Ray Bitzel, CEO, and the Bitzel’s Chocolate team open their brand new facility to Next Generation Manufacturing on Tuesday, June 11th!
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Join us for a tour of this unique facility that incorporates every step of creating delicious artisan chocolates under one roof. Details include:
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If you’re a manufacturing leader interested in learning from your peers in the industry, sharing best practices, innovations and valuable information – and great networking – Join us for the 13th Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event on October 10th at Zoo Atlanta – Savanna Hall in Atlanta, GA!
Keynote Speakers include:
John Feldman, CEO, Sugar Bowl Bakery
Chris Droney, COO, Milo’s Tea Company
Announced Panelists include: (Additional Panelists TBA)
Ana Kraft, Founder & CEO, Xena Workwear
Jessica Cork, Vice President Digital Strategy, YKK Corporation of America
John Daniel, Founder & CEO, Progenacare
Mike Ecker, President, Ecker Textiles
Marc Melkerson, CEO, Renova Technology
Mike Ziliniski, Head Head of Human Resources, Wahoo Fitness
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
$109 – Individiual Registration Through September 27th ($159 Beginning September 28th)
$1090 – Table of Ten Registration Through September 27th ($1590 Beginning September 28th)
$1000 – Manufacturer Exhibit Table Registration Through September 27th – Includes one 6ft marketing table with linen and one event registration.
$1500 – Manufacturer Exhibit Table Registration Beginning September 28th – Includes one 6 ft marketing table with linen and one event registration.
Registrations include all speakers, event materials, breakfast, lunch & parking!
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Big Green Egg hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a special culinary event! This event highlights locally produced foods prepared in the Big Green Egg Culinary Kitchen and cooked on the Big Green Egg.
If you are a food production company with operations in Georgia,and would like your company’s products to be considered to be included as a Flavor of Georgia at this event please complete THIS FORM
Featured food production companies announced June 15th!
This is a unique opportunity for networking in the food production and manufacturing industry. If you like delicous food and networking with your manufacturing peers, this is a perfect event for you!
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Join Next Generation Manufacturing and hear from innovative female leaders in the manufacturing industry!
Speakers include manufacturing leaders from small, medium and large manufacturers who will share their experiences in the industry, their company and lessons learned throughout their careers. Event registration is open to all male and female leaders in the manufacturing industry. And back by popular demand: Speed Round Presentations for Female Manufacturers!
FIRST ROUND OF SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED MAY 15TH!
And back by popular demand…….
Speed Round Presentations for Women Manufacturers!
Are you a manufacturer with a product you’d like to present to event attendees?
Registrants will have the opportunity to:
(1) Present themselves and their company
(2) Share information about their product
(3) Outline their resource needs
Entrepreneur Speed Round Application – There is no additional cost to present (only event registration), all selected entrepreneurs will be provided presentation guidance by our entrepreneur committee.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
“Every bite is just right.”…….Join Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour hosted by Jairo de Jesus, Senior Director of Operations and team, of the amazing Sugar Bowl Bakery facility. Home to many of the delicious products we all love – Madelines, brownie bites, apple fritters – and more!
Sugar Bowl Bakery was founded by five Vietnamese brothers in pursuit of the American dream. Growing from a small coffee shop in San Francisco to two full time bakeries – the original bakery in San Francisco, California and the Atlanta location that opened in 2000 during the COVID 19 pandemic.
The company was honored by President Barack Obama in 2013 as an example of a successful immigrant story.
Sugar Bowl Bakery is a minority owned family business on a delicious mission!
PLEASE NOTE: There are two tour times offered and this link is for the 1:00 pm tour registration.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
“Every bite is just right.”……. Join Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour hosted by Jairo de Jesus, Senior Director of Operations and team, of the amazing Sugar Bowl Bakery facility. Home to many of the delicious products we all love – Madelines, brownie bites, apple fritters and more!
Sugar Bowl Bakery was founded by five Vietnamese brothers in pursuit of the American dream. Growing from a small coffee shop in San Francisco to two full time bakeries, including the original bakery in San Francisco, California and the Atlanta location opened in 2000 during the COVID 19 pandemic.
The company was honored by President Barack Obama ub 2013 as an example of a successful immigration story.
Sugar Bowl Bakery is a minority owned family business on a delicious mission!
PLEASE NOTE: There are two tour times offered and this site is registration for the 10:30 am tour.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Renova Technology is an award winning repair and supply chain company, renowned for its exceptional service. Recognized as a Supply Chain Pioneer and honored with the “Best-In-Class” service provider by leading OEMs like NCR, Renova has been featured in SDM Magazine’s “Company To Know” and “How To Make a Green Impression”.
Founded in response to the needs of one of the world’s largest point of sale manufacturers, Renova Technology was tasked to develop a repair program for proprietary products and deliver repair data to impact the iterative design process. Today, Renova leverages data to customize repair service solutions and offers comprehensive supply chain programs to support top-tier manufacturers across various industries, including parking, lottery, automotive, gaming, fitness, self-service kiosk, public safety, and telecommunications.
For more information on Renova Technology, Inc., please visit RenovaTechnology.com.
Join us for an exclusive facility tour of Renova’s brand new repair facility and a bonus discussion on “Health Benefit Guide and Updates for Manufacturers!”
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Are you a manufacturer considering private equity now or in the future? Join us for this beginners guide
to private equity for manufacturers. Hear from industry professionals specializing in manufacturing and from manufacturers with private equity experience.
What can a manufacturer expect? Join us for this educational program & discussion about key items necessary for preparing your company’s liquidity event or exit.
Registration: $40 – includes all speakers and panels, materials and networking reception.
Discussion topics include:
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Manufacturers are invited to learn from your peers in the industry and share best practices!
Discussion includes:
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Join Next Generation Manufacturing for “How to Tell Your Company’s Story” on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 hosted by YKK Corporation of America’s HQ in Atlanta, GA!
