This fast-paced pre-conference session with MaryAnn Lawrence equips workforce boards with practical contingency planning strategies to navigate disruption, respond to rapid economic change, and lead with confidence. From labor market shocks to technology shifts and talent shortages, you’ll learn how to anticipate risk, align partners, and make decisive moves that keep your workforce system resilient, relevant, and ready for what’s next.
MaryAnn Lawrence is the CEO of PowerNotes LLC and a nationally recognized leader in workforce development, with more than 45 years of experience across local, state, regional, and national levels. She is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive, a Certified Workforce Development Professional, and is certified in Task Analysis and Curriculum Design. Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce as a Baldrige Quality Award Examiner, MaryAnn has helped identify and recognize high-performing organizations nationwide.
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Members: $125 Non-Members: $195
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