This is a paid piece from the Sioux Falls Development Foundation.
Simplified: The 2025 WIN in Workforce Summit will bring businesses and community leaders together to look at how the workforce is changing, from the evolving role of managers to new leadership styles to why your job application might get ghosted. Here's what you need to know.
Why it matters
- This is the eighth year the Sioux Falls Development Foundation is hosting the summit. At its origin, WIN in Workforce focused on supporting human resources professionals, but over the years it's become clear that everybody has a role to play in improving the workforce, said Denise Guzzetta, vice president of talent and workforce for the Foundation.
- This year's event features keynote speaker Dr. Rebecca Heiss, a stress physiologist and evolutionary biologist, who will discuss how we need to think differently about fear and stress in the workplace.
- The Oct. 23 event will also talk about what inspires leaders across generations, building your talent pipeline, digital skills employees need to know and more. The event will wrap with a closing session led by Think 3D Founder Vaney Hariri.
"The 'why' of this summit is to get together and talk about all of these micro- and macro-level workforce trends," Guzzetta said.
Tell me more about the summit
The summit is intended for anyone in the workforce, Guzzetta said. Whether you're a business owner, an HR professional, a manager, a recent college graduate or anyone pursuing jobs.
The theme for this year's event is "Navigating the Evolving Workplace," and you can see the full run-down of sessions here:
What to know before you go
The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Canopy by Hilton hotel in the Steel District.
Tickets are $98 and include all sessions as well as a plated lunch. Tables of 10 are also available for $850. You can see the full schedule and get your tickets here.