All manufacturing companies should know how to effectively relate their products and company to their clients and prospects. How you tell your story affects your bottom line!
Jason Rockman, President, Definition 6 leads the conversation and will be joined by Jessica Cork, Vice President Community Engagement and Corporate Communications, YKK Corporation of America.
Jason and Jessica will discuss key variables to consider as you are working to improve upon how you tell your company’s story:
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Chart Industries opens their Ball Ground, GA manufacturing facility to Next Generation Manufacturing on Thursday, February 9th, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:15 pm!
Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple market applications in Energy and Industrial Gas. Chart’s unique product portfolio is used throughout the liquid gas supply chain in production, storage, distribution and end-use of atmospheric, hydrocarbon, and industrial gasses. Chart has domestic operations located across the United States and an international presence in Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
The Ball Ground, GA facility team manufacturers:
The visit includes a facility overview, tour of the operations, lunch and Q&A with leadership.
Please note: Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
The Carters Distribution Center Leadership Team hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a facility tour on Tuesday, January 16th!
The facility in Braselton, GA is the company’s largest and most innovative distribution center! This location is one of the largest distribution centers in the Southeast and incorporates state-of-the-art equipment to support the company’s ecommerce, retail and wholesale divisions.
The tour includes discussion with the Carters’ DC leadership, l
unch, and Southeast logistics update provided by Paul Johnson, SVP International, Estes Forwarding Worldwide.
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies. All events require advance registration and unfortunately we are unable to accept onsite registrations.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Join us for a visit to the U.S. Headquarters of Scanfil, a Finland-based contract manufacturing company!
The Buford, GA facility has just completed a second expansion of operations and SMT production. It is a modern factory mainly focused on the product assembly of MedTech, power electronics, electrical panels, refrigerated products, IoT, and payment solutions and Circuit Boards. Additional key services include distribution and repair as a service.
Scanfil Atlanta is positioned as a close-to-customer market factory specializing in serving demanding global and local customers. Over the past 23 years, Scanfil Atlana has grown to over 250 employees and 190k square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space.
For over 45 years, Scanfil has been the trusted manufacturing partner and the syste suppliear for the most demanding customers in the international electronics industry.
Driven by design and fueled by passion for their customer’s success, Scanfil is leading the industrial transformation by focusing on sustainability and humancentric management. As a result, Scanfil people discover new ways to improve their customer’s lives and value chains on a daily basis.
The Buford facility is one of 9 production facilities in Europe, USA and China and provides flexibility to their customers.
November 8, 2023
Scanfil – Buford, GA
8:00 am – 10:30 am
Registration is open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies. Refunds provided for cancellations up to 72 hours in advance.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
If you’re a manufacturing leader interested in learning from your peers in the industry, sharing best practices, innovations and valuable information – and great networking – Join us for the 12th Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event on October 19th at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA!
Event Keynote Speaker: Jillian Evanko, CEO, Chart Industries
Panel Discussions & Speakers Include:
“Integrating AI & Robotics for the Next Generation of Manufacturing”
““Driving Success Through Engaging a Greater Ecosystem”
“How to Tell Your ESG Story”
17th Annual Voice of the American Worker Survey – Includes responses from 30,000 manufacturing workers in the U.S.!: Alex Vasquez, Vice President ResourceMFG, A Divison of Employbridge
Global Economic Outlook – Industry Implications: Eylem Senyuz, Senior Vice President, Senior Global Macro Strategist, Truist Services
2023 U.S. National Manufacturing Survey – Review of key insights and what they mean for your organization, including shocking data regarding digitization, cybersecurity, workforce management, operations and supply chains. : Michael Lange, Partner, Aprio LLP
Setting the Agenda for Manufacturing – Lloyd Avram, President & CEO, Georgia Association of Manufacturers
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
$109 – Individiual Registration Through October 5th ($159 Beginning October 6th)
$1090 – Table of Ten Registration Through October 5th ($1590 Beginning October 6th)
$1000 – Manufacturer Exhibit Table Registration Through October 5th – Includes one 6ft marketing table with linen and one event registration.
$1500 – Manufacturer Exhibit Table Registration Beginning October 6th – Includes one 6 ft marketing table with linen and one event registration.
Registrations include all speakers, event materials, breakfast, lunch & parking!
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
U.S. Manufacturing is Making a Comeback
U.S. MANUFACTURING IS MAKING A COMEBACK
Poll results from Next Generation Manufacturing event indicate manufacturers are experiencing a renaissance.
ATLANTA -(November 4, 2011)- Results of a survey conducted during the inauguralNext Generation Manufacturing event, held here on October 18th, suggest that the U.S. is experiencing the first stage of a manufacturing renaissance.
Innovation is a high priority, technology investments are widespread, and more manufacturing jobs are being created in the U.S.
Survey results show that innovation is important to companies that attended the event. More than 50 percent of respondents to the first question said that innovation is one of their company’s top three priorities for 2012.
During 2008 through 2011, including the height of the recession, companies were developing new products and establishing new processes, according to survey results.
Seventy-five percent of those surveyed indicated that their company has been developing new products over the past three years. And…
The high percentage of respondents indicating they are innovating through the development of new processes shows that companies are cleaning house and getting rid of the inefficiencies and the time waste that exists, allowing them to be more streamlined and profitable.
New efficiencies and better processes are being made possible through the introduction of more technology into the manufacturing environment. The Next Generation Manufacturing survey found that:
High levels of agreement in this category indicate that innovation is going to continue and companies will make investments in 2012 that will propel them into 2013 and beyond.
During his speech Michael Joyce, senior vice president of operations and program management at Lockheed Martin, said that there is more technology in one wing of the new F-35 fighter aircraft than in a full-size car.
