The Reimagining Your Workforce conference brings together employers, community leaders, workforce professionals, and service providers to explore practical strategies for finding, hiring, and retaining talent from often-overlooked workforce populations.

The conference will highlight employer experiences, lived perspectives, and regional resources that support successful fair-chance hiring. Participants will examine common workplace barriers, learn strategies that strengthen retention and performance, and identify partnership-based solutions that help employers respond to current workforce demands.

The goal is to provide employers with realistic, business-focused tools and connections that support stronger workplaces, dependable employees, and long-term regional economic vitality.

Conference Highlights

• Employers share strategies that improve retention, reliability, communication, and workplace performance
• Local programs, incentives, and resources available to support employers and employees
• Employer and lived-experience perspectives that inform realistic workforce solutions
• Opportunities to build partnerships with workforce and community organizations

Dates: October 8–9, 2026
Location: Historic Hiram Young School
Address: 501 N. Dodgion Ave., Independence, MO 64050

Cost: $20

All registrations click credit card payment to progress through the registration process.