Employment in STEM fields has grown almost 80 percent since 1990 – from 9.7 million to 17.3 million, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center. Workers in science, technology, engineering and math fields tend to earn more than non-STEM workers with similar levels of education, further underscoring the need to address the shortage of STEM-related skills in the American workforce, which is the focus of the 2018 U.S. News' STEM Solutions conference, held April 4-6 in Washington. This Workforce of Tomorrow event will bring together companies, educators, policymakers and other leaders to create a collective that will fill jobs now and advance the future STEM workforce.

Follow the hashtag #STEMSolve for live tweets from the 2018 U.S. News STEM Solutions Presents: Workforce of Tomorrow conference or use the handles for speakers, moderators and their organizations (below) to continue the conversation online.

KEYNOTES AND EVENTS

Opening Keynote Session (Thursday, April 5, 1, 8:45-10:45 a.m.)

Susan Lund, McKinsey & Company (@McKinsey)
Nicole Smith, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (@GeorgetownCEW)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)
JD Hoye, NAF (@NAFCareerAcads)
Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University (@Northeastern)
Tyra A. Mariani, New America (@NewAmerica) (moderator)
Scott Cheney, Credential Engine (@credengine)
Chris Cortez, Microsoft (@Microsoft)
Elaine Mason, Cisco (@lanetweet)
Elizabeth Shuler, AFL-CIO (@AFLCIO)
Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland–Baltimore County (@Renetta_Tull) (moderator)
Gerald Solomon, Samueli Foundation (@geraldrsolomon)
Ron Ottinger, STEM Next Opportunity Fund (@STEMNext)
Gregory Washington, University of California–Irvine (@UCIrvine)

U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame awards Luncheon (Thursday, April 5, 12:30-2 p.m.)

Cheryl Carrier, Ford Next Generation Learning (@FordNGL)
France A. Cordova, National Science Foundation (@NSF)
Ira Flatow, Science Friday (@scifri)
Henry Samueli, Broadcom (@Broadcom)
James E. West, Johns Hopkins University (@JHUECE)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)

Closing Keynote Session (Friday, April 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)

Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma (@GovMaryFallin)
Jack N. Gerard, American Petroleum Institute (@APIGlobal)
John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado (@hickforco)
Ian Siegel, ZipRecruiter (@ZipRecruiter)
Jeff Weld, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (@WHOSTP)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)

THURSDAY, APRIL 5

8:45-10:45 a.m.

Opening Keynote Session
Susan Lund, McKinsey & Company (@McKinsey)
Nicole Smith, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (@GeorgetownCEW)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)
JD Hoye, NAF (@NAFCareerAcads)
Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University (@Northeastern)
Tyra A. Mariani, New America (@NewAmerica) (moderator)
Scott Cheney, Credential Engine (@credengine)
Chris Cortez, Microsoft (@Microsoft)
Elaine Mason, Cisco (@lanetweet)
Elizabeth Shuler, AFL-CIO (@AFLCIO)
Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland–Baltimore County (@Renetta_Tull) (moderator)
Gerald Solomon, Samueli Foundation (@geraldrsolomon)
Ron Ottinger, STEM Next Opportunity Fund (@STEMNext)
Gregory Washington, University of California–Irvine (@UCIrvine)

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Priming the Pipeline: Strengthening Career and Technical Education
Michael Cartney, Lake Area Technical Institute (@LakeAreaTech)
Rod Duckworth, Florida Department of Education (@EducationFL)
Richard Lester, Toyota Motor North America (@TTENToyota)
Jennifer Worth, American Association of Community Colleges (@Comm_College) (moderator)

Broadening Participation: Closing the Diversity Gap
Chris Cortez, Microsoft (@Microsoft)
Allison Scott, Kapor Center for Social Impact (@KaporCenter)
Courtney Tanenbaum, American Institutes for Research (@Education_AIR)
Barbara Whye, Intel (@intel)
Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges and Universities (@aacu) (moderator)