Survey results clearly indicate that innovation starts at the top of each organization. Respondents stated that innovation is being driven from the CEO’s office, rather than the plant floor, indicating that it is critical that CEO’s participate in the innovation within their companies.
One of the biggest questions surrounding manufacturing over the past few decades has been around jobs being shipped overseas, or off-shored. The Next Generation Manufacturing survey found that the tides are turning and more manufacturing jobs coming to and staying in the U.S.
Sixty-five percent of survey respondents agreed that their company expects to add to their current staff in Georgia during 2012. While….
“The results of this survey are a strong indicator that manufacturing is making a comeback in the U.S.,” said Richard Kopelman, partner at Habif, Arogeti & Wynne. “To see that so many companies are planning to hire and innovate is inspiring and a positive indication as we continue to recover from the recent recession.”
The survey was written, conducted and analyzed by a third-party firm and it was fielded during the plenary session of the event. Respondents were senior level executives of manufacturing companies operating in Georgia. 206 manufacturing executives had the opportunity to take the electronic survey.
The Next Generation Manufacturing event, held at Georgia Tech Research Institute, was a huge success, with nearly 250 registrants in attendance. The event brought together Georgia’s manufacturers and local manufacturing industry resources, like Quickstart, to promote growth in manufacturing. Attendees were from throughout Georgia.
Next Generation Manufacturing Prepares for Sellout Crowd of Industry Leaders (1)
Seats fill quickly as Georgia’s Manufacturing sector gears up for Next Generation Manufacturing Event
ATLANTA (October 11, 2011) – On October 18, the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center (GTRI) will open its doors for the first annual Next Generation Manufacturing event. In attendance will be an assembly of state manufacturing companies, industry leading speakers, and local and national trade resources. Together, these industry leaders will discuss growth and innovation as the state prepares for a renaissance within the manufacturing industry. Tickets are expected to sell out this week.
Attendees will hear from and interact with global manufacturers, like Kia Motors, Lockheed Martin, Shaw Industries and TOTO USA, who have ties to Georgia.
“KMMG is very well positioned as we move into the next generation of manufacturing because of the lessons of continuous improvement and the one system, one team approach we teach through the Kia Way,” said Randy Jackson, Kia Motors Manufacturing’s vice president of human resources and administration. Jackson will share KMMG’s success story at next week’s event. “As we move forward, we’re always looking to make tomorrow even better than today.”
The Next Generation Manufacturing event will focus on educating state manufacturers of the resources available to them as well as the benefits to taking advantage of these resources. The event’s speakers will share each of their unique growth stories. This is a CPE accredited program.
Speakers include:
Furthermore, Georgia Tech will offer exclusive tours through three of its premier research centers: the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC), the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), and the Food Processing Technology Division Center.
Only 85 seats remain available. Registration is $99 and open to manufacturing executives and senior management or directors of manufacturing companies. To register, visit the event website: www.nextgenerationmfg.org
Platinum sponsors of the event are Georgia’s largest independent accounting firm Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner I.B.I.S., Inc. and the international corporate law firm Paul Hastings, LLP. Gold sponsor of the event is The McCart Group. Silver sponsors comprise of the Centers for Innovation for Manufacturing, Definity Partners, HPWP Consulting, and PNC Bank.
Additional supporters of the event include the Georgia Association of Manufacturers, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Quick Start, Technical College System of Georgia, U.S. Department of Commerce – U.S. Export Assistance Center, and What’s Up Interactive.
For more information, contact Regina Maddox, Executive Director of Next Generation Manufacturing, at Regina.Maddox@hawcpa.com or 404-431-6612 or visit www.nextgenerationmfg.org.
Connect with other manufacturing executives and share best practices and ideas with your peers in a confidential setting. Roundtables are held bi-monthly in rotating locations convenient to you. Roundtable registration is complimentary and is open to c-level executives of manufacturing companies.
Each roundtable group will set their specific meeting dates for 2018.
To apply to participate, please complete the online form.
Big Green Egg hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a special culinary event! This event highlights locally produced foods that will be included in recipes created in the Big Green Egg Culinary Center and cooked on the EGG to be enjoyed by event attendees.
This is a unique opportunity for networking in the food production anc manufacturing industry!
Featured companies include:
– 920 Cattle
– American Soul Brothers
– Cassava Breads
– Claxton Poultry
– Curly Sue’s Cookies
– Marilyn’s Gourmet
– PB2 Foods
– Pickled Pink Foods
– Steamin Steve’s BBQ
– Stuckey’s
– Sweetgrass Dairy
– The Chai Box
August 24, 2023
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Big Green Egg Culinary Center
Atlanta, GA
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Registration is open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Eighth Annual “Success in Manufacturing: the Woman’s Perspective”
Speakers include manufacturing leaders from small, medium and large manufacturers who will share their experiences in the industry, their company and lessons learned throughout their careers. Event registration is open to all male and female leaders in the manufacturing industry!
Join us and hear from innovative female leaders in the manufacturing industry!
Announced speakers include:
Anna Cablik, CEO, Anatek
Donna Drake, Head of Core Laboratories U.S., Solvay
Kim Hyde, HR Manager, RealTruck
Lindsey Johnson, Co-founder & CEO, Weezie Towels
Cassidy Jones,President, Datacomm Electronics
Diane Lewis, Co-founder & Board Member, The Lewis Chemical Company
Tosha Perkins, Chief People Officer, Archer
Kasia Purzycka, CEO, Nawkaw
Georgia Sewell, Vice President Special Assignments, CKS Packaging
Keri Williams, VP of HR, Price Industries
Christy Wright, SVP Corporate Finance, Southwire
Other speakers TBA!
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Nelson Mullins
Atlanta, GA (Atlantic Station)
1:30 – 2:00 pm – Registration check in
2:00 – 5:30 pm – Program & Discussions
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Wine & Networking on the Terrace
REGISTER – Registration is $45, includes all speakers, discussions, networking reception, event materials and giveaways!
