New Orleans, LA hosts the 2023 Young, Smart and Local national talent conference from Nov. 13-15, 2023. Young, Smart and Local is a growing national network of more than 50 cities working to build robust young talent networks.
Young, Smart and Local launched in April 2019. Since the launch, the network has grown to over 800 professionals in economic development, city government, higher education and business. The 2023 conference is hosted by Action Greensboro, Campus Philly, Greater New Orleans, Inc. and Campus Tulsa.
The three-day convening will be held in-person in downtown New Orleans with a variety of programming, plus plenty of time to network and brainstorm with cities across the country.
Keynote addresses and breakout sessions will focus on:
- The future of work: how cities, businesses, and talent are reimagining work
- National trends, forecasts and best practices in talent attraction, development, retention and migration
- City as campus: strategies to leverage city assets as part of college students’ educational experience, and to connect graduates with local job opportunities
- Benchmarking and measuring the impact of talent retention
- Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in growing cities
- Connecting with and supporting underserved talent populations, remote workers and interns
- Tourism, placemaking and talent marketing collaborations
- Anchor institutions as talent magnets
Who should attend?
- Human resource and recruiting leaders from major employers
- Economic development professionals from city, state and local governments and NGOs
- Higher education leaders
- Chamber of commerce leaders focused on talent and business growth
- Destination marketing leaders who focus on attracting new businesses to a region