Cultivating Lifelong Learners and World Changers: STEM Partnerships That Develop the Next Generation of Community Leaders
Mark Greenlaw, FIRST (@FIRSTweets)
Carrie Patterson, WE Charity (@WEMovement)
Meredith Morris, The Dow Chemical Company (@DowChemical) (moderator)

Planning for the Workforce of Tomorrow: Where the Jobs Will Be
Paula Golden, Broadcom Foundation (@BroadcomSTEM)
Drew Petty, Markle Foundation (@MarkleFdn)
Jennie Sparandara, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (@Chase)
Dane Linn, Business Roundtable (@BizRoundtable) (moderator)

Spotlight on Cybersecurity Jobs
Lester N. McCollum II
Michel Cukier
Rodney Petersen
Sabrina Gómez, ExpandED Schools (moderator)

12:30-2 p.m.

U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame awards Luncheon
France A. Cordova, National Science Foundation (@NSF)
Ira Flatow, Science Friday (@scifri)
Henry Samueli, Broadcom (@Broadcom)
James E. West, Johns Hopkins University (@JHUECE)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)

3-4 p.m.

Pathway to Success: Helping K-12 Students Get College and Career Ready
Kerri Briggs, ExxonMobil (@klbwrites)
Steve Bumbaugh, College & Career Access - The College Board (@CollegeBoard)
Carol O’Donnell, Smithsonian Science Education Center (@SmithsonianScie)
Jessie Woolley-Wilson, DreamBox Learning (@DreamBox_Learn)
Maya Ajmera, Society for Science & the Public (@MayaAjmera) (moderator)

Earn and Learn: Moving Toward Lifelong Learning Through Apprenticeships and Upskilling
Susan Jacobs, Newport News Shipbuilding - Huntington Ingalls Industries (@HIIndustries)
Kathy Mannes, Jobs for the Future (@jfftweets)
Angel Piñeiro Jr., ASI System Integration, Inc. (@APineiroJr)
Katie Spiker, National Skills Coalition (@Katie_SpikerNSC) (moderator)

The Power of Partnerships: An Inside Look at Communities That Are Making a Difference
Matthew Felan, Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance (@matthewfelan)
Lori Flippin, Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance (@lori_flippin)
Rich Van Tol, Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District (@vantolr)

An Update on the STEM Funders Network's STEM Learning Ecosystem Initiative
Ron Ottinger, STEM Next Opportunity Fund (@STEMNext)
Gerald Solomon, Samueli Foundation (@geraldrsolomon)

Advanced Manufacturing: How Technology Is Changing the Game
Victoria Holt, Protolabs (@Protolabs)
Carolyn Lee, The Manufacturing Institute (@TheMfgInstitute)
Mandy Leemhuis, NORDAM (@NORDAM_)
Landon Taylor, Base 11 (@LandonVTaylor)
Larry Plank, Hillsborough County Public Schools (@HillsboroughSch) (moderator)

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Learning by Doing: Expanding Experiential Programs
Michelle Clare, Experience-Based Learning and Career Education - University of Cincinnati (@uofcincy)
Jim Egenrieder, College of Engineering - Virginia Tech, Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab, Virginia Tech National Capital Region (@jegenrieder)
Khanjan Mehta, Director of the Mountaintop Initiative - Lehigh University (@LehighU)
Lindsay Lyon, U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) (moderator)

The Power of Partnerships: An Inside Look at Communities That Are Making a Difference
Melissa Coleman, Putnam County Public Schools (@Putnam_Schools)
Maria Hane, Museum of Science and History of Jacksonville (@MOSHjax)
Matthew C. Hutchins, Wells Fargo Bank North America (@WellsFargo)
David Reichard, Alluvion Staffing (@alluvionflorida)
Kathleen Schofield, Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub (@jaxstemhub) (moderator)

