Challenges Facing the 21st Century U.S. Workforce

Date:	August 4, 2005
Time:	9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Speaker(s):	Panel I: Technology and Evolving Labor Markets (9:30 a.m.) Diana Furchtgott-Roth (View PowerPoint Presentation) *(View PDF)* Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Employment Policy, Hudson Institute Daniel H. Pink Author of Whole New Mind and Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine David Barnes *(View PowerPoint Presentation)* Worldwide Leader, Human Resources Policy, IBM Panel II: Labor Laws ? Ripe for Reform? (10:30 a.m.) Janemarie Mulvey, Ph.D. (View PowerPoint Presentation) Chief Economist, Employment Policy Foundation Paula Collins (View PowerPoint Presentation) Vice President, Government Relations, Texas Instruments William Conerly, Ph.D. (View PowerPoint Presentation) Adjunct Fellow, American Institute of Full Employment Keynote Address (11:30 a.m.) The Honorable Elaine Chao Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Host(s):	Tim Kane, Ph.D. Bradley Fellow in Labor Policy, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation
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Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium Panel I: Technology and Evolving Labor Markets - Despite media-driven myths of American economic decline, record-high employment and surprisingly strong labor productivity growth reveal a very prosperous future for the American worker, but not a future devoid of risks. Old skills become irrelevant faster and more suddenly, and the pressures of a globalized labor market are growing. What are the skills and jobs of the future? Panel II: Labor Laws – Ripe for Reform? - Are federal labor laws relevant for the 21st Century? Panelists will explore the need to reform federal laws regarding pensions and other benefits, immigration, and unemployment insurance.