Kentucky Workforce Summit - Agenda Topics
- Events
- 2nd Annual Kentucky Healthcare Innovation Summit
- Event Registration
-
Workplace Training
- 11th Annual Kentucky Workforce Summit
- Advanced Workers' Compensation Seminar
- 38th Annual Kentucky Human Resource Update-Hybrid
- 24th Annual Kentucky Environmental Conference
- OSHA 10 & 30 Hour General Compliance Course
- Supervising and Managing People
- 13th Annual Navigating Sales and Use Tax in Kentucky-Hybrid
- OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting
- OSHA Forklift - Train the Trainer
- 15th Annual Kentucky Energy Management Conference
- 29th Annual Kentucky Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
- Virtual SHRM Certification Prep Course
- Best Places to Work in Kentucky
- Kentucky Chamber Day Dinner
- Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
- Kentucky Legislative Preview
- Annual Kentucky SHRM Conference
- 79th Annual Dinner
- 6th Annual Women's Summit
- Inclusive Workforce Summit
- 2nd Annual Kentucky Young Professionals Summit
- Federal Issues Summit
- Kentucky Economic Summit
- Event Sponsorship Opportunities
Agenda is tentative and subject to change.
DAY 1 – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- The State of Kentucky’s Workforce
- Voting Rights for Convicted Felons and Fair Chances
- Strengthening Kentucky’s Talent Pipeline: Insights from the 2025 State Opportunity Index Report
- The Culture Blueprint: Exploring the Systems that Shape Success
- College Board
- Employer Academy Impact in Action: How Kentucky Employers are Building Stronger Workforce
- Housing Challenges Across the Commonwealth and the Impact on the Workforce.
- Kentucky's Meaningful Diploma Blueprint: Stakeholder Informed Solutions for Workforce Readiness
- Building Bridges: Connecting Your Business with Service Members Entering the Civilian Workforce
- Strategic Employer Partnerships: From Innovation to Implementation
DAY 2 – Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Unlocking Workforce Potential: Insights from Mercer’s Inside Employees’ Minds
- Filling the Scrubs: Growing Kentucky’s Health Care Talent Pipeline
- The Importance of an Entrepreneurial Mindset for Workforce Development
- BREAKOUT: (choose one)
- Money for Nothing—and Your Workers for (Almost) Free: Leveraging AI to Unlock Tax Credits, Training Programs, and Other Free Resources to Help Employees Deal with Medical Debt, Get Industry Certifications, and More
- Economic and Workforce Trends in the Industrial Sector
- BREAKOUT: (choose one)
- Growing P(AI)ns: Considerations for the Effective Use of AI in Hiring and Staffing Decisions
- Implementing Employer Supported Child Care Policies – Where Do We Go Next?
- Implementing AI in Your Organization
- BREAKOUT: (choose one)
- Strengthening Kentucky’s Workforce: Employer Success Stories from the SWATT Approach
- Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today: Purpose-Driven Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Engage Kentucky Talent
- BREAKOUT: (choose one)
- Transforming Community Partnerships Through Data: Kentucky's Groundbreaking Asset MAP Platform
- Culture as Your Competitive Advantage