This event sells out every year and we invite all manufacturing leaders to join us for an afternoon of insightful discussions. Early registration is open through July 31, 2023 – $45. Regular registration (based on availability) begins August 1, 2023 – $75.
And back by popular demand…….
Speed Round Presentations for Women Manufacturers!
Are you a manufacturer with a product you’d like to present to event attendees?
Registrants will have the opportunity to:
(1) Present themselves and their company
(2) Share information about their product
(3) Outline their resource needs
USE THIS LINK to apply!
Monika Vintrlikova, Senior Executive and Honorary Consul for the Czech Republic and the ALBAform team host Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour of their Flowery Branch, GA facility. ALBAform is second generation family business with 30+ years of experience and manufacturing locations in the U.S. and the Czech Republic. ALBAform’s expertise is in forming, welding and assembling metal components for the automotive, agriculture, and e-mobility sectors.
Join us to see this amazing company and their expanded operations and workforce. To accommodate their growing customer base their operations now include:
– 120,000 square feet of production, distribution and storage space.
– 145 employees.
– 20 high-tech CNC bending machines.
– 16 high-tech welding robots.
– Producing 1.2 million seat structures per year.
– Processing 110 truckloads of steel per year.
– Georga MADE certified.
– ISO and IATF certified.
– Home to Altanta Cylinders, subsidiary of Cylinders Holdings, and Georgia’s newest Czech company to invest and establich operations in the State.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
ALBAform
Flowery Branch, GA
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Registration – $35, includes facility tour, discussion with leadership, lunch & networking!|
Registration is open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies. Refunds provided for cancellations up to 72 hours in advance.
Dave Walens, CEO, Exploring, Inc. & team host Next Generation Manufacturing on Wednesday, April 19th for a tour of the Exploring, Inc. production facililty in Atlanta, GA!
This rapidly growing company manufactures a fascinating array of products – including global theme park props and environments, stage sets for famous Broadway plays, interactive tradeshow booths, retail displays for companies with household name recognition, and much more!
Our group will see onsite production including:
– Custom scenic fabrication and props for themed environments
– Design, fabrication, artistic detail and installation prep.
– Waterjet cutting and CAD design.
– Custom trade show carpet, flooring and design.
– Digital, fabric and 3D printing.
– And much more!
Exploring, Inc is the parent company of several rapidly growing Atlanta-based companies including Brumark, Shelman Carpets, ID3 Group, Chisel 3D, Atlantis WaterJet, and GCI Graphics. Spanning a range of industries from the exhibit and event industry to hospitality, commercial, retail, architectural, automotive, museum and other markets.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
7:30 – 9:30 am
Exploring, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Registration – $35, includes facility tour, breakfast, Q&A with leadership and networking!
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Ready or not, the renewable energy revolution is here! The average cost of installing solar dropped 350% in a decade. Every sector of the economy – from manufacturing to transportation to data — is electrifying, driving new peaks in electricity demand, straining a stretched electrical grid and creating new opportunities for smaller systems that serve an individual customer’s unique energy needs. Extreme weather events bring resiliency and continuity of energy service to the top of our minds. Customers increasingly demand a greener footprint. And then 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act overhauled the clean energy tax credit, exploding the number of technologies and organizations that can generate this powerful incentive.
This web presentation will lay out a simple approach to going renewable and help you understand some of the many financing options available, including and especially the IRA’s clean energy tax credit provisions, so you’re prepared to take full advantage of this powerful incentive. We’ll also leave plenty of time for Q&A.
Next Generation Manufacturing event registrations open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Featured Presenter: Rebecca Chilton, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Get Ready for Renewables! A Primer on the Inflation Reduction Act for Manufacturing Companies (WEBINAR)
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Noon – 1:00 PM Eastern Time
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The Kia Georgia team hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour of their West Point, GA facility – the only Kia manufacturing plant in the U.S. and the only automaker in Georgia. The visit will also include a discussion with the Kia Georgia leadership.
The plant covers 2,200 acres with a total investment of $1.8 billion. The Kia Georgia team manufacturers – the Telluride CUV, Sorento CUV, and the K5 midsize sedan with total production being 340,000 vehicles per year at this location, operating 3 shifts per day, 24 hours per day.
In additon to the facility tour, the Kia Georgia leadership team will join us for a disussion.
Discussion topics include:
– The diversification of products that Kia is manufacturing, and preparing to manufacture, and their impact on the Kia workforce. Including current and future planning in areas of recruiting, training, retention and skillsets.
– How the diversification of products Kia has on the horizon is impacting their supply chain and their partners.
Joining for the discussion:
– Latesa Bailey, Sr. Manager Human Resources, Kia Georgia
– Stuart Countess, CEO, Kia Georgia
– Rick Douglas, Director, People & Culture, Kia Georgia
– Cory Sewell, Sr. Manager of Procurement, Kia Georgia
– Natalie Tullberg, Sr. Manager of Team Relations, Kia Georgia
Kia Georgia Facility Tour
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 PM
West Point, GA
Registration – $35, includes facility tour, discussion with leadership and networking
THIS TOUR IS AT CAPACITY!
To be placed on a waitlist please email Regina Maddox
Registration is open to executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Shelley Kiley, VP of Operations, Rinnai and team host Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour of the company’s newest manufacturing facility!
Rinnai produces the #1 selling brand of tankless water heaters in North America and credits innovation, customer care and company culture with their success.
Registration opens December 1st!
Rinnai Facility Tour
Griffin, GA
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
9:00 – 10:30 am
Manufacturers rely on a consistent and strong logistics network to ensure their supplier networks and their finished products arrive on time. Georgia is leading the nation in investments in its logistics networks and growth in infrastructure.
Join us for updates and a look forward to continuous innovative logistics!
