Businesses everywhere are navigating an evolving landscape as they try to meet their workforce needs amid rising costs\, skill gaps and policy changes. This WisPolitics&ndash\;State Affairs panel focuses on the challenges of attracting and retaining employees amid changing immigration rules.
Panelists include:
*Lucia Alonzo\, a principal at Michael Best Strategies with expertise in the federal budget and employment issues. \;See her bio.
* \;Mike Carney\, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
*Tara Watson\, director of the Brookings Institution'\;s Center for Economic Security and Opportunity\, and author of \;The Border Within: The Economics of Immigration in an Age of Fear.
Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The $39.50 fee includes breakfast.
This event\, one of four annual WisPolitics&ndash\;State Affairs events in D.C.\, is held in collaboration with the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is holding its annual D.C. Meets Madison fly-in later in the day. Learn more \;here.
Thanks to our D.C. event series sponsors: \;Marquette University / \;Les Aspin Center for Government\, \;Michael Best and \;Michael Best Strategies\, \;UW-Madison\, the \;Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association (WTBA) plus partner Wisconsin Alumni Association\, \;Xcel Energy.
WisPolitics is part of the national\, nonpartisan State Affairs network.
