Skilled trades offer tremendous opportunity for women that have been trained for traditionally female jobs or outside with workforce altogether. The Hurricane Katrina recovery effort was so massive, it began to change cultural attitudes about construction and manufacturing jobs and who should be doing them.
Humans have used drawings to design and construct buildings since before the Pyramids, often with unexpected results. This talk examines how digital technology might finally change that two thousand year-old tradition and radically improve the way builds are created, built and used.
Tres Roeder is a change agent. As both founder and president of Roeder Consulting and as a Shaker Heights City Councilman, he drives positive change in business, communities, and governments. Since graduating from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management with a Master's degree in Business Administration, he has authored two Amazon best-sellers, A Sixth Sense for Project Management and Managing Project Stakeholders.
The construction industry is much more than just "swinging a hammer". Technology adoption is rapidly changing the way we deliver the built environment. Through the story of one architect-turned-contractor, this talk will introduce you to the underlying technology impacting this change; leaving you with a new framework of what a contractor can be.
It sounds counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world's largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled - and quite charming - talk, human resources expert Rainer Strack suggests that countries ought to look across borders for mobile and willing job seekers.
Adam Walls is founder and CEO of the 5812 Group, a Chicago-based real estate investment company that specializes in affordable housing. This video explores his journey into the history of housing discrimination, and his innovative vision for investing in affordable housing solutions in urban areas.
Tyrone is revolutionizing the houseless problem in America through innovative technology. Ten years ago, Poole was sleeping on a broken cot in a shelter in Portland, OR. He lost everything in a firefighting training accident. He has lived the problem he is trying to fix. His transformative idea is changing the way all renters find homes at the touch of button regardless of their background. His team is scaling to provide solutions in this country and soon - the world! Visit: Oneapporegon.com