SEA is excited to announce our inaugural labor forum January 28-30, 2025, in the historic downtown of Las Vegas, NV.
For our first time ever, SEA will convene numerous H-2B vendors to allow our employer members in-person access to companies who provide products and services that will improve and grow their business operations. Vendors include payroll processors, transportation companies, workforce housing providers, facilitators, and recruiters. Additionally, this meeting will H-2B projections, cap and political analysis from leading industry and political insiders.
The meeting will be held at recently opened Circa Resort and Casino. Located in the historic old downtown of Las Vegas, you should expect a much different Las Vegas experience than the strip. You can venture to the Golden Nugget to play low limit table games with locals or dine at Hugo’s Cellar, a frequent haunt of the Rat Pack.
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Details:
What: 2025 Labor Forum
When: January 28-30, 2025
Where: Circa Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Meeting Registration: REGISTER HERE $500 meeting registration fee includes Welcome Reception on Tuesday; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Wednesday; and Breakfast on Thursday
Hotel booking link: Reserve Your Room the cutoff date for the room block has expired but you can still reserve a room directly through Circa.
Schedule
Tuesday, January 28th
- 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Welcome Reception (The Legacy Club, Circa Resort and Casino)
Wednesday, January 29th (Carousel Room, Circa Resort and Casino)
- 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast sponsored by USAID Guatemala Migration Office
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Putting Yourself in the Best Position to Receive Workers in 2025
- Overview of FY25 supplemental H-2B visa rule
- Anticipated filing and cap dates
- Government updates
- Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
- Dan Armenise, Visa Policy Analyst, Department of State
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Securing a workforce for 2025. Exploring alternative pathways for workers.
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Interface with vendors
- 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Auction and Dinner
Thursday, January 30th
- 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Navigating the Second Trump Administration
- Speakers:
- Steve Moore: Principal, Unleash Prosperity, Visiting Fellow, Heritage Foundation, Former Editorial Board Member, Wall Street Journal. There are few better connected in the Republican/Trump/Conservative world than Steve Moore. He will give us his perspective on navigating the Trump administration and advise on how we should position H-2B to be viewed as part of the solution in their holistic border security package.
- Kamal Essaheb: Former Senior Advisor to DHS Secretary Mayorkas and USAID Administrator Powers. Kamal will give us an insider’s perspective on the H-2B supplemental rule process and which agency positions are most important to H-2B. He will also share his experience in expanding legal pathways as a senior advisor to USAID Administrator Powers and offer his advice on how the Trump administration can build upon the foundation laid by the Biden administration.
- Speakers:
SEPAC Golf Tournament: TPC Summerlin. Tee times will follow the general programming on Thursday afternoon.
For questions and sponsorships, please contact Gray Delany at gdelany@sealabor.com.