Labor leaders, company executives and government officials attended the 21st Century Workforce Summit to discuss the future of the workplace. At the conference, President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan stressed education as the key to achieving a competitive workforce. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao emphasized the need to focus on the skills gap within the workforce, the demographic changes of the workforce and the future of the workplace.
See "Conference to highlight job force, new programs", USA Today, June 19, 2001