The Summit offers a range of speakers that provide the opportunity to learn how to make a real and positive impact on your company's military hiring programs.
About the Summit
Learn how to create a culture of support and receive best practices from cross-industry and workforce Development experts that you can put into action to advance your company from "military-friendly" to "veteran-ready".
The military community offers technical and technical skills such as leadership, rapid decision-making, emphasis on safety, teamwork and dependability.
These skills, along with many others, create an incredible potential employee in any industry. Employers simply need help to find, recruit, and retain them, and that's why we're convening.
Speakers
Brig. Gen. Cushing
U.S. Army USAREC
HON Patrick Murphy
Task Force Movement
Dave Harrison
FASTPORT, Inc.
Bill Sullivan
ATA
Eric Eversole
Hiring Our Heroes
Marilyn Surber
Tenstreet
Bruce Townshend
DoD ESGR
Karin Childress
Military.com
Chuck Hodges
TransForce
Beau Higgins
Amazon
Joe Wallis
Microsoft
Jimmy Mac
RadioNemo
Chaunte Hall
CMA
Tina Atherall
PsychArmor
Adam Rocke
Army COL (ret.)
Matt Roland
CDLLife
Jason Schenkel
Yellow Corporation
Brad Bentley
FASTPORT, Inc.
Jason Semerakis
Transition Careers
Amber Caron
Wreaths Across America
Agenda
Wednesday, December 14
12:00pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 5:45pm
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration at ATA HQ
Opening Remarks
Industry Overview
Opening Remarks
Industry Overview
Opening Reception
Thursday, December 15
7:30am - 9:00am
8:15am - 8:30am
8:30am - 8:45am
8:45am - 9:30am
9:30am - 10:00am
10:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm - 2:15pm
2:15pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Breakfast
Welcome Remarks
Opening Keynote
Government Resources Panel
Creating a Veteran-Ready Culture Panel
Benefits of Hiring Guardsmen and Reservists Panel
Industry Image and Giving Back Panel
Plenary Lunch
Acquiring Military Talent Panel
Filling All Critical Needs with Military Talent
Afternoon Break
Speaking Military Language and Other Tips
"It's a Wrap" and Ways to Display Military Support
Additional Event Timeline
We encourage all attendees to join us for additional events held across Washington D.C. to make the most of this trip and to solidify and promote your commitment to hiring and retaining the military community.
Please click on any of the events to learn more and register. (Note that each is free of charge to all summit attendees.)
Register for ESGR Statement of Support Signing CeremonyHotel Information/Options
The American Trucking Associations new headquarters is centrally located to several hotels and has a relationship with each. Simply inform the front desk when booking your room that you are attending the ATA's hosted Veteran-Ready Summit, and you will be provided with a 10% discount for your stay.
For attendees staying for the Wreaths Across America dinner, the Veteran-Ready Summit has also secured a room block at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott for $119.00 USD per night.
Start Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
End Date: Monday, December 19, 2022
Last Day to Book: Friday, November 25, 2022
Sponsors
A special thank you to the summit sponsors who have made this event possible.
Hosted by
Presenting Sponsor
Keynote Sponsors
RadioNemo Sponsor
Event Sponsors
Transportation Sponsor
Photo Booth Sponsor
Media Sponsors
Opening Reception Sponsors
