ORONO – The Governor’s Economic Development Conference will be held Monday, June 3, at the Augusta Civic Center.

The conference will focus on raising Maine’s human capital and will address topics such as the outward migration of Maine’s young people, higher education reform, aligning policies and programs in state government and community revitalization.

The morning keynote address will begin at 8:15 a.m. with speaker David Sampson, the U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for economic development.

At 8:45 a.m., Sampson will discuss why it is vital for Maine to integrate economic and work force development, as well as K-16 education efforts.

Gov. Angus King will speak at 11:15 a.m., followed by P. Anthony Zeiss’ luncheon address on “Developing the Best Work Force: An Agenda for America’s Community Colleges.” Zeiss is president of Central Piedmont Community College in North Carolina.

Anthony Carnevale, vice president for education and careers at Education Testing Service, will give the afternoon keynote address at 3:15 p.m. He will discuss changes in the demand side of the new, technology-based economy relative to educational attainment in secondary education and beyond.

University of Maine Chancellor Joseph W. Westphal will moderate a roundtable discussion set for 10 a.m. It will address what must be done in order to connect economic and work force development, education and private business.

From 1-3 p.m., the following workshops will take place: “The Demographic Challenge: Youth and Talent,” moderated by Maine Senate President Richard A. Bennett; “The Call to Higher Education: Visionary Engagement,” moderated by Greg Gollihur, director of educational services for the Finance Authority of Maine; “Innovative State Government: Aligning Policies and Programs,” moderated by Kay Rand, Gov. King’s chief of staff; and “The Local Imperative: Leadership, Innovation and Community Revitalization,” moderated by Maine Speaker of the House Michael V. Saxl.

To register, contact the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy at 581-1648 or visit http://www.umaine.edu/MCSC/GEDC/registration.htm. The cost is $65 and $15 for students.