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w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m November 2015 • /INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING | 21 The expo also featured innovative product showcases from area manufacturers on the First Business Stage at the center of the expo floor at various times throughout the day (heralded by Europe's "Final Countdown"). Companies showcasing new products were KI, N.E.W. Plastics Corp., QAL Medical OrthoAgility and the Lake Companies, Inc. Day two of the expo and conference kicked off with a dynamic keynote by Ryan Estis, a top leadership consultant who spoke about the need to evolve leadership style to remain competitive in a more connected world. Estis also spoke to area high school students, who spent time visiting exhibitors and learning about manufacturing careers. About 500 students from 10 area high schools attended, more than doubling the number of young people who visited the expo in 2014. Nearly 200 exhibitors attended the event to showcase how their products and services could help manufacturers. Curt Kubiak, CEO of Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley, Bob Zuleger, VP of business development for NOVO Health, and Robyn Gruner, director of external affairs at AT&T, visited at the OSI booth while Nick Exharos and Al Faires of Engineering Specialists, Inc. shared a laugh between meetings. Gov. Scott Walker addressed the crowd following the keynote. Photos courtesy of Manufacturing First and Insight Publications