SMART Lunch - The Future of Work
Staying relevant in the 21st century requires life-long learning to maintain and improve your skills. What will work look like in the future and what skills will you need? Where and how can you learn these skills?
Join Dean Whittaker at our SMART Lunch to catch a glimpse of what work will look like 5, 10, and 15 years down the road. Learn how we can prepare both ourselves and our workforce for accomplishing the complex tasks that lie ahead.
Dean Whittaker is President/CEO and founder of Whittaker Associates, Inc., a business-to-business Business Intelligence firm specializing in predicting corporate behavior for corporate, government, real estate owners/agents, and economic development clients. In past lives, Dean has been the Managing Director of the Illinois Office of Industrial Development. He has also served as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Resources and Applied Research, and the Director of the Indiana Economic Development Academy (both at Ball State University) prior to forming Whittaker Associates, Inc. in 1987.
Dean is a frequent lecturer, teacher, and author on economic trends, technology, and innovation. He is a Certified Economic Developer by the International Economic Development Council. His academic credentials are from Illinois State University and the University of Illinois. His passions include inventing, creating, learning, teaching, and sailing. Dean and his wife Priscilla Atkins live in Holland, Michigan with their two dogs Marcel and Louis.
Wednesday, February 6 ~ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ~ Howard Miller Community Center (14 S Church St, Zeeland) ~ $15 per Chamber member / $25 per non-member
SMART Lunch Sponsor: First Choice Cleaning
