Forming Our Future

2019 Highlights

Forming Our Future 2019 was a great success! We had a wonderful time in San Antonio, TX, networking with old friends, getting to know our first timers and learning new inspirational ideas in the education sessions. We look forward to welcoming you back next year in Honolulu, HI.

THE 2019 FORMING OUR FUTURE ESTEEMED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

JASON CHAFFETZ

Former U.S. Congressman (UT) & Chairman of Oversight & Gov. Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

KIRK LIPPOLD

Commander (Ret.), U.S. Navy

OMAR NASHASHIBI

Partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLP

PAUL NATHANSON

Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell

JOHN GUZIK

Partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLP

TOM WUJEC

Founder, The Wujec Group

BEN AXELROD

Managing Director, Investment Banking, CLA

TY YOUNG

BizOps, Chief Financial Officer, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

JAY DOUGLASS

COO, ARM Advanced Robotics For Manufacturing

BILL HICKEY

Chairman, Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp.

ERIN RIFFLE

Workforce Development & METALFORM EDU Lead, Precision Metalforming Association

ALBA CONTRERAS RODRIGUEZ

President, FonS (Focus On Solution), LLC

LIZABETH STUCK

Head of Engagement and Workforce, UI LABS – DMDII

DARON GIFFORD

Partner, strategy and automotive industry consulting, Plante Moran

MIKE HART

Senior Product Manager, Strategy & IoT Delivery, Plex Systems Inc.

SCOTT WALTON

Chief Operating Officer, Harbour Results Inc.

CAREY SMITH

Founder of Unorthodox Ventures and Former Chief Big Ass of Big Ass Fans

LISA HORN

Director of Consulting, CLA

2019 FORMING OUR FUTURE SPONSORS

PLATINUM
Batesville Tool & Die
Dayton Rogers
Jagemann Stamping

Pentaflex Inc.
Plex

Stripmatic Products Inc.
Trans-Matic Mfg. Co.

RED
Federated Insurance
Industrial Innovations

Nidec Press & Automation
Plante Moran

Pridgeon & Clay
Sangiacomo Americas Presses

WHITE
AIDA America
APPI Energy
CliftonLarsonAllen

Coldwater Machine Company
IQMS Manufacturing

Tebis America
Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals

BLUE
ABC Metals, Inc.
Bihler
Clips & Clamps Industries
Dallas Industries
Eagle Metals
Harbour Results Inc.
Hitachi Metals Ltd.

Marion Manufacturing
Metal Flow
Okay Industries
PMA Tennessee District
Precision Metalforming Association Educational Foundation
Sko-Die
Stewart EFI

TorrMetal Co.
Tower Metalworking Fluids
UPS
Weiss Industries, Inc.
Wintriss
YRC Freight
Zierick Mfg. Corp.