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Summit on Workforce Valuation and Performance
May 20 - 21, 2024
A convening of talks, activities, and workshops co-hosted by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, JUST Capital & the Human Capital Management Coalition
A convening of talks, activities, and workshops co-hosted by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, JUST Capital & the Human Capital Management Coalition
For over a decade, investors have been working to improve their collective understanding of how companies manage and support their workforce, often broadly referred to as human capital management (HCM). As the focus on the importance of labor in value creation has grown, other market participants and allies – including researchers, foundations, and others – have joined the push for higher-quality information regarding human capital in the marketplace. Â
We propose taking the conversation a step further by considering these challenges in the context of the massive transitions underway throughout the global workforce. Climate risk and policy prescriptions to mitigate these risks, combined with a rapid adoption of new machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, have brought an extraordinary level of urgency to improving workforce data structure and quality, while the current data infrastructure remains poor. For example, counting how much of the labor force works as contracted/gig workers has proven elusive, with estimates ranging from less than 1% to over 30%. We also lack good data on requisite skill sets and the extent to which skill sets for existing jobs that may no longer exist can be leveraged for new jobs. This has major implications for workers, families, communities,investors, and civil society.Â
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We have already identified data deficiencies for the workforce overall in our last convening and named the most pressing problems/deficiencies, while noting some of the regulatory avenues open (and currently in motion) to help mitigate the problem. Now, we explore how we can best tackle these data quality and availability challenges to effectuate a productive, effective, equitable, and inclusive workforce transition.
Key themes for the 2024 summit will encompass:
Adapting to rapid technological shifts, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence
Acknowledging the impacts of climate risk on the global workforce
Understanding the gig economy dynamics and future employment trends
Protecting the privacy and dignity of the workforce in the face of invasive new tools and technologies
Pursuing workforce data improvements in light of the evolving needs of civil society and investment decisions
Featured Speakers
Featured Speakers
Aaron Brenner
Senior Capital Markets Analyst
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Aaron Sojourner
Labor Economist & Senior Researcher
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Annalisa
Barrett
Senior Advisor,
Board Leadership Center
KPMG LLP
Ashley
Marchand Orme
Director, Equity and Stakeholder Leadership
JUST Capital
Cambria Allen Ratzlaff
Cambria Allen Ratzlaff
Chief Responsible Investment Ecosystems Officer
UN Principles for Responsible Investment
Carin Zelenko
Director of Capital StrategiesÂ
AFL-CIO
Caroline Rees
President and Co-Founder
Shift
Chris Jurgens
Senior Director, Reimagining Capitalism
Omidyar Network
Christine Shaw
Senior Advisor for Stewardship and Sustainability
Franklin Templeton
Damien Dwin
Chief Executive Officer
Lafayette Square
Dieter Waizenegger
Director, Investment Stewardship
UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
Dr. Daniel Summerfield
Director of ESG and UK Client Services
Pomerantz LLP
Erica Groshen
Senior Economics Advisor at the Institute for Compensation Studies
Cornell ILR School
Ethan C. Rouen
Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
Felicia Lyon
Principal
KPMG US
Gad Levanon
Chief Economist
The Burning Glass Institute
George S. Georgiev
Associate Professor of Law
Emory University Law School
Hershel Harper
Chief Investment Officer
UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
Jack Moriarty
Executive Director
Lafayette Square Institute
Jason A.
TyszkoÂ
Senior Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationÂ
Jeff Dokho
Research Director
United Auto Workers
Jerry Davis
Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Sociology
University of Michigan
John Dony
Vice President of Workplace Strategy
National Safety Council
Jonathan Smith
Senior Chief Deputy Director for Labor and Economic Opportunity
State of Michigan
Karen Kerschke
Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Sustainable Investment
Office of the Illinois State Treasurer
Lara Skinner
Executive Director of the Climate Jobs Institute
Cornell ILR School
Michelle Miller
Director of Innovation for the Center for Labor and a Just Economy
Harvard Law School
Nick Romeo
New Yorker Journalist; UC Berkeley
Author of The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy
Papia Debroy
SVP and Chief Analytics & Research Officer
Opportunity@Work
Sarah Bratton Hughes
SVP and Head of Sustainable Investing
American Century Investments
Sean Coughlin
UAW
Steve Lippman
ESG Engagement Director, Office of the Corporate Secretary
Microsoft
Tamara Sells
Associate Investment Manager
CalPERS Sustainable Investments
Tracy Stewart
Managing Director of Investor Strategies
JUST Capital
Whitney Sweeney
Investment Director, Sustainability, Americas
Schroders
Will Sullivan
Senior Policy Analyst, US
UN Principles for Responsible Investment
The Venue
The Venue
University of Michigan
Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Ross School of Business
701 Tappan Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
701 Tappan Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The Summit will take place at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business located at 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Main sessions will be held in the Tauber Colloquium. Workshops will take place in classrooms throughout the building on various levels.
The Summit will take place at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business located at 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Main sessions will be held in the Tauber Colloquium. Workshops will take place in classrooms throughout the building on various levels.
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