Speaker include:
Stacy Watson, Director, Economic & Industrial Development at Georgia Ports Authority
Sandy Lake, Director at Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics
Taylor Howerton, SVP Logistics & Supply Chain Industry, SunTrust now Truist
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Join us for a virtual facility tour of the King of Pops production facility in Atlanta, GA!
King of Pops legendary popsicles are made with simple, wholesome ingredients and, using fruit and dairy from local farms, the King of Pops team has created over 500 seasonal flavors throughout their history of making pops.
They work really hard to be an example of business doing good and the King of Pops team’s purpose is to create Unexpected Moments of Happiness. AND, one webinar attendee (must attend to be eligible) will receive a 50 “pop” party for their team!
Nick Carse shares how the King of Pops team pivoted and transitioned their business over the past year when their much of their customer base, including conventions, festivals, sporting events and restaurants were shut down.
The King of Pops brand also includes King of Pups, King of Crops and P10 Foods and Nick will share how each of these companies supports their purpose and brand.
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Learn how manufacturers can utilize the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) to create an education and workforce pipeline!
If your workforce pipeline includes employees with skillsets in automotive, aviation, Fanuc product training, flooring production, precision tech manufacturing, and more, you’ll want to join this conversation.
Leaders with the TCSG share:
– How manufacturers can work with the TCSG and the curriculum to develop most needed skillsets.
– How to incorporate new eCampus platforms into your workforce development plan.
– The success of the TCSG Mobile Labs and how to incorporate them into your training plans.
Manufacturing leaders join to share how they have engaged with their local technical colleges, best practices and experiences.
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
What is driving manufacturer growth in rural Georgia?
How is the manufacturer ecosystem responding to this growth?
Labor is a key component that drives many decisions relative to growth – how are manufacturers responding?
How can manufacturers ensure they’ve positioned themselves to take advantage of the resources in place to support them?
Join us for this timely conversation including:
– Manufacturers who have expanded in rural Georgia; Michael Smith, COO, Danimer Scientific and Omar Ard, CEO, Emporium Textiles
– Scott McMurray, Deputy Commissioner, Global Commerce, Georgia Department of Economic Development
– Jim Bob Taylor, Managing Principal, Industrial Market Leader, Cresa
– Michael Bennett, Vice President, Industrial Services, Cresa
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Join us for a virtual visit to the MANA Nutrition production facility in Fitzgerald, GA and Q&A with Mark Moore, Founder & CEO.
MANA is a nonprofit manufacturer of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) composed of south Georgia peanut paste, milk, and a special mix of vitamins and minerals. Carefully formulated to meet a child’s basic nutritional needs, MANA gives the world’s most at-risk kids the boost they need to return to good health.
Through continuous expansion and innovation their state-of-the-art production facility has enabled MANA Nutrition to help over 2.5 million children on 4 continents and in 45 countries.
Ramona Burada, Senior Vice President, SunTrust now Truist joins to lead the conversation and and Jason Dunn, Executive Director, Fitzgerald Ben Hill Economic Development Authority provides background for the company’s selection of this South Georgia community for it’s production home.
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Join us as we break down the top ten things you need to know about the COVID vaccine and how this information can affect employee health benefits.
Discussion points include:
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Shannon Magari, PhD, Epidemiologist, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Visiting Scientist at Harvard School of Public Health, Vice President of Health Sciences for Colden and President of the Northeast Biological Safety Association.
Suzannah Gill, Esq., Employee Benefits Specialist, Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants
Bob Simpson, Director, Communication & Engagement, Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
In partnership with the Japan America Society of Georgia.
Griffin-Spalding County is now home to a growing number of Japanese manufacturing companies thanks to the development of Georgia’s first eco-mixed-use park, The Lakes at Green Valley. Two of the first companies to come to the park, Otsuka Chemical America and Toppan USA, have committed to sustainability and protecting the environment through its production of materials, supply chain & facility management. Join us for this webinar for a behind the scenes glimpse into how activities & operational processes promoting sustainability can lead to positive impacts to your business & community.
Speakers include:
David Luckie, Griffin-Spalding County
Richard Cope, Toppan USA
Shannon Michael, Otsuka Chemical USA
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Manufacturing is a Critical Sector of the Economy – How will the President’s “Buy American” Executive Order impact your manufacturing company?Our speakers will discuss the Economic, Financial, Legal, Healthcare & Industrial Real Estate industries and key areas your company should focus on for success.They’ll share the “Top three things manufacturers need to know relative to each of their respective industries and impact on manufacturing”!
Speakers include:
– Simeon Wallis, CIO, Aprio Wealth Management– Jim Bob Taylor, Managing Principal, Industrial Market Leader, Cresa
– Suzannah Gill, Benefits Strategy Consultant, Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants
– Jim Moran, Senior Policy Advisor, Nelson Mullins
– Steve Goeke, Director, Truist Securities– Bill Strang, President Corporate Strategy/Ecommerce, TOTO USA (discussion moderator)
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Are you considering alternative workforce solutions for your manufacturing company? Join us and the Georgia Association of Manufacturers as we partner to bring you this opportunity to hear from organizations invested in the training, support and community reinvestment of employees into the manufacturing industry. Organizations represent those providing engagement with second chance programs, refugees, homeless population, and people with disabilities.
Manufacturers who have engaged with these organizations in their operations and strengthened their internal and external pipelines will join the conversation to share their experiences.
Speakers include:
Kofi Atakora – Precision Frameworks
Chris Chancey – Amplio
Diane Lewis – The Lewis Chemical Company
Heather Corbett & Jay Sanders – Georgia Department of Corrections
Matt Miller – First Step
Brielle Perry – Inclusively
Gordon Womble – IMS Retail
Kim Wallace – Hire Dynamics
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
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Join us for this series of short webinars as we speak with a diverse and dynamic group of manufacturing leaders. They’ll provide a look inside their manufacturing facility and discuss their company, what’s next, and lessons learned today that will build long term resilience for tomorrow and beyond.
