Connecting New Yorkers to hands-on career exploration, training, top employers, and entrepreneurship resources. Building real pathways to economic opportunity and a stronger future for our communities.
Saturday, March 13, 2027 · 8:00 AM
Construction, infrastructure, electrical trades, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, welding, green construction, renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, building maintenance, and related skilled trades.
Healthcare, nursing and allied health, dental careers, medical assisting, mental health, aging services, home healthcare, community health, medical technology, and other health and wellness careers.
Transportation, aviation, automotive technology, logistics, warehousing, supply chains, infrastructure operations, fleet maintenance, and related careers.
Culinary arts, hospitality, food service, cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, nail technology, personal care, tourism, and other service-based vocational careers.
Creative industries, media production, graphic and digital design, fashion, photography, audio/video production, and other creative and production careers.
Cybersecurity, information technology, computer support, networking, data management, artificial intelligence applications, and other technology-enabled careers.
Entrepreneurship, business ownership, and the resources, systems, coaching, and opportunities needed to start, strengthen, and grow a business.
Dream • Learn • Build Expo brings people, employers, training and resource providers, workforce leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers together to turn today’s challenges into your next opportunity.
Young people are graduating without clear pathways into growing industries. Adults are seeking career changes but lack information about emerging opportunities. Workers with valuable skills often struggle to translate those skills into higher-paying positions, business ownership, or independent economic opportunity. Leave the DLB Expo not only informed, but connected to a pathway forward. Your next step is here!
Meet the organizations investing in New York’s talent, businesses, and communities, and making Dream • Learn • Build possible.

Meet the organizations bringing careers, training, resources, expertise, and opportunity directly to New Yorkers. Stop by the DLB Expo!

Business & Money Hub
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
2 Concurrent Sessions9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Opening remarks highlighting New York’s vision for workforce and economic opportunity. New York's economy is changing rapidly. Advances in technology, artificial intelligence, infrastructure development, healthcare expansion, clean energy investment, transportation modernization, and entrepreneurship are creating new opportunities while simultaneously transforming traditional career pathways. Yet many New Yorkers remain disconnected from these opportunities.
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Explore how vocational and technical education is evolving for today’s workforce.
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Explore vocational career pathways, training opportunities, and entrepreneurship resources. Connect directly with employers, unions, training providers, business-support organizations, and other resources that can help you move from interest to opportunity.
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Discover how skills-based training can create stronger pathways to economic mobility.
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Take a short break, refresh, and connect with other attendees.
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
4 Concurrent Sessions12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
2 Concurrent Sessions1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
As automation, climate policy, infrastructure investment, and digital innovation reshape the economy, the definition of a “good job” is evolving. This session offers a forward-looking industry outlook on the fastest-growing sectors—green energy, technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, construction trades, and more—and what they mean for today’s workforce.
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
4 Concurrent Sessions4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Join us for an exclusive Sponsor / VIP networking mixer. Enjoy curated cocktails and light bites while engaging in meaningful conversations at the intersection of career and community. This intimate setting is designed to connect you with industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers.
Industries are advancing while workers are standing still. Thousands of jobs are coming, but only for those with certifications, credentials, or cross-training (to perform multiple roles or develop skills across different areas). With rising demand in skilled trades, clean energy, and tech-enabled vocational careers, New York is at a pivotal moment in workforce transformation.
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