Please join us for this event which features a speaking program, salutes to area businesses and a networking breakfast.  More than 200 area professionals attend. 

Keynote speaker: Secretary Lauren Jones, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development 


Secretary Lauren E. Jones has more than 17 years of experience working in local and state government, non-profits, and the private sector, with a particular focus on workforce development. As Executive Vice President of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Jones led the organization’s workforce development policy and strategy. She previously led the Massachusetts market for the non-profit Apprenti, where she worked with companies to cultivate and diversify tech talent through registered apprenticeships. She also created and led the Business Strategy Unit for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s Office of Economic Development, supporting business attraction and employer engagement in the city of Boston. Prior to that, she held several roles in the Patrick-Murray Administration, including Communications Director for the Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development, Policy & Communications Director for former Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, and Senior Program Manager of the Economic Development Incentive Program in the Office of Business Development. 

Salutes include:
Tatnuck Country Club, 125 Year Anniversary
Kathleen Jordan, New CEO, Seven Hills Foundation
Thrive Support & Advocacy, 50 Year Anniversary
Charisse Murphy, New Executive Director, Shine Initiative
Renovation, Worcester JCC Early Childhood Center 
Tiffany Lillie, New CEO, Girls inc. Worcester 

Chief Greeter: Troy Siebels, President & CEO, The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts