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M A N U FA C T U R I N G M AT T E R S ! 2 0 1 4 EXECUTIVE TRACKS Direct from the Source: Students Talk This session presents a panel of high school students and young graduates who will share what attracts them to manufacturing and what they find meaningful in their careers. This is an interactive session and audience questions and participation is encouraged. Leading Change: How to Build a Culture that Embraces Transformation This session, led by a noted Wisconsin change management expert, will provide a roadmap and practical tools that will help leaders manage change in their organizations. The Skills Gap - Is it Real? This panel will explore the disconnect between data that shows there's NO skills gap, and the reality many manufacturers experience. Led by Buckley Brinkman. f Professor Marc Levine, founding director, Center of Economic Development, UW-Milwaukee f Nancy Bleeke, founder, Sales Pro Insider f Eric Isbister, CEO, GenMet Corp. How Can We Keep it "Made in America?" Driving Innovation and Sustainable Growth The 80/20 Principle: Simplifying the Way to Success You'll learn more about the five trends that are driving change in manufacturing & have the freshest data available on public attitudes towards manufacturing and careers in the industry. The Editor-in-Chief of IndustryWeek will share her unique perspective on what drives success for leading manufacturers. A process for applying the 80/20 rule in manufacturing companies will be presented, followed by the steps that can align an organization to serve the essential 20% f Scott N. Paul, president, Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) f Pat Panchak, Editor-in-Chief for IndustryWeek and the group content director, Manufacturing & Supply Chain for Penton Media, Inc. f Joe Hahn, strategic advisor, Profit Enhancement Solutions Drive Real Profit from Exporting Sustainability-Driven Business Value "4D" Customer-Centric Marketing Getting started in exporting can be daunting, especially for smaller manufacturing firms. During this session, you'll hear directly from manufacturing execs who have launched profitable export programs, and how they did it. Manufacturing leaders will share their company's sustainability journey, how they personally unlocked the hidden value of sustainability, and their plans to continue to exploit the opportunities presented by a rapidly growing green economy. Learn how to get inside the mind and emotions of your target customers and motivate them into action (make them drool over what your company provides)! f Roxanne Baumann, director, Global Engage., WMEP f Roger Bensinger, EVP of business development, Air/Q, a division of Prolitec, Inc. f Gautam Malik, director of operations GamberJohnson f Lora Klenke, VP of int'l business development, WEDC Out with the Old and In with the New! Why You Must Alter the Way You Think About Supply Chain Planning Understand what supply chain planning excellence looks like and how 'best in class' enterprises have achieved that status. Attendees will learn the actions that they can take right now to move toward supply chain excellence. f Amber Salley, principal research analyst at Gartner, Inc. f Randy Bertram, director of sustainability services, WMEP f Mike Skelton, manager of manufacturing services, The Wagner Companies f Marshall Atkinson, chief operating officer of Visual Impressions Inc., and Ink to the People This customer-centric, interactive, and very unconventional (a.k.a. fun) presentation will not only challenge your current thinking about marketing/ communications… but will help you to walk away with new, self generated, and doable ideas to consider and implement. f Craig Smoll, co-owner of WebOuts, LLC Addressing Fraud in the Manufacturing Workplace Hot Legal Questions & Cold Facts for Manufacturers Manufacturing companies can be susceptible to internal and external fraud schemes ranging from inventory fraud and black market diversion of product to kickbacks & more. Get answers to some of the hottest questions that Wisconsin manufacturers are asking their lawyers from Michael Best & Friedrich attorney specialists. f Maribeth vander Weele, president, Vander Weele Group f Amy Bruchs, employment & labor f Brad Kalscheur, wealth planning services f Jeff Dunn, advanced manufacturing f Peter Coffey, financing, acquisition & sale of biz We're In This Together: State Financial Resources to Help Businesses Grow In Wisconsin®! Legislative Review: Strength in Numbers: Pending Laws & Regulations that Impact Your Business The Power of Industry Alliances From WMC, this interactive session will help you understand the intricacies of current and pending regulations and how they will affect your business. Using real-life examples, this WEDC session will provide strategies for creating multi-sector partnerships that offer mutual competitive advantage for all stakeholders. Additive Manufacturing Embracing a Robust Food Safety Culture Leading Your Business Forward Find out why Additive Manufacturing matters to your business. Leading experts will share their insights, along with a manufacturer who uses the technology today. A true food safety culture can only succeed when it is embraced from the top. A leading food safety attorney will demonstrate how to develop, implement, and maintain a robust food safety culture in your organization. Aligning Goals, People, Systems for Sustainable Success Learn what resources the State of Wisconsin can provide to help your business expand and succeed in Wisconsin. OPERATIONS TRACKS f Sheku Kamara, director of theRapid Prototyping Consortium at MSOE f Shawn K. Stevens, partner, Gass Weber Mullins Learn why "high-performing" companies devote such enormous energy toward three vital components: goals, people and systems (GPS). Learn to incorporate measurable goals into their company's daily regimen f Raj Veeramani, founder and exec. director of the UW E-Business Institute & E-Business Consortium f Judy Sullivan, practice leader, WMEP f Seth Davies, managing partner, Competitive Solutions, Inc. Supply Chain Sustainability Reporting: What to Expect and Why Visual Tools of Lean Product Development Building a Dynamic Six Sigma Culture in Your Company Sustainability has become an issue of urgency for small and midsize manufacturers, driven by their major customers. Find out directly from Wisconsin's large manufacturers the future of sustainability requirements. Participants will take away practical tools for executing real-world development projects in less time, with higher margins, and with enhanced quality and customer value. f Ron Mascitelli, author, founder & president of Technology Perspectives f Carter Hanson, environmental coordinator, Patrick Cudahy Two manufacturers share how they did it. Six Sigma can benefit your entire organization. This session provides and overview of Six Sigma and how two manufacturers used it to improve their businesses. f Gaurav Gandhi, practice leader, WMEP www.manufacturingmatters.org