13 industry-leading speakers to address the future of manufacturing at Nov. 9 event
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (9/29/16) – Today The Right Place, Inc. and the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center – West(MMTC-West) announced a new executive manufacturing conference coming to Grand Rapids’ DeVos Place on November 9.
The Manufacturing Technology xChange conference runs from 8am to 5pm on Wednesday, November 9 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. Event information and registration can be found at www.mfgtechxchange.org. The event will feature keynote remarks, panel discussions and breakout sessions. Breakfast and lunch is included. The day will end with a networking reception.
The event will focus on four essential pillars of a successful manufacturing company: new product development, process improvement, innovation, and leadership. The event will feature 13 industry-leading speakers from around the country to address these four topics.
“This event is designed to give West Michigan manufacturers competitive insights from leading speakers, discover new best practices, and exchange ideas with other leading manufacturers,” said Bill Small, Vice President, Technical Services, The Right Place, Inc. and MMTC-West Regional Director. “The agenda hits both on topics and challenges for today as well as planning for the future.”
Conference speakers include:
Mark Muro, Senior Fellow and Policy Director, Brookings Institute
Glenn Stevens, Executive Director, MICHauto and VP, Automotive and Mobility Initiatives, Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Tom Elswick, Director of Business Development, Siemens
Joern Buss, Partner, Oliver Wyman
Dr. Andrew Dent, Vice President of Library and Materials Research, Material ConneXion
Jeff Disher, Owner and President, Disher Corp.
Rob Bingle, Executive Director of Innovation, ADAC Automotive
Dave LaHote, Retired Senior Executive, Lean Enterprise Institute, Educator, University of Michigan
Mark Lindquist, Chairman, Rapid-Line, Inc.
Cedric Duclos, President and CEO, Hutchinson North America
Bradley Rick, Director of the Technical Support Organization, Amway
Mark Desrochers, Vice President of North American Operations, Herman Miller, Inc.
Nate Young, Vice President of Global Innovation, Newell Rubbermaid
Full event details and registration can be found at: www.mfgtechxchange.org
