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Visit REGISTER page for complete event details, registration, tables of ten and manufacturer marketing table info. Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.

Prepare your company for the Next Generation of Manufacturing!

Join your industry peers at the
15th Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event.

Connect with innovative leadersand gain actionable insights to scale, secure, and future-proof your company.

Key DIscussion Topics:

• Charting Tomorrow’s Industry Trends: Learn from seasoned manufacturing leaders and gain rare, battle-tested insights.
• Economic Outlook: Navigating manufacturing shifts.
• Future-Proofing: Strategies for long-term resilience.
• Geo-Political Events: Preparing for global supply chain impacts.
• Workforce Evolution: Solving labor shortages and engaging senior talent.
• AI in Action: Optimizing factory floors with artificial intelligence.
• Southeast Logistics: Critical supply chain and transit updates.
• And more!


ANNOUNCED FEATURED SPEAKERS!

CHARTING TOMORROW’S INDUSTRY TRENDS: PREPARING FOR YOUR NEXT GENERATION OF MANUFACTURING
John Flannery, Managing Director, Charlesbank Capital Partners (former CEO, GE)
Bob Nardelli, Founder & CEO, XLR-8 (former CEO, Home Depot, GE & Chrysler)


THE ERA OF THE MANUFACTURER’S SUPPLY CHAIN MAKEOVER
Olga Roberts, Senior Global Trade Compliance Manager, Smurfit Westrock
Reuben Fleischer, SVP Operations, Wahoo Fitness

THE NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING ‘STATE OF MANUFACTURING IN GEORGIA’ SURVEY RESULTS OVERVIEW
Jon Neff, Co-Founder & CEO, SKL’D
Kim Wallace, Chief Growth Officer, SKL’D

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: NAVIGATING MANUFACTURING SHIFTS
Mike Skordeles, Chief Economist, Truist


AI IN ACTION: OPTIMIZING FACTORY FLOORS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Blaine Bryant, SVP, Information Technology, Lightera
Joe Schleupner, VP Enterprise Technology Transformation, Southwire
Bret Voorhees, CEO, Taurus

WHAT SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS UPDATES MEAN FOR YOU
Sandy Lake, Director, Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics

WORKFORCE EVOLUTION: SOLVING LABOR SHORTAGES & ENGAGING SENIOR TALENT
Beverly Stennett Darby, AARP Georgia