Partnerships
555 AB
Jarett Guy • Julie Rodriguez
From Exploration to Evidence: How Micro-Credentials Turn Career Curiosity into Work-Based Readiness
556 B
Dan Weidmann
5:30pm
EDT
EXPO Happy Hour
Ballroom Prefunction
Friday
, May 1
7:15am
EDT
Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
Breakfast
Ballroom A-E
8:00am
EDT
Rhode Island Industry and Workforce Panel
Ballroom A-E
Willie Barber • Heather Singleton • Bill Bryan
9:15am
EDT
Workforce Rx: Healing the Healthcare Talent Gap
551 AB
Jenny Johnston • Marshall Behringer • Greg Benz • Greg Granberg • Annie Johnston • Bridgett Willey
10:20am
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
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