Press Conference: Closing the Manufacturing Talent Gap in the US and Beyond

January 21, 2026
11:00–11:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

By 2030, the US will face 2.5 million unfilled manufacturing jobs, with 7.5 million more worldwide, threatening innovation, supply chains and economic competitiveness. Join US Governors and business leaders as they pledge to enable 1 million young people to acquire the skills needed to power the future of advanced manufacturing and supply chains by 2035.

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Speakers

KA
Kiva Allgood
Managing Director
World Economic Forum
BF
Becky Frankiewicz
President and Chief Strategy Officer
ManpowerGroup
BM
Blake Moret
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rockwell Automation
RW
Randi Weingarten
President
American Federation of Teachers

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