This Annual Summit is gathering the region’s leading manufacturers who will be discussing how new connectivity concepts are driving innovation for their organizations:

• Connecting machines to improve productivity;
• Reacting to connections between economies and markets;
• Connecting with the future workforce;

 

Presenters:

• John Batten, President & CEO, Twin Disc, Inc. (1)
• Bill Berrien, CEO, Pindel Global Precision (2)
• Ken Bockhorst, President & CEO, Badger Meter, Inc. (3)
• Jeffrey Dawes, President and CEO, Komatsu Mining Corp.
• Stacy Peterson, President & CEO, Connoils, LLC (4)

Area manufacturing leaders will also share their ideas at these roundtable sessions:

Accessing Tax Savings in Your Facility and Operations

• Stan Babicz Principal, CLA Milwaukee

Best Practices: Turn Export Efforts Into Export Revenues

• Roxanne Baumann Director of Global Engagement, WMEP

Graduating from Passionate Entrepreneur to Seasoned Mentor

• Alan Petelinsek Owner and CEO, Power Test Inc.

How to find the hidden money in your business.

• David Smith CFO, Koss Corporation

Maximizing your supplier’s capabilities – From local concept and design to global manufacturing.

• David Cooper, International Business Development Manager – Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division, 3M
• Jean Wendlandt Design Solutions Specialist – Midwest Division, 3M

Monetizing Your Facilities — Whether Expanding, Relocating or Just Remaining

• Michael Van Someren Associate, Davis l Kuelthau, S.C.

Monetizing Your Innovation

• Joseph Heino Shareholder, Davis l Kuelthau, S.C.

Preparing for a Successful Business Transition & Leaving a Meaningful Legacy

• Stephen White Regional leader of Wealth Planning, BMO Private Bank

Secrets of Successful Negotiations™

• Christine McMahon President, Christine McMahon & Associates

The Business Case for Sustainability

• Jessy Servi Ortiz Managing Director, Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council

Transformational Productivity

• Randy Bertram Director of Sustainability and Operational Excellence Services, WMEP

Trusts, Estates and Succession Planning

• Jacqueline Messler Associate, Davis l Kuelthau, S.C.

Winning the War for Talent

• Chris Czarnik CEO, Career [RE]Search Goup

Women in Manufacturing

• Lisa Linz, Business Operations Manager, Midwest Composite Technologies
• Amy Street, Fabrication Engineer and Board Member of Women in Manufacturing Wisconsin Chapter, Kapco Metal Stamping
• Andrea Virsnieks, CPA Manager and Board Chair of Women in Manufacturing Wisconsin Chapter, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)