Thank you for attending Manufacturing Matters! Links to presentations provided by speakers for distribution are below and are also available on the conference mobile app.
Or you can also use the following link to go to the online version of the conference app: MM!2019 Online App or click on the following link to access the mobile version: MM!2019 Mobile App.
Pre-Conference Sessions
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
8:30 am – 11:30 am
Designing Your Company’s Customer Experience to Gain Competitive Advantage
Speakers: Raj Veeramani, Founder and Executive Director, UW E-Business Consortium and UW E-Business Institute; Chris Murray, Marketing Practice Director – UW E-Business Consortium
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Building a Lead Generation System
Speaker: Chris Scafario, Vice President Consulting Operations – DVIRC
Manufacturing Matters Lead Gen PPT, Lead Gen Workbook Spring 2018
Conference Sessions
Thursday, February 21, 2019
8:00 – 9:30AM
Opening Remarks, Keynote Speaker, Governor Tony Evers Address
Speakers: Tim Wiora, Executive Director; Glenn Kennedy, WMEP Board Chair, Dr. Bill Mitchell, President and CEO of Aguila, A Foxconn Company
9:40 – 10:05AM – Strategic Briefings:
Industry 4.0/Technology – NEFF Automation: “How technology is changing manufacturing and its workforce.”
Speaker: Presented by Joe Campbell, Product Sales Manager; NEFF Automation
Leveraging Sustainability – 3M: “3M Sustainability”
Speaker: Will Barrett, Senior Account Representative
Improving Productivity: – WEDC: “Maintaining and Advancing Wisconsin’s Manufacturing Leadership”
Speakers: Vincent Rice,Vice President, Sector Strategy Development
Leading for Success – Wisconsin Bank & Trust: “Embracing the Inconveniences: How to protect your company from fraud”
Speakers: Steve Clark, SVP Treasury Management Officer; Amber Frantz, VP Treasury Management Officer; Mark Riess, VP Commercial Payment Solutions Consultant
10:20am – 11:25AM – Morning Breakout Sessions:
Workforce Excellence: Attracting & Retaining Talent: The Role of Messaging
Speakers: Katie Felton, Founder, Strategy House; Bridgett Palm, Co-Founder, Strategy House
Presentations: MM19 Strategy House Talent Presentation Workbook MM19 Strategy House Talent Presentation
Improving Productivity: Productivity Through Leadership Development
Speakers: Jerry Thiltgen, Manager Operational Excellence; Liz Malec, Production Manager, Sussex IM, Matt Price, Director of Operations, Ultra Tool & Manufacturing
Leading for Success: Growth Through Acquisition
Speakers: Ann Hanna, Managing Director/Owner, Taureau Group
Strategic Growth: Making It Happen: Metrics and Scorecards
Speakers: Kris Raeder, CFO, Skana Aluminum; Andy Sweeney, Operations Manager, Unlimited Services; Tim Tumanic, President & CEO; J & R Machining; Ken Turzinski, Tyri Americas
Leveraging Sustainability: Green Masters: Assessing & Recognizing Your Sustainability Performance
Speakers: Nathan Nissen, Sustainability Leader, Kohler Co.; Patrick Cain, Plant Manager, General Plastics; Mark Alan, Senior VP of Product Management and Development, Inpro Corporation
Industry 4.0/Technology: Industry 4.0 – The Digital Thread
Speakers: Keny Barby, Cabinet Division Manager; WB Manufacturing; Graham Barnes, Regional Sales Director, JB Systems; Ronald Thomas, Senior Project Manager, UW Stout – MOC
12:35 – 1:40AM – Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Workforce Excellence: Winning the War for Talent
Speakers: Chris Czarnik, CEO, Career Search Group
Improving Productivity: Doing More with Fewer Employees
Speakers: Jason Praefke, Director of Operations, Racine Metal-Fab; Tim Tumanic, President and CEO; J & R Machining
Leading for Success: How to Cultivate a Culture of Accountability
Speakers: Christine McMahon, Consultant, Coach & Trainer, Christine McMahon & Associates, LLC
Presentations: WMEP Building A Culture of Accountability 2.2019
Strategic Growth: Best Practices in Sustaining an Export Strategy
Speakers: Paul Byrne, Owner & Executive Leadership, Bradley Corp; Tom Gaglione, Principal Global Trade Finance Advisory; Brian Wagner, CEO, Gamber-Johnson
Presentation: MM! Export Panel
Leveraging Sustainability: The Sustainable Supplier
Speakers: Sean Ketter, VP Supply Chain Operations, Global Procurement & Supply Chain, Oshkosh Corporation; Mark Alan,Senior VP of Product Management and Development, Inpro Corporation; Kim Marotta, Global Senior Director of Sustainability, Miller/Coors
Presentations: OSK Sustainability 020619 MM, MolsonCoors Our Beer Print 2019 Manufacturing Matters
Industry 4.0/ Technology: Lessons from DevOps: Mixing Development and Production
Speakers: Doug Knesek, Director – Agile Development & Coaching, Flexion
2:10 – 3:15pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Workforce Excellence: Optimizing Your Employee Experience
Speakers: Tom O’Rourke, President & CEO, Connolly Clarke, LLC
Improving Productivity: Transforming Softly for High Impact Results
Speakers: Iain Cameron, Director of Operations, JARP Industries, Inc.; Hans-Wilhelm Helsinger, Director of Planning & Technology, JARP Industries, Inc
Presentations: JARP IND Presentation – Master
Leading for Success: Active Shooter Training – Protecting your Organization
Speakers: Kady Olson, Senior Trainer, Wisconsin Safety Council
Strategic Growth: Driving Value
Speakers: Tyler Carlson, Vice President, Taureau Group
Presentations: Manufacturing Matter Driving Value in Your Business TG
Leveraging Sustainability: Water Risk and Your Bottom Line
Speakers: Patrick Cardiff, Director of Project Planning and Analysis, Grande Cheese; Matt Howard, Vice President of Water Stewardship and Director of the Alliance for Water Stewardship North America; Danielle Malloy, Facilities Sustainable Engineer, Badger Meter
Presentations: Water Risk Grande Cheese
Industry 4.0/Technology: Collaborative Robots: Enhancing the capabilities of your workforce
Speakers: Jeff Graham, Product Sales Manager, NEFF Automation
