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Frontiers of Business Conference:
Workforce Disrupted
October 12-13, 2023 • Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven massive shifts in the global labor market, with repercussions continuing to be felt by both firms and workers today. While employers navigate the demand for an increasingly skilled and agile workforce, employees advocate for greater flexibility and a desire for their companies to proactively reflect their own values. Is it possible to address the needs of employers and employees alike – particularly amid persistent uncertainty about future economic conditions and the market power of workers? And how might workers and their firms most productively contribute to shaping a new and modern labor force?
Our 2023 Frontiers of Business Conference will convene corporate executives, top researchers and policy leaders to share objective, evidence-based solutions for navigating the precarious road toward a labor market equilibrium.
Featured Insight
Kenan Commentary
Kenan Insight
Featured Video
Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Thomas Stith moderated the panel discussion “Seeking a New Labor Market Equilibrium: A Leadership Perspective” on Aug. 23. Panelists were Jeff Cox of the North Carolina Community College System, state Sen. Amy Galey, Jennifer Paylor of Capgemini and Gary Salamido of the NC Chamber.
Featured Event
Leigh, a Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow, will discuss the influence that societal events which occur outside of organizations have on employees when they enter the workplace and on individuals in society more broadly.
Fellows
The Kenan Institute’s Distinguished Fellows comprise an exemplary set of global scholars committed to leveraging their individual expertise, thought leadership, research and networks to further the institute’s efforts to examine – and drive solutions to – the most complex and timely issues facing business and the economy today. Appointed on an annual basis, the 2023 Distinguished Fellows work to support the Kenan Institute’s exploration of workforce disruption.
John Haltiwanger
Angelica Leigh
Arvind Malhotra
Ricardo Perez-Truglia
Thomas Stith
Tara Watson
The Distinguished Fellows program is supported by a generous gift from Bruce and Katie Van Saun.
Powerful Demographic Trends and Their Economic Effects
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Jim Johnson, director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center, defines three groups facing challenges as companies return to the office and updates his forecast of demographic gale force winds.