Today’s conversation is with Alain Lafourcade, President, Fischer Connectors USA. We’ll virtually visit their Alpharetta, GA facility home to their US headquarters.
Fischer Connectors was founded over sixty years ago in Switzerland and their history and culture of entrepreneurship, excellence and innovation have propelled them to global success. Fischer Connectors produces connectors for a multitude of industries, solving connectivity challenges to co-create reliable, high performance devices. Industry collaborations include defense, medical device, instrumentation, industrial, IOT & Wearables, energy and more!
Adam Beckerman, Partner in Charge, Manufacturing & Distribution, Aprio LLP joins to facilitate the conversation.
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
To view this webinar recording or be connected with the featured speakers please email the event organizer.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Please join Next Generation Manufacturing and experts from Nelson Mullins for an update on the COVID-19 vaccine and the implications it will have on work-place operations and employers.
Topics to be Presented:
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“Chain Wrecks” is a fast-paced and highly valuable webinar for any company buying or selling things in the global supply chain.
It provides cautionary tales of what happens when sales do not go as planned. Although buyers and sellers of goods and services seek to profit from each transaction, every sale also brings risks.
Who is exposed to losses when things go wrong, such as when a party fails to perform as promised or when a product is defective, must be recalled, or infringes intellection property rights?
If the parties do not have a clear, written agreement covering such risks, what terms control?
How may parties limit their commercial and litigation risks, while maximizing opportunities for recovery from the defaulting buyer or seller?
Using lively and entertaining stories of real-world “chain wrecks” (including tales from the pandemic), the presenters bring to life Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and other applicable laws in a way that will engage and inform.
Viewers will leave with a new or refreshed understanding of the legal framework governing contract formation, default terms, express and implied warranties, consequences of breach, indemnification, and damages limitations.
Speakers include:
Robert Brunson, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Kathleen Mellon, Associate, Nelson Mullins
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In partnership with the Forsyth Manufacturing Society.
Join us to hear from manufacturers who have successfully collaborated with their community school systems, including middle and high schools. They’ll share their experiences and best practices and provide their top three tips to getting started in your community!
Manufacturer speakers include:
– Brian Cooksey, Director Workforce
Development, Shaw Industries Group
– Tim Ferguson, Operations Manager, Siemens
– Donna Drake, Head of Core Laboratories,
Solvay Specialty Polymers
– Deanna Mathis, Community Outreach &
Corporate Giving, Shaw Industries Group
– Danielle Perkins, COO, Murray Plastics
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
regina.maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org
Terrapin Beer Company hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour of the facility that produces their multi-award-winning brews. Hear from Jack Albanese and the rest of the Terrapin leadership about their journey, their successes, sustainability initiatives, dedication to their community and their mission to “create unique experiences through the passionate brewing of the finest quality craft beers”!
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Terrapin Brewing Company
Athens, GA
Registration – $35, includes tour, discussion, tasting, Terrapin glass, lunch & more!
REGISTER
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Join us for this educational program & discussion on key items necessary for preparing your company’s liquidity event or exit.
Speakers include manufacturers who have experience with the private equity
process and private equity professionals specializing in manufacturing:
– How do I prepare my company for a future sale?
– Timing is everything, how do I know the timing is right?
– Preparing now for the transaction
– Beginning the selling process
– Exit realities and options
– Life after the sale
REGISTER
Registration – $35, includes event discussion & materials and networking cocktail reception.
3:00 – 5:30 pm – Presentations and Discussion
5:30 – 7:00 pm – Networking on the Terrace
TOTO, the world’s largest plumbing manufacturer, hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour of their recently expanded TOTO USA Morrow facility. TOTO USA is the recipient of the prestigious EPA Green Power Leadership Award, multiple industry awards and sustainability awards (both domestic and international) as well as a strong supporter of many community initiatives!
Bill Strang, President Corporate Strategy & Ecommerce, TOTO USA will share the company’s history and vision for the future. Join Bill and the TOTO team as they share what’s next for TOTO and the industry!
Thursday, January 16, 2020
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
TOTO USA
Morrow, GA
Registration – $25, includes tour, discussion with company leaddership, lunch and networking!
THIS TOUR IS AT CAPACITY!
Email Regina Maddox to be placed on the tour registration watilist.
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Join us for a tour of BPI Outdoors hosted by Nate Treadaway, CEO, and the BPI Outdoors team.
BPI Outdoors is a combination of manufacturing/sourcing, distribution and marketing of hunting and shooting related products. Their seasoned staff of industry professionals use their knowledge and experience to take a product, or a brand, all the way from conception, to manufacturing, and finally to the marketplace.
BPI Outdoors’ products include Bergara, CVA, Durasight, Dead Air, PowerBelt Bullets, Quake and more!
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lawrenceville, GA
Registration: $35, includes tour, discussion, lunch and networking!
REGISTER
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Join us for this webinar discussion with manufacturing leaders sharing how they’re navigating and ensuring continuity of operations and protecting their employees.
Maintaining employee engagement and productivity in uncertain times:Larry Sheftel, Aprio
Economic Relief Updates:
Tax implications of the proposed government economic relief package – Kerry Defler, Aprio
Join us for this webinar discussion!Finance industry professionals share the latest updates for maintaining your company’s financial stability, updates regarding the economic relief bill and its tax provisions and more:
Presenters include:
Secure the Health & Safety of Your Employees!Topics include:– Steps All Employers Can Take to Reduce Workers’ Risk of Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
– Managing surface decontamination
– Implementation of Workplace Controls and Safe Work Practices (Including PPE for employees and considerations for safely switching to an alternate types)
– Important Considerations for Creating an Infectious Disease Outbreak Response Plan- Long term planning for employee safety
– How to disinfect an office or factory when a worker contracts COVID-19
– Develop Policies and Procedures for Prompt Identification and Isolation of Sick People, if Appropriate
– OSHA Record keeping Requirements
– What to do when an employee tests positive for COVID 19
Speaker will share real world examples of challenges & solutions manufacturers have implemented.
