As a region, we commonly discuss topics like workforce development, career pipelines, and the notorious "brain drain" phenomenon (when young professionals trained in the region leave to find work elsewhere) – all of which surround the importance of curating our efforts now and for the future. Yet, therein these conversations are critical questions to address:

• What are young professionals looking for in a career? In a lifestyle? In a home? — Can this be achieved in the Inland Empire?
• How do we orient our efforts today to create more sustainability for future generations?
• How do we harness the new ideas and inspiration of young professionals?
• Why is this even important?

Tune in for the next webinar as we focus on the future and host a panel of young up-and-coming professionals, who are also alumni of WRCOG's Public Service Fellowship Program, as they share ideas for what they think the future of the Inland Empire could look like.