The Talent Exchange Summit: From Insight to Impact
The Talent Exchange is a new series designed to bring together HR leaders, early talent recruiters, and postsecondary partners to explore the breadth of talent pathways across Washington. Through a mix of lunch sessions and a culminating summit, the series will surface data, insights, and perspectives to help employers better understand and engage with students and graduates from postsecondary institutions statewide.
Each session will offer a different lens — from workforce trends to cross-sector dialogue — creating space for shared learning and relationship-building that may lead to more inclusive and connected hiring practices across the state.
The culminating summit brings together employers, educators, and policymakers to turn insights into action. This full-day program focuses on translating lessons from the series into concrete strategies.
Participants will leave with clear calls to action to build inclusive, connected, and future-ready talent pathways across Washington.
AGENDA:
9:00 to 9:30am - Breakfast + Networking
9:30 to 9:45am - Welcome + Opening Remarks
9:45 to 10:30am - Panel: What Industry Needs, What Education Can Deliver
10:30 to 10:45am - Break
10:45am to 12:00pm - Action Lab
12:00 to 12:50pm - Lunch + Fireside Chat: "The Next Horizon"
12:50 to 1:00 pm - Closing
1:00 to 1:30 pm - Networking