The Sarasota Young Professionals Group  has announced the confirmed speakers for the second annual State of Jobs Conference, to be held at Suncoast Technical College on February 26. The conference will educate local students and young professionals about career opportunities at diverse companies in the Southwest Florida region. The State of Jobs Conference will be a free event for all attendees, and features five tracks of keynote speakers and panel discussions. Track themes are as follows: Technology, Health Care, Engineering/Manufacturing, Hospitality & Tourism, and Business & Finance. Each track will include key speakers from area companies that are actively hiring, looking to expand, or are changing the economic landscape in the Southwest Florida region. Speakers include: Chris Laney, Active Screening; Steve Shenbaum, Game On Nation, LLC; Paul Carigiulo, County Commissioner; Mireya C. Eavey, CareerEdge Funders; Andrew Telatovich, University of South FL SM; Jodi Johnson, New College of Florida;  Jeff Hazelton,  BioLucid; Anand Pellegar, atLarge, Inc.; Don Fletcher, Voalte;  Rich Swier,  Entrepreneur; Dr. Frank Burns; Tim Self – Insignia Bank; Kent Hayes,  Tandem Construction; Nicole Rissler, Visit Sarasota County; Paul Blackketter,  Benderson Development; Jason Puckett,  IMG Performance Academy; David Rovine,  Baltimore Orioles; Tamara Rogers,  Longboat Key Club; Mey Vidal-Paredes,  Longboat Key Club; Rod Hershberger,  PGT Industries; Allan Carlson, Sun Hydraulics; John Saputo,  Gold Coast Eagle; Art Lambert, S-One Holdings, Corp.; Alex Miller, Mercedes Medical.

State of Jobs Conference