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SUMMARY:15th Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n\n\n\nVisit 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.  \n\n\n\nPrepare your company for the Next Generation of Manufacturing! \n\n\n\nJoin your industry peers at the15th Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event. \n\n\n\nConnect with innovative leadersand gain actionable insights to scale\, secure\, and future-proof your company. \n\n\n\nKey DIscussion Topics: \n\n\n\n\nCharting Tomorrow’s Industry Trends: Learn from seasoned manufacturing leaders and gain rare\, battle-tested insights.\n\n\n\nEconomic Outlook: Navigating manufacturing shifts.\n\n\n\nFuture-Proofing: Strategies for long-term resilience.\n\n\n\nGeo-Political Events: Preparing for global supply chain impacts.\n\n\n\nWorkforce Evolution: Solving labor shortages and engaging senior talent.\n\n\n\nAI in Action: Optimizing factory floors with artificial intelligence.\n\n\n\nSoutheast Logistics: Critical supply chain and transit updates.\n\n\n\nAnd more!\n\n\n\n\nANNOUNCED FEATURED SPEAKERS! \n\n\n\nCHARTING TOMORROW’S INDUSTRY TRENDS: PREPARING FOR YOUR NEXT GENERATION OF MANUFACTURINGJohn Flannery\, Managing Director\, Charlesbank Capital Partners (former CEO\, GE)Bob Nardelli\, Founder & CEO\, XLR-8 (former CEO\, Home Depot\, GE & Chrysler) \n\n\n\nTHE ERA OF THE MANUFACTURER’S SUPPLY CHAIN MAKEOVEROlga Roberts\, Senior Global Trade Compliance Manager\, Smurfit WestrockReuben Fleischer\, SVP Operations\, Wahoo Fitness \n\n\n\nTHE NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING ‘STATE OF MANUFACTURING IN GEORGIA’ SURVEY RESULTS OVERVIEWJon Neff\, Co-Founder & CEO\, SKL’DKim Wallace\, Chief Growth Officer\, SKL’DECONOMIC OUTLOOK: NAVIGATING MANUFACTURING SHIFTSMike Skordeles\, Chief Economist\, Truist \n\n\n\nAI IN ACTION: OPTIMIZING FACTORY FLOORS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEBlaine Bryant\, SVP\, Information Technology\, LighteraJoe Schleupner\, VP Enterprise Technology Transformation\, SouthwireBret Voorhees\, CEO\, Taurus \n\n\n\nWHAT SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS UPDATES MEAN FOR YOUSandy Lake\, Director\, Georgia Center of Innovation for LogisticsWORKFORCE EVOLUTION: SOLVING LABOR SHORTAGES & ENGAGING SENIOR TALENTBeverly Stennett Darby\, AARP Georgia
URL:https://nextgenerationmfg.org/event/15th-annual-next-generation-manufacturing-signature-event/
LOCATION:Zoo Atlanta – Savanna Hall\, 800 Cherokee Avenue SE\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30315\, United States
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