2023 PARTNERS FOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 23-25, 2023
MARRIOTT SYRACUSE DOWNTOWN
100 E Onondaga St, Syracuse, NY 13202
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
The conference is now FULL! Please contact Adrienne at [email protected] to be added to a waitlist.
If you are a speaker, sponsor, or filled out an invoice form and have not registered yet, you must contact Adrienne to register.
We are still accepting sponsors, exhibitors, and ads for our program. Reach out to Adrienne with any questions!

Premier Sponsor
Welcome Sponsor
Graphic Recording Sponsor
Lanyard Sponsor
Evening Event Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Conference Partner
Exhibitor Sponsors
2023 NYATEP Workforce Awards Nominations
Click the button below to read about our 2023 Workforce Awards! The nomination period has ended, but stay tuned to see who our winners are!
- NYS Workforce Program Award
- Business Leadership Award
- Frontline Leadership Award
- Workforce & Economic Development Partnership Award
Don't Forget to Book your Hotel Room!
The conference and hotel block are both located at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown at 100 E. Onondaga St, Syracuse, NY 13202.
You may book your hotel room here! You must book by 9/22/23 to receive the block rate. There is a very limited number of rooms left!
Overflow Block
We have an overflow block at the Best Western Syracuse Downtown Hotel & Suites located at 416 South Clinton Street Syracuse, NY 13202 - only a few blocks away from the Marriott!
Please call 315-425-0500 to book a room under the block "NYATEP & NYSEDC Conference". Rooms range from $140-$150 per night. Parking is $12/day.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
THE LAST DAY TO BECOME A SPONSOR IS OCTOBER 2, 2023!
Event Agenda!
*subject to change

Day 1
Monday, October 23rd
*Details to Come!
- 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration Open
- 1:00 PM Welcome & Plenary Session with Robert Simpson, President & CEO CenterState CEO, Mayor Ben Walsh City of Syracuse, County Executive Ryan McMahon Onondaga County
- 2:45 PM Afternoon Workshops
- “If I Had a Hammer…An Introduction to Building Careers Through Registered Construction Apprenticeship Programs.” Merit Alliance Construction Training Institute, Inc.
- "One Size Does Not Fit All: Customizing Industry Sector Pipeline Strategies" Camoin Associates & Rochester Works
- "Professional Development & Succession Planning Across Your Organization" Joelle Monaco & more
- "Building Blocks of Partnerships: From Incarceration to Union Entry" Center for Employment Opportunities
- "Demystifying AI: Top Tech Tools for Enhancing Employer Engagement" Grant Associates
- "Clusters of Growth" More Details to Come!
- 7:00 PM Dessert Reception at the Syracuse Marriott Downtown

Day 2
Tuesday, October 24th
*Details to Come!
- Registration Open All Day
- 8:00 AM Breakfast
- 9:00 AM Plenary Session Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce Pipelines with Dominic Robinson, SVP Inclusive Growth CenterState CEO, Sara Newton Klitz Micron, Michael Frame MACNY, Amber Rangel ESD
- 10:30 AM Morning Workshops
- "Tech Valley Shuttle" More Details to Come!
- "Early College for High Schoolers Aspiring to be Health Care Workers" Iroquois Healthcare, Fulton City Schools, Cayuga CC
- "A Discussion on Community Offshore Wind" NationalGrid, NYSERDA, and more
- "Women in Manufacturing" MACNY, MVCC
- "Growing Youth Workforce Interest Organically" GCEDC & More
- "The Past, Present, and Future of the Erie Canal" NYS Canals
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM NYATEP Awards Luncheon
- 1:30 PM Afternoon Workshops
- "Building Pathways to Success: Exploring P-TECH" CiTi BOCES, SUNY OCC
- "Engaging and Replicable Strategies from a Chamber of Commerce Perspective" North Country Chamber of Commerce
- "Branding Your Economy" Bamberger & Vlasto, Ostroff & Associates
- "Creating Compassionate Systems" New York Center for Interpersonal Development, Inc
- "Breaking Barriers, Fostering Resilience: Innovative Supportive Services for Marginalized Communities" Community Impact Strategies
- 3:15 PM Evening Workshops
- "The Development of White Pine- From Vacant Land to Landing the Country’s Largest Project" Details to Come!
- "Scalable Solutions for Immigrant Inclusion" - Upwardly Global and more
- "In the Weeds: Cannabis Equity & "Cannavism"" -Workforce Development at Kingsborough Community College CUNY
- "Child Care through Quebec Model Case Study" - NCWDB and more
- "RAEN - Adult literacy From the Upstate and Long Island Perspective" - LI-RAEN & North Country RAEN
- 5:00 PM NYSERDA & Road Trip Nation Documentary Premier at the Landmark Theater. Join us for networking, hors d'oeuvres, a panel session, and a documentary premier! More details to come!

Day 3
Wednesday, October 25th
*Details to Come!
- Registration Open All Day
- 8:00 AM Breakfast
- 9:00 AM Plenary Session - More Details to Come!
- 10:30 AM Morning Workshops
- "Capitalizing on Support Services" Capital District EOC, SUNY UCAWD, SUNY Bronx, SUNY Brockport
- "Public Media Partners with Workforce Development" WMHT and more
- "IDAs: A Shift in Focus" Camoin Associates and IDAs from around the state - More details to come!
- "Apprenticeship Expansion Through Regional Partnership" SUNY
- "Housing: Attraction, Retention, and Workforce & Economic Development" Community Development Corporation of Long Island, Inc.
- Event Concludes