EDGE Conference

Name: EDGE Conference
Start: 2026-07-14T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-07-16T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Long Beach Convention Center

Schedule

Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 am to Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Long Beach Convention Center | Long Beach, CA

EDGE is the nation’s premier education-to-employment conference for practitioners who want to turn ideas into scalable opportunities for young people. It sits at the intersection of youth voice, employer needs, and systems change, powered by Jobs for America’s Graduates' 40+ years of evidence and outcomes.
EDGE isn’t just a conference. It’s a launchpad. A collaboration studio. A future-forward lab for reimagining what school, work, and life readiness should look like in the next economy.
Who EDGE is for:
Educators & Workforce Practitioners Share your experience and challenges. Reimagine what’s possible.
• Discover actionable strategies grounded in real practice.
•Take home implementation-ready tools and models.
• Build partnerships that extend learning into careers.

Employers & Talent Leaders See what’s shaping our country’s talent pipeline.
• Understand emerging trends in education and workforce readiness.
• Connect with practitioners preparing career-ready talent.
• Co-create solutions for the next economy.

EdTech Builders See and share what’s new at the intersection of education, technology, and workforce development.
• Engage directly with practitioners and system leaders.
• Test ideas in real-world, practice-driven contexts. • Build relationships that inform product and impact

Funders & Policy Leaders
See what works at scale—and help shape the next generation of systems-level solutions.
• Learn from evidence-based models delivering outcomes.
• Connect with practitioners driving measurable impact.
• Help advance scalable education-to-employment solutions.
Learn more and save your spot today at www.jag.org/edge!