A collaborative series exploring Washington’s evolving talent landscape.  

The Talent Exchange is a new series designed to bring together HR leaders, early talent recruiters, and postsecondary partners to explore the breadth of talent pathways across Washington. Through a mix of lunch sessions and a culminating summit, the series will surface data, insights, and perspectives to help employers better understand and engage with students and graduates from postsecondary institutions statewide. 

Each session will offer a different lens — from workforce trends to cross-sector dialogue — creating space for shared learning and relationship-building that may lead to more inclusive and connected hiring practices across the state. 

The culminating summit brings together employers, educators, and policymakers to turn insights into action. This full-day program focuses on translating lessons from the series into concrete strategies.

Participants will leave with clear calls to action to build inclusive, connected, and future-ready talent pathways across Washington.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 | Breakfast + Networking

9:30 – 9:45 | Welcome + Opening Remarks

9:45 – 10:30 | Panel: What Industry Needs, What Education Can Deliver

10:30 – 10:45 | Break

10:45 – 12:00 | Action Labs

12:00 – 12:20 | Transition 

12:20 – 12:50 | Fireside Chat: "The Next Horizon"

12:50 – 1:10 | Commitment Wall

1:10 – 1:25 | Closing

Registration coming later this fall - The Talent Exchange Summit: From Insight to Impact · Luma