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Forming Our Future 2025 hosted more than 300 participants in beautiful Puerto Rico!
Included in this number was a record number of first-time participants! PMA members
enjoyed four days of networking, learning and enjoying everything the island had to
offer.
Make sure to mark March 11-14, 2026 on your calendars for Forming Our Future 2026 in
Tucson, AZ.
SPONSORS
SIGNATURE
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc.
RED
Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.
Pacific Press/MULTIPRESS, Inc.
Principal Financial Network
WHITE
Clips & Clamps Industries
Coe Press Equipment Corporation
Eagle Metals Inc.
Environ
Federated Insurance
Solar Atmospheres
BLUE
Belleville International, LLC
Dallas Industries
Link Systems
Plante Moran
Stewart EFI, LLC
Tower Metalworking Fluids
UHY LLP
United Wire Co., Inc.
Vive Marketing
Wipfli LLP
KEYNOTE TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
The Encore Experience: Reconnecting to Purpose, Performing with
Passion, and Delivering More, Together!
Gregory Offner
Author, Workforce Strategist and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker
New Congress, New President: Your Government and Manufacturing
Omar Nashashibi
Founder, Inside Beltway
Paul Nathanson
Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell, LLP
Caitlin Sickles
Partner, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell, LLP
Leading No Fail Teams
Rear Admiral Scott Moore
Retired SEAL Leader
GENERAL SESSION TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
Align Resources for the Rise Ahead
Connor Lokar
Economist, ITR Economics
From Mine to Mill – Understanding Supply Chain Management and
How it Impacts Your Company
John Bell
Department Head Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee
Unlock Your Competitive Edge: Utilizing PMA Metalforming Insights
Benchmarking Data
Laurie Harbour
Partner, Wipfli LLP
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
Metals Update Fireside Chat
Charlie Bernard
CEO, Eagle Metals
Bill Hickey
Chairman, Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp.
Chris Ulbrich
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special
Metals Inc.
Leveraging AI & ChatGPT: Transforming Industrial Relationships for
Future Growth
Donna Peterson
CEO, World Innovators
From Good to Great: Transform Your Marketing with These Best
Practices
Teresa Schell
President/Owner, Vive Marketing
Jared Falkner
Director of Business Strategies, Vive Marketing
Behind the Breach: Insights from a Tier-One Auto Supplier’s Cyber
Attack
Joseph Ugalde
Software and Cybersecurity Engineer, Systems X
Janice D’Amico
Executive IT Consultant
Karen Kiewski
Director of Client Services, Systems X
The Lean Progression…Building a Lean Culture
Bill Greider
Principal, P4 Lean Strategy
Global Manufacturing Insights: Mexico & Asia – Trends in
Nearshoring, Reshoring, Trade and Tariffs
Alejandro Rodriguez
Partner, Global Services, Plante Moran
Nothing Lasts Forever: Understanding the Exit Options Landscape
Craig Doescher
President, Doescher Group
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