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2025 New Hampshire Workforce Summit
The 2025 NH Workforce Summit will bring together leaders from business, education, and workforce development sectors to explore the current landscape of workforce readiness programs and identify actionable opportunities to better prepare K-16 students for postsecondary education and meaningful employment.
The summit is designed to foster statewide collaboration and cross-sector conversations about how to align and strengthen educational experiences with the evolving needs of the workforce. This free event is presented by Bridges to Postsecondary Success, a program of the New Hampshire College & University Council. Click the button below to register.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM -1:30 PM
Location: The Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH
NH Workforce Summit Agenda
10:00 AM – Coffee & Networking
10:30 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks from Chair of the Bridges to Postsecondary Success Advisory Board
– Mike Skelton, President and CEO of the NH Business & Industry Association
10:40 AM – Workforce Education Partnership Case studies
University of New Hampshire and ARMI
– Matt Simon, Executive Director – Biotechnology Innovation Center (BIC)- ReGen Valley Common Campus at the University of New Hampshire
– Gabrielle Mourousas- Education & Workforce Development Manager, ARMI ReGen Valley
Keene State College and AmeriCOM
– Sarah McGregor, Professor of Physics at Keene State College
– Matt Zabko, General Manager at 603OPTX
Nashua Community College and BAE Systems
– Jon Mason, Corporate, Community, and Continuing Education Coordinator at Nashua Community College
– Butch Locke, Strategic Operations Director at BAE Systems, Inc.
New England College and Concord Hospital
– Christie Jadlocki, Academic-Practice Partner Coordinator at New England College
– Erin Collins, Vice President of Nursing Professional Practice and Development at Concord Hospital Health System
Bring Back the Trades
– Steve Turner, Founder and President at Bring Back the Trades
– Shana Brunye, Executive Director at Bring Back the Trades
11:30 AM – Lunch
12:30 PM – Facilitated Table Discussion
1:15 PM – Closing Remarks & Next Steps Commissioner Taylor Caswell- NH Department of Business & Economic Affairs