Discovering Hidden Abilities
- Cost:
- Free admition but registration is required
- Jewish Federation of Southern NJ Annex
- 1721 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 United States
Additional Information
The Abilities Committee of the Camden County Workforce Investment Board invites you to "Discovering Hidden Abilities" on Friday, May 22, 2015 with guest speaker is Thorkil Sonne, the Founder and Chairman of the Board for the Specialist People Foundation.
In 2004, with the support of his family Mr. Sonne re-mortgaged his home and established Specialisterne (The Specialists) in an attempt to tailor a working environment geared towards people with ASD. His vision is to provide meaningful and productive jobs in areas such as software management, testing, data logistics and data entry for 1 million people with ASD. Specialisterne has worked with companies including SAP Labs, and have established operations in Europe, North America and Asia.
Please join us for this informative discussion with Mr. Sonne where he will share his highly successful business model, personal story and discuss how local businesses can create a competitive advantage by hiring people with ASD. Seating for the event is limited and registration is required.
Schedule:
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: Continental breakfast and networking
9:30 a.m.: Welcome - Jonathan Young, Freeholder Camden County
9:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks - Jim Maggio, TFG Management Services Chairman, WIB Abilities Commitee
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Thorkil Sonne
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Q & A
11:30 a.m.: Closing Remark - Jeffrey S. Swartz, Executive Director Camden County WIB