Speakers include:
Jenny Houlroyd, Certified Indusrial Hygenist & Senior Research Scientist, GA MEP
Chris Mancillas, Senior Vice President Risk Control & Safety, EPIC
Big Green Egg hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a special culinary event! This event will highlight local foods that will be included in recipes created in the Big Green Egg Culinary Center and cooked on the EGG to be enjoyed by event attendees.
Providing a unique opportunity for networking in the food production and manufacturing community.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Big Green Egg Culinary Center
Atlanta, GA
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Registration is $40 and includes fabulous food & beverages created by Big Green Egg and cooked on the EGG and networking with your peers in the manufacturing industry!
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to leadership of manufacturing companies including executives, directors and senior managers, unless otherwise noted
Human Resources 2020: How to Respond to Workforce Adjustments & Business Needs
Join us for the webinar on the evolving changes affecting manufacturers!
WEBINAR
Thursday, April 2nd
9:15 am – 10:00 am
REGISTER
Pre-Registration required, registration open through 9:00 am, April 2nd.
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to leadership of manufacturing companies including executives, directors and senior managers, unless otherwise noted.
It’s the end of the month, how does the nation’s pandemic affect my real estate contracts?
WEBINAR
Tuesday, March 31st
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
REGISTER
Pre-Registration required, registration open through 4:00 pm, March 31st.
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to leadership of manufacturing companies including executives, directors and senior managers, unless otherwise noted.
Topics to be presented:
Business Continuity, Force Majeure and Potential Defenses to COVID-19 Related Contractual Non-Performance
Presented by Mark VanderBroek and Geof Vickers
Employer Obligations Under Recent COVID-19 Legislation
Presented by Ann Murray and Mitch Boyarsky
Navigating the New Financial and Business Frontier: Approaching the Crisis from the Business/Borrower and Creditor/Lender Landscapes
Presented by Shane Ramsey and Gary Freedman
WEBINAR
Friday, March 27th
8:45 am – 10:00 am
REGISTER
Pre-Registration required, registration open through 8:15 am, March 27th.
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to leadership of manufacturing companies including executives, directors and senior managers, unless otherwise noted.
Join us and hear from innovative female leaders in the manufacturing industry!
Speakers include manufacturing leaders from small, medium and large manufacturers who will share their experiences in the industry, their company and lessons learned throughout their careers.
Speakers TBA!
Speed Round Presentations for Women Manufacturers!
To apply to participate in this segment please complete this FORM
Are you a manufacturer with a product you’d like to present to event attendees?
Registrants will have the opportunity to:
(1) Present themselves and their company
(2) Share information about their product
1:30 – 2:00 pm – Registration check-in
2:00 – 5:30 pm – Event and Discussion
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Networking and Cocktails
(3) Outline their resource needs Contact Regina Maddox with questions or for additional info.
REGISTRATION: $40
Includes program & discussions, networking & cocktails and our product showcase to promote your business and products!
All registrants are invited to bring items representing their company’s products and participate in our speed round introduction and showcase. Additional details will be provided with registration confirmation for those interested in participating.
| Join us for our Tenth Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event on November 4, 2021 at the GTRI Conference Center! Early Registration through October 21, 2021 – $99 Regular Registration – $149 – Includes all speakers & panels and breakfast & lunch 7:30 am – 2:45 pm REGISTER Celebrating our tenth year featuring speakers from our inaugural keynote speaker companies ten years ago! These innovative leaders will provide a look back over the past ten years for their company and the industry and….. a look forward to the next ten years and what they see the future holding for their company and the industry. Confirmed Speakers: Bill Strang, President Operations and Ecommerce, TOTO Tim Baucom, President, Shaw Industries Stuart Countess, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Rod McLean, Vice President of Air Mobility and Maritime Missions and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies. |  |
Join us for our Ninth Annual Next Generation Manufacturing Signature Event on September 26, 2019 at SunTrust Park.
SunTrust Park
Atlanta, GA
Early Registration – $99, includes all speakers & panels and breakfast & lunch / Tables of 10 $900.
7:30 am – 2:45 pm REGISTER here!
Featuring speakers and panelists from the most highly innnovative companies. This event has sold out the last two years, please register early!
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
“Success in Manufacturing: the Woman’s Perspective”
Speakers include manufacturing leaders from small, medium and large manufacturers who will share their experiences in the industry, their company and lessons learned throughout their careers.
Join us and hear from innovative female leaders in the manufacturing industry!
Speed Round Presentations for Women Manufacturers!
Are you a manufacturer with a product you’d like to present to event attendees?
Registrants will have the opportunity to:
(1) Present themselves and their company
(2) Share information about their product
(3) Outline their resource needsFor additional info on this segment please email Regina Maddox
Thursday, August 8th
2:30 – 5:30 pm – Event and Discussion
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Networking and Cocktails
Nelson Mullins
Atlanta, GA
Registration: $40
Registration includes program & discussions, networking & cocktails and our product showcase to promote your business and products!
All registrants are invited to bring items representing their company’s products and participate in our speed round introduction and showcase. Additional details will be provided with registration confirmation for those interested in participating.
Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Terrapin Taprooom at the Battery at SunTrust Park
755 Battery Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
Registration is $20 per person, includes discussion, Q&A, event materials and food & beverages.
Innovation in Manufacturing: Needs, Practices & Performance in Georgia
GEORGIA’S OFFICIAL ONLINE MANUFACTURING DIRECORYhas recently been updated by the GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This is a free, searchable directory including the more than 10,000 manufacturers in the State. If you are looking for suppliers or manufacturer partners in the industry you’ll want to visit this site!
