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          Skills for the Future: How to Upskill Early Talent for Success

          Join Boston’s leading educators and industry experts to explore career-aligned high school programs, in-demand workplace skills, and innovative school partnerships driving student success

          07/17/2025

          9:00am - 11:00am

          Omni Boston Hotel Seaport

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          Women’s Leadership Program

          Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.

          Read More
          Boston’s Future Leaders

          Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.

          Read More
          Authentic Professionalism for Early Career Professionals

          In this highly interactive workshop with Strategic Career & Leadership Coach Carole-Ann Penney, you’ll define your professional identity and develop strategies to confidently navigate workplace dynamics.

          Read More
  • Economic Inclusion
        • Economic Inclusion

          • Overview
          • Pacesetters
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        • ...
          Economic Inclusion
          City Awake

          City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.

          arrow-go
          Read More
        • ...
          Economic Inclusion
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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          Read More
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          BIMA

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          Read More
          Women’s Network

          For over 30 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.

          Read More
          Massachusetts Apprentice Network

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          Read More
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          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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Skills for the Future: How to Upskill Early Talent for Success

July 17, 2025 9:00 am – 11:00 am Omni Boston Hotel Seaport

Overview

  • Join us for a conversation exploring the skills students will need to thrive in the future workforce.
  • Hear from renowned workplace expert Jane Swift, President of Education at Work, on strategies to cultivate and retain the next generation of talent.
  • Discover how the College Board is preparing high school students for success with career-aligned courses.

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Preparing Students for Tomorrow’s Workforce

Join us for an engaging morning discussion on the critical skills students need to thrive in an ever-evolving workforce!

As an attendee, you will:
  • Discover how the College Board is equipping high school students with career-aligned courses that build a foundation for long-term success.
  • Hear from Jane Swift, President of Education at Work, as she shares:
    • Key insights on the most in-demand skills across industries.
    • Strategies for developing and retaining the next generation of talent.
  • Explore ways to collaborate with Boston-area schools through innovative work-based learning programs that bridge the gap between classroom learning and career readiness.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and lead in shaping the future of education and work.

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Chamber’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm, expands economic opportunity through its initiatives focused on workforce and talent development, and small business growth. Our work supports people and small businesses through programs that develop talent, cultivate future leaders, retain a strong workforce and promote inclusive growth.

Questions? Contact us.

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Michael Holland

Director of Workforce Development Strategy

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Clare Bertrand

Executive Director, Career Strategy & Employer Partnerships, College Board, The College Board

Clare leads efforts to develop industry and employer partnerships that align education with workforce needs. She has extensive experience bridging education and…Read more
Clare leads efforts to develop industry and employer partnerships that align education with workforce needs. She has extensive experience bridging education and workforce development, with a focus on leveraging policy, practice, and technology to expand economic mobility. Previously, she co-founded and was chief strategy officer of Link Consulting, a company advancing neurodiversity-affirming workplaces, partnering with leading universities and global corporations. She led the seed funding, design, development, and scale of MyBestBets, a career navigation platform focused on serving opportunity youth, and played a key role in launching JFF Labs, driving innovation in education-to-workforce transitions for all students.

Clare serves as President of the Board at Eskolta School Research and Design and holds master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Trinity College Dublin, with a B.A. from James Madison University.

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Carol Geremia

President, MFS Investment Management

Carol W. Geremia is president of MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and co-head of Global Distribution. She leads the firm’s worldwide client-facing teams as well…Read more
Carol W. Geremia is president of MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and co-head of Global Distribution. She leads the firm’s worldwide client-facing teams as well as product and marketing strategy. As a member of the firm’s Enterprise Leadership Team, she helps drive MFS’ long-term corporate strategy. In these roles, Carol oversees the management of the company’s global institutional and retail businesses, which span US and non-US markets. Her responsibilities include oversight of all teams managing relationships with large corporate and public retirement plans, sovereign wealth plans, global intermediaries, insurance companies, retirement platforms and other advisory practices that distribute the firm’s investment products. Carol joined MFS in 1984 and served as co-head of Global Distribution from 2011 through 2017 and again beginning in 2025. She has served as president of the firm’s institutional business since 2004. Prior to that, she was president of MFS Retirement Services, which serviced US plan sponsors and their participants. There, she spent 20 years devoting her expertise in fiduciary responsibility and stewardship to the retirement industry. Since joining MFS, Carol has held roles focused primarily on fiduciary responsibility, stewardship and sustainability, and she has actively engaged with clients at all levels to ensure that the firm builds products and services aligned with their needs. Carol is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors. She is a member of the City Year Seven Generations Board. She also serves as an Advisory Council member for Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.

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Jane Swift

President, Education at Work

Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift is the President of Education at Work the premiere work-based learning non-profit serving higher education in the country….Read more
Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift is the President of Education at Work the premiere work-based learning non-profit serving higher education in the country. Swift has served in leadership roles in the public, private, political, and non-profit sectors for over three decades fueled by a passionate belief in the power of education to transform lives.

Governor Swift began her career in public service as a Massachusetts State Senator at the age of 25, the youngest woman to ever serve in that role. As a member of the Education Reform Conference Committee in 1993 she worked to ensure that all students in Massachusetts public schools would have access to excellence in education, regardless of where they lived. As Lieutenant Governor and Governor from 1999-2003 she oversaw many of the most controversial implementation items in the Act and took pride in Massachusetts being named a national model by the United States Department of Education in 2003. For many years, Massachusetts’ approach resulted in its students scoring at the highest level in math and English on the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests, or “Our Nation’s Report Card.” In October 2023, Swift was honored to be appointed by Secretary Cardona to serve on the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) as the National Governor Association’s Republican designee. NAGB oversees the NAEP tests and is widely recognized as the premiere federal education governing board for education excellence in K-12.

In 2022, after the death of her husband, Swift founded the non-profit Cobble Hill Farm Education & Rescue Center on their family farm. She is a sought-after speaker on issues of education, working mothers & women’s leadership, and more recently, the topic of gratitude, grief, and loss. Swift earned national attention when she became the first Governor in United States History to give birth while serving in office, to twins. She continues to proudly claim the title of working mother even as her three daughters, Elizabeth, and twins, Lauren, and Sarah, have graduated from college and are pursuing their careers with passion, integrity, and confidence. She is an avid sports fan with unquestioned Boston loyalties.

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Agenda

  • 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Registration and Networking

    Guests arrive, sign in, and network with fellow attendees. Breakfast will be provided.

  • 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Overview of College Board’s Career Courses

    Hear about College Board’s new initiative aimed at preparing high school students for in-demand careers in cybersecurity and business.

  • 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | The Skills & Talent of Tomorrow

    Learn what role you can play in ensuring workers have the skills you need and how to retain a new generation of talent.

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