Roundtable Breakfast
The Bay Area: The Epicenter of the US Talent Crisis
Record high housing prices, the emergence of new tech cities and higher salary expectations are placing increased pressure on both mature and startup companies to attract and retain top talent in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The LinkedIn 2019 Workforce Report identifies the Bay Area as having the largest skills shortage of any City in the USA across all skills needed by employers. The largest shortages are within IT & Tech related fields. A problem likely to intensify even further as half of the Bay Area’s mid-career tech workers is beginning to seek opportunities outside the Valley. Even, the Unicorns are leaving. Lending Club, announced it will downsize its presence on the west coast by 41% before year-end due to costs and lack of access to affordable talent. Companies need to look at alternative strategies to remain competitive and innovative in a rapidly changing business ecosystem. One such alternative strategy is tapping growing international talent pools in emerging business hubs.
Join us to discuss:
- Are you feeling the effects of the skills shortage, how is this affecting your business growth?
- What are the best strategies to address the drying San Francisco (Bay Area) Talent Pool?
- Is there a better Offshoring model than Outsourcing?
Vina Enoteca
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The Ortus Club hosts knowledge-sharing discussions in the best private dining rooms in the world. These venues provide an elegant high-end atmosphere and impeccable table service.
Attended by:
CEO at Markable Solutions
CEO at Nexient
CEO at Zeality
CFO at Lastline
Chief People Officer at Chegg
Managing Director at Modis
Managing Director at Synapse Product Development
Managing Director at South Valley Angels
Head of Global People Operations at Lastline
VP of Supply Chain Operations at Fitbit
VP of Data Product & Strategy at Adara
SVP of Human Resources at Silver Peak
Global Director of Industries Marketing at SAP Customer Experience
Associate Director of People Operations at Nevro
Senior Director of Revenue at Confluent
Senior Director of Product Marketing & Growth at BirdEye
Senior Director of Product Enablement at ThoughtSpot
Director of Operations at Branch
Senior Manager of Materials Program Management at Fitbit
7:30 am: Arrival of guests and breakfast reception
8:00 am: Introduction and a short address by KMC Solutions
8:15 am: Discussion instigated by the moderator and continued by the group over breakfast
9:30 am: Breakfast Discussion Comes to a close and continuation of Networking