Tour Carter’s/OshKosh is Braselton is the company’s largest and most innovative distribution center! This location is one of the largest distribution centers in the southeast and incorporates state of the art equipment to support the company’s growing ecommerce and retail divisions.
Georgia, and our logistics and related industries, play an important role in moving goods throughout the country – and globally! Our group will be joined by Matt Markham, Director, Georgia Centers of Innovation for Logistics who will provide an overview of the logistics updates for Georgia.
*Registration – $35 includes tour, discussion with leadership and lunch.
*Next Generation Manufacturing Events are open to senior leadership and directors of manufacturing companies unless otherwise noted.
Registration opens 3/11/2019!
Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) was developed by the Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Economic Development and honor Georgia’s leading manufacturers! Please vist www.georgiamaw.org for criteria and nomination forms.
Manufacturing Appreciation Week will be celebrated April 15-18, 2019 with the Awards Luncheon being held April 18th at the Georgia International Convention Center. Georgia’s Small, Medium and Large Manufacturer of the Year Awards will be presented by Governor Deal.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
10:00 am – 1:15 pm
Georgia International Convention Center
2000 Convention Center ConcourseCollege Park, GA 30337 To reserve your seat at one of the Next Generation Manufacturing event tables please email Regina.Maddox@nextgenerationmfg.org.
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to leadership of manufacturing companies including executives, directors and senior managers, unless otherwise noted.
Big Green Egg hosts Next Generation Manufacturing for a special culinary event! This event will highlight local foods that will be included in recipes created in the Big Green Egg Culinary Center and cooked on the EGG to be enjoyed by event attendees.
Providing a unique opportunity for networking in the food production and manufacturing community.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Big Green Egg Culinary Center
Atlanta, GA
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Registration is $40 and includes fabulous food & beverages created by Big Green Egg and cooked on the EGG and networking with your peers in the manufacturing industry!
Next Generation Manufacturing events are open to leadership of manufacturing companies including executives, directors and senior managers, unless otherwise noted
Join the Movement!
View theSPECTRUM CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING VIDEO
Manufacturers interested in participating or learning more about the program please contact: Larry Feinstein, CEO, Hire Dynamics at LFEINSTEIN@HIREDYNAMICS.COM
Manufacturers interested in learning about resources and incentives associated with this program please contactREGINA.MADDOX@NEXTGENERATIONMFG.ORG
Connect with other manufacturing executives and share best practices and ideas with your peers in a confidential setting. Roundtables are held bi-monthly in rotating locations convenient to you. Roundtable registration is complimentary and is open to c-level executives of manufacturing companies.
Each roundtable group will set their specific meeting dates for 2018.
To apply to participate, please complete the online form.
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Next Generation Manufacturing Event Brings Top Manufacturing Leaders to Georgia (1)
NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING EVENT BRINGS TOP MANUFACTURING LEADERS TO GEORGIA
Executives from Lockheed Martin, Shaw Industries, TOTO USA and Kia Motors share the speaker’s platform to discuss innovation
ATLANTA (September 20, 2011) – The inaugural Next Generation Manufacturing event, taking place October 18, 2011, is set to showcase the manufacturing renaissance that the U.S. is poised to experience, as more manufacturers pioneer new products and processes and more jobs are staying in America or being brought back. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet, hear from and interact with senior executives from world-leading manufacturers, discussing top innovation methods and successes.
William L. Strang, Senior Vice President of Operations TOTO, and one of the notable speakers at the Next Generation Manufacturing event, says: “Innovation has been the hallmark of our product and process evolution over the past 10 years. TOTO uses lifecycle assessment as a very important methodology to establish the metrics for continuous improvement and reduction in cost. We have been able to blend the best attributes of what Georgia has to offer with the product and process innovations to allow us to be sustainable and competitive in today’s market.”
“The type of innovation that Mr. Strang mentions is the genesis of Next Generation Manufacturing, fueling a renaissance in the U.S. today,” says Richard Kopelman, visionary behind the event and partner at Atlanta-based accounting and business advisory firm Habif, Arogeti & Wynne. “Recent news reports show that major manufacturing brands, like Wham-O, NCR, and Ford Motors can better innovate and service their customers by manufacturing in the U.S. as opposed to off-shoring. There’s a clear correlation between innovation and job growth.”
A survey recently released by Reuters and MFG.com shows that 40% of North American manufacturers with off-shored production are investigating bringing that work back to the U.S. by 2012. This is further evidence supporting a U.S. manufacturing renaissance.
The Oct. 18 event, to be hosted at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center (GTRI), will feature talks by prominent manufacturing business leaders. Speakers include:
Georgia Tech also will provide a rare opportunity to tour three of its premier research centers: the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC), the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), and the Food Processing Technology Division Center. Tours will be guided by research center faculty and graduate students involved in innovation projects now under development.
Registration is $99 and open to manufacturing executives and senior management or directors of manufacturing companies. To register, visit the event website:WWW.NEXTGENERATIONMFG.ORG
The Platinum sponsors of the event are: Georgia’s largest independent accounting firm Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner I.B.I.S., Inc. and the international corporate law firm Paul Hastings, LLP. Gold sponsor of the event is The McCart Group. Silver sponsors include the Centers for Innovation for Manufacturing, Definity Partners, HPWP Consulting, and PNC Bank.
Additional supporters of the event include: Georgia Association of Manufacturers, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Quick Start, Technical College System of Georgia, U.S. Department of Commerce – U.S. Export Assistance Center, and What’s Up Interactive.
For more information, contact Regina Maddox, Executive Director of Next Generation Manufacturing, atREGINA.MADDOX@HAWCPA.COMor 404.431.6612 or visitWWW.NEXTGENERATIONMFG.ORG