VEDP Vice President of Talent and Workforce Strategy Megan Healy spoke with Tamara Fields, national U.S. public service industry lead at Accenture, about new and traditional methods of upskilling, AI and its effect on the workforce, and the way companies can invest in their employees. 

Together, VEDP and its partners will take a multifaceted approach to address the many dimensions of Virginia’s talent pool and pipeline. Virginia’s plan to become the Top State for Talent includes three core talent strategies: attract and retain talent, promote alignment between education and employment, and reduce barriers to employment.

Joe Dunlap, founder of BlueJ Advisors, a supply chain consulting firm for owners, operators, and investors, spoke with VEDP's Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu about the warehousing ecosystem in Virginia and nationally, how to better incorporate supply chain issues into site selection, and the concept of warehousing as infrastructure.

The Port of Virginia CEO Stephen Edwards connects with VEDP's Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu to discuss the Port's recent improvements and its economic contribution to the Commonwealth.

Virginia has the second-largest population of veterans in the country, with nearly one out of every 10 residents a former service member. The state’s community colleges and veteran job training programs are working in concert with industry to offer veterans numerous options for retraining, within months or even weeks, to well-paying civilian trades and careers in the infrastructure and logistics industries and beyond. 

Whether through drones delivering urgent medical supplies, air taxis bypassing traffic on Interstate 95, or Seagliders linking flood-prone coastal towns, the Commonwealth is preparing to adapt and help shape the next wave of mobility.

Careful planning at The Port of Virginia and other key properties has the Commonwealth poised for development.

Virginia’s infrastructure investments underpin business resiliency.

VEDP's Megan Healy connected with the Roanoke Regional Partnership's Michelle Williams, the new talent and digital strategies program manager, and Julia Boas, director of business investment, about what the Roanoke Region is doing to attract and retain talent.

VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Andy Edmunds, director of the Virginia Film Office, about the ins and outs of the film industry in Virginia and the economic impact of film production.