The Life-Changing Power of STEM: Tackling Engineering's Grand Challenges
Erica Fessia, Qualcomm (@Qualcomm)
Shea Irvin, Thomas A. Edison High School student, Alexandria, Virginia
Joe Scantlebury, W.K. Kellogg Foundation (@WK_Kellogg_Fdn)
Gregory Washington, University of California–Irvine (@UCIrvine)
Jan Morrison, Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (@TIESTeach) (moderator)

Assessing the Impact of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence on the Jobs Outlook
Daryl S. Davidson, RoboNation (@AUVSIFoundation)
Susan Lund, McKinsey & Company (@McKinsey)
Manish Parikh, BAE Systems (@BAESystemsplc)
Tyra M. Metoyer, American Petroleum Institute (@tyram02) (moderator)

FRIDAY, APRIL 6

8:45-9:45 a.m.

The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Talent Development
Bryan D. Albrecht, Gateway Technical College (@gatewaytech)
Diane Bosak, Workforce Strategies and Policy - Achieving the Dream (@AchieveTheDream)
Ellen Hause, Academic and Student Affairs - American Association of Community Colleges (@Comm_College)
Judd R. Pittman, Pennsylvania Department of Education (@PADeptofEd) (moderator)

Bringing More Women Into the Fold in STEM
Mary Adams, Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (@GCSCSTEM)
Jean King, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (@WPI)
Karen Ramsey-Idem, Cummins, Inc. (@Cummins)
Meredith Stevens, Johnson & Johnson (@JNJNews)
Janet Bandows Koster, Association for Women in Science (@AWISNational) (moderator)

On the Policy Front: What's Working at the State and Local Level
James Brown, STEM Education Coalition (@StemEdCoalition)
Aimee Kennedy, Philanthropy and Education - Battelle (@Battelle)
Cheryl A. Oldham, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (@CherylOldham)
Scott Pattison, National Governors Association (@NatlGovsAssoc)
Sharon Markley, Maryland Department of Commerce (@MDBiz) (moderator)

How Companies Are Strategizing to Fill Their Future STEM Needs
Patrick Barnes, Global Youth Education - John Deere (@PatrickOBarnes)
Vince Bertram, Project Lead The Way (@vincebertram)
Jon Chapman, EverFi (@EVERFI)
Jennifer Taylor, Consumer Technology Association (@CTATech)
Potoula Gjidija, Regeneron (@regeneron) (moderator)

10-11 a.m.

Spurring Collaboration Between Industry and Higher Ed
Joanna Daly, IBM (@IBM)
Brian K. Fitzgerald, Business-Higher Education Forum (@BHEF)
James H. Garrett Jr., College of Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University (@James_H_Garrett)
Stephen Flavin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (@spflav5) (moderator)

Show Me Your Skills: Expanding Competency-Based Education
Myk Garn, University System of Georgia (@eduAfterNext)
Jessica Lindl, Unity Technologies (@jlindl)
Kieran Luke, General Assembly (@GA)
Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) (moderator)

On the Front Lines: Workforce Development at the Community Level
Teri Brahams, Pellissippi State Community College (@ps)
Stefani Pashman, Allegheny Conference on Community Development (@AlleghenyConf)
Eric Westphal, Cognizant Technology Solutions (@Cognizant)
Andrew Soergel, U.S. News & World Report (@ASoergel) (moderator)

A Deep Dive Into Data: Understanding the Skills Gap and Spreading Public Awareness
Cathy Barrera, ZipRecruiter (@cgbarrera)
Michael Wolf, Bureau of Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Closing Keynote Session
Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma (@GovMaryFallin)
Jack N. Gerard, American Petroleum Institute (@APIGlobal)
John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado (@hickforco)
Ian Siegel, ZipRecruiter (@ZipRecruiter)
Jeff Weld, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (@WHOSTP)
Brian Kelly, U.S. News & World Report (@BKellyUSN) (moderator)