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The "Best Companies to Work for" join the National Conference on the Creative Economy
Capital One, Booz Allen Hamilton and Wegmans join Fortune magazine panel at the October 24-25 conference in Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia USA, October 2, 2007—Financial services company Capital One Financial, management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton and grocery chain Wegmans Food Markets made FORTUNE magazine’s 2007 “Best Companies to Work for” list. Representatives of the companies will speak at the 2007 National Conference on the Creative Economy, set for October 24-25 in Fairfax County.
Panelists for the session entitled “Building a Culture of Creativity” are:
- Rob Keeling, vice president of diversity at Fairfax County-based Capital One
- Sarah St. Clair, director of people services for Fairfax County-based Booz Allen Hamilton
- Kevin Stickles, human resources manager in Virginia and Maryland for Wegmans
Moderated by Fortune columnist Anne Fisher, the panel will examine the conditions that foster creativity in the workplace and how to make creativity a priority at work.
The conference will explore the role that a strong, creative workforce plays in the growth and success of businesses and communities in an information-based economy.
Conference attendees will take home strategies and tactics on important workplace issues:
- Attracting and retaining the creative class
- Using diversity to promote creativity
- Harnessing the power of an aging workforce
- Boosting creativity in homeland security industries
- Improving communities and the economy through creative companies
The conference will feature compelling keynote speakers: Professor Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the Creative Class;” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas L. Friedman, author of “The World is Flat;” and futurist Alvin Toffler, author of “Future Shock.”
The conference fee is $395. Registration and details are at www.creativeeconomies.org.
Conference sponsors are the Fairfax County government, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, FORTUNE, The Push Group LLC, Siddall, ICMA, Americans for the Arts, SkillSource Group, Potomac Tech Wire, the Washington Business Journal, and Tech Journal South.
Fairfax County is host of the conference and is an example of the creative economy: 57 percent of county residents work in “creative occupations” in information technology, professional services, education and other fields. Time magazine this year called Fairfax County “one of the great economic success stories of our time.” Visit www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org.
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