The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s Manufacturing Matters! conference will feature industry experts and informative sessions aimed at allowing manufacturers to thrive in an ever-changing environment.
The conference, to be held Feb. 26 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Milwaukee, features: keynote speaker Mike Laszkiewicz, vice president and general manager of the Power Control business at Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc.; Gardner Carrick, vice president of strategic initiatives at The Manufacturing Institute; and Susan Helper, chief economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The conference also will feature leading Wisconsin manufacturers sharing their stories of innovation and success, as well as tracks on workforce issues, c-suite essentials, growth, operations and continuous improvement.
Gov. Scott Walker also is expected to address attendees and help kick off the conference.
Topics to be covered at Manufacturing Matters! include: succession planning; expanding into new markets; additive manufacturing; sustainability; and inventory best practices, among many others.
Also, the conference once again will host a panel of students who are interested in or are already pursuing careers in manufacturing.
New pre-conference learning and networking opportunities will take place on Feb. 25, including: open houses featuring Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Rapid Prototyping Center; RTI Tech Scouting; workshops on workforce planning and HACCP certification; and the popular WMEP chairman’s reception, to be hosted by Tom Jacobson, vice president of operations at Oconomowoc-based Bruno Independent Living Aids and current chairman of the WMEP’s board of directors.
Visit www.manufacturingmatters.org for full conference information.
