Meeting/Event Information

How does the worker supply/demand gap affect your business?  What are the financial ramifications?  This “Not Your College Econ Class” will help HR professionals, and other business leaders, understand how to identify solutions and find new approaches to recruiting and retaining qualified employees.

Join us as Chief Economist, Dennis Winters discusses the major factors influencing the current economy, worker supply/demand gap, and its financial ramifications.  Learn ways to identify solutions and differentiate between old and new approaches.

Speaker: Dennis Winters, Chief Economist, Director of the Bureau of Workforce Information and Technical Support, and Labor Market Information for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Mr. Winters is a nationally recognized expert on human resource challenges in the competitive global economic environment.  Mr. Winters has presented on the increasing value of talent to numerous audiences, including the Milken Global Conference, the Society of Business Editors and Writers, the National Association of State Legislators, and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Mr. Winters has expertise in economic analysis, modeling and forecasting; encompassing everything from designing commodity derivative strategies to long-term policy initiative scenario assessments.  Mr. Winters' areas of focus include regional and national macroeconomics, energy and labor markets, and economic impact analysis. 

He has served as an advisor to private industry, government agencies, and elected federal, state, and local officials.  Mr. Winters has testified before governmental investigative bodies and appeared in television and radio interviews and been quoted in the national press such as the Wall Street Journal, Investors Daily, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, the Journal of Commerce, and the Swedish equivalent of Business Week, as well as many local newspapers.

Mr. Winters' first professional love was the energy sector where he covered the coal, petroleum, natural gas, and power markets, consulting to with major oil companies, utilities, OPEC, exchanges, and state and federal governments.

Mr. Winters has been a consulting economist for over thirty years including senior positions at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (WEFA), DRI / McGraw-Hill (now combined into IHS Global Insights).  He was Vice President and Director of Research for NorthStar Economics. 

Dennis Winters was educated at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and Colorado State University

NOTE: This meeting is not included with a SC SHRM Membership. The $25 registration for presentation and lunch applies to all attendees.

BUFFET LUNCH: Mixed green salad with assorted toppings and dressing. Choice of Ham, Turkey and Roast Beef Sandwiches and choice of two soups. Drinks included: Water, iced tea and coffee.