Forming Our Future

Forming Our Future

2023 RECAP AND HIGHLIGHTS

Forming Our Future 2023 hosted more than 200 members in Huntington Beach, CA! Our members enjoyed four days of networking, learning and taking part in SoCal activities

Read the full recap and view the conference photos.

Make sure to mark March 6-9, 2024 on your calendars for Forming Our Future 2024 in Orlando, FL!

SPONSORS

SIGNATURE SPONSOR
Principal Financial Network
 
RED SPONSORS
Dallas Industries
Marion Manufacturing Company
 
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc.
Yellow
 

 
WHITE SPONSORS
APPI Energy
Automation Tool & Die, Inc.
Clips & Clamps Industries
Coe Press Equipment Corporation
Eagle Metals Inc.
 
Heyco Metals, Inc.
Industrial Innovations, Inc.
Pacific Press Holdings LLC
Systems X Corporation
 
BLUE SPONSORS
Federated Insurance
Harbour Results Inc.
Link Systems
MetalForming Magazine
 
Nidec Press & Automation
Plante Moran
Stewart EFI, LLC
Tooling Cash Solutions LLC
 
Tower Metalworking Fluids
UHY LLP
Vive Marketing
Zierick Manufacturing Corporation

SPEAKERS:

Tom Alongi

Partner, UHY LLP
Succession Planning: Key Strategies to Defining Your Legacy, the Right Way!

Charles Bernard

CEO, Eagle Metals Inc.
Metals Update Fireside Chat

Mike Brattain

Account Executive, Systems X Corporation
Cybersecurity: Which Camp Are You In?

Bill Coughlin

Leadership Development Coach, LIPPERT Academy of Leadership
Making Business a Force for Good

Josh Forquer

Executive Vice President Sales and Technical Development, KIRCHHOFF Automotive
Negotiating Contracts with a Partnership Approach

Aaron Gelb

Partner, OSHA, Workplace Safety Practice Group, Conn Maciel Carey
The Latest on OSHA and What Your Company Should Be Aware Of in the Coming Year

John Guzik

Partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLC
New Congress, Same President: What it Means for Manufacturing

Laurie Harbour

President & CEO, Harbour Results Inc.
Creating Flexibility: Preparing Leaders for Next Generation Manufacturing

Bill Hickey

Chairman, Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp.
Metals Update Fireside Chat

Dan Krug

GM & VP of Talent, Nucor
Inclusion and Diversity in the Manufacturing Workplace

Connor Lokar

Economist, ITR Economics
Calculate to Win

Omar Nashashibi

Partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLC
New Congress, Same President: What it Means for Manufacturing

Paul Nathanson

Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell
New Congress, Same President: What it Means for Manufacturing

Connie Podesta

Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker
Standout Relationships – Life Would Be Easy if it Weren’t for Other People

Caitlin Sickles

Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell
New Congress, Same President: What it Means for Manufacturing

Chris Ulbrich

CEO, Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc.
Metals Update Fireside Chat