Forming Our Future
Presentations
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View the Photo GalleryDay 2 - Thursday, March 2, 2023
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Opening Keynote –
StandOut Relationships – Life Would Be Easy If It Weren’t for Other People
Connie Podesta
Award-winning author, comedienne, human behavior expert
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Keynote –
Calculate to Win
Connor Lokar
Economist, ITR Economics
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Keynote –
New Congress, Same President: What it Means for Manufacturing
John Guzik
Partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLP
Omar Nashashibi
Partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLP
Paul Nathanson
Partner, Bracewell
Caitlin Sickles
Partner, Bracewell
Day 3 - Friday, March 3, 2023
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Keynote –
Metals Update Fireside Chat
Bill Hickey
Chairman, Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp.
Chris Ulbrich
CEO, Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc.
Charlie Bernard
CEO, Eagle Metals
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS - SESSION 1
Track 1
Succession Planning: Key Strategies to Defining Your Legacy, the Right Way!
Tom Alongi
Partner, UHY
Track 2
The Latest on OSHA and What Your Company Should Be Aware of in the Coming Year
Aaron Gelb
Partner, OSHA, Workplace Safety Practice Group, Conn Maciel Carey
Track 4
Inclusion and Diversity in the Manufacturing Workplace
Dan Krug
Vice President, Talent, Nucor Corporation
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS - SESSION 2
Track 1
Negotiating Contracts with a Partnership Approach
Josh Forquer
Executive Vice President Sales and Technical Development, KIRCHHOFF Automotive
Day 4 - Saturday, March 4, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote –
Creating Flexibility: Preparing Leaders for Next Generation Manufacturing
Laurie Harbour
President & CEO, Harbour Results Inc.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Closing Keynote –
Making Business a Force for Good
Bill Coughlin
Leadership Development Coach, LIPPERT Academy of Leadership