Developing Delaware

Delaware is small, but diverse. As you travel around our three counties, you discover there is a lot to be learned from the success of our neighbors. We all benefit in the end if we engage in conversation and collaboration to generate job creation. The innovations created created from these partnerships will help businesses thrive in Delaware. Join the dynamic discussion at Developing Delaware, an event to inspire the future of economic development statewide.

The 2023 Developing Delaware conference will be held in Dover on October 5, 2023. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Kerri Welcher.

2022 Presentations:

THE COOLEST PROJECTS IN EACH COUNTY:

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UNIVERSAL BROADBAND: CONQUERING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

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Broadband is critical to building our innovation economy, supporting education, and enhancing citizen safety. While Delaware is recognized nationally for some of the fastest broadband speeds, access and affordability are still challenges experienced by many. This panel featured:

Moderator, Héc Maldonado-Reis, Tech Impact's Data Innovation Lab
Kevin Broadhurst, Comcast
Jason Clarke, Chief Information Officer, State of Delaware
Robert McGuckin, Verizon Delaware

ZOGBY ANALYTICS STUDY RESULTS - By the Delaware Workforce Development Board

On behalf of the Delaware Workforce Development Board (DWDB), this document contains:

Results from the Delaware Workforce Development Board Business Decision Makers Study conducted in the spring of 2022 by Zogby Analytics. The survey’s purpose was to enhance focus on programs and initiatives that most effectively provide the job skills that employers need. DWDB worked with Delaware Data Innovation Lab (DDIL) to analyze the data received.
Detailed breakdown of Delaware’s demographics supplied by Lightcast / Emsi Burning Glass, a global leader in labor market analytics.

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2021 PRESENTATIONS:

THE COOLEST PROJECTS IN EACH COUNTY

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RISE UP: BUILDING LIFE-CHANGING CAREERS - By the National Retail Federation Foundation

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PRIVATE SECTOR-LED FINANCE INNOVATIONS TO BETTER INVEST IN PEOPLE - By the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) is engaging employers and their partners across the country in developing a new demand-driven approach—talent pipeline management—to close the skills gap. Learn more >

Current approaches to financing education and career readiness fail to meet the needs of the labor market. The Talent Finance initiative will explore new ways to invest in people and skills that keep pace with innovation and advance economic opportunity, diversity, inclusion, and competitiveness. Learn more >

JEDx is developing a public-private approach for collecting and using standards-based jobs and employment data that will enhance government reporting, workforce analytics, and empower people to use their own records to pursue opportunities and advancement. Learn more >

The T3 Innovation Network’s mission is to enable the digital transformation of the talent marketplace by promoting data interoperability and harmonization across diverse stakeholders, including: employers; education, training, and credentialing providers; government agencies; and technology partners. Learn more >

2020 SPEAKERS:

Data in Delaware: What we know, what we don't know, and why it's important to your business
Patrick Callahan, co-founder of CompassRed – a data analytics and data science company recently named to the Inc. 1,000 fastest growing companies list – explores:

The why, what, and how of using data to understand your community
Using people analytics to understand the individual
Data sets that can attract both talent and businesses to Delaware
Workforce development in the time of COVID-19: Identifying the aggregated data that communicates trends in our community

Understanding Delaware & Delawareans Through Data: Using data sets to answer critical questions
Gary S. Laben has spent his entire career in leveraging data to power decision-making, helping businesses put big data to strategic use. Gary and his team at Dynata, the world’s largest first-party data and insight platform, recently surveyed people who moved to Delaware in the past decade and those interested in moving to the state to learn WHO they are and WHY they chose or are considering Delaware. Gary shares the findings from these surveys and gives recommendations on HOW these insights may help Delaware in making strategic economic decisions around talent — both in retaining and attracting a ready workforce.

Developing Delaware 2020: Governor John Carney
Governor Carney shares what he perceives as the biggest challenges facing businesses and Delawareans, and how data and analytics will be used to develop solutions.

Next in Retail: Reimagining the future of the industry
Brookfield Properties is a global real estate services company, managing, leasing and re-envisioning one of the largest retail portfolios in the United States. Their regional shopping centers create a sense of place in the key markets throughout the country, encompassing 170+ locations across 43 states and representing over 150 million square feet of retail real estate — including Delaware's Christiana Mall. As the trend towards online retail shopping continues to rise, CEO Jared Chupaila discusses what the future looks like for malls and the retail industry as a whole.