Rosemary Coates
President · Blue Silk Consulting
Reshoring: It's Time to Bring Manufacturing Back from China
Reshoring: How and Why to Bring Manufacturing Back to the Us Building High Performance Teams High Performance Field Service The Art and Science of Business Negotaitions Expert Witnessing
Vanessa Díaz
Assistant Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Bad Bunny Entertainment Puerto Rico Caribbean United States
Richard Cozzens
Director of Thunderworks Innovation Center & Associate Professor of Engineering · Southern Utah University
Specializing in CATIA, civil engineering design, and aerospace manufacturing research and technology
Concurrent Enrollment Residential Building Design Aerospace Technology Curriculum Design, Delivery & Assessment 3D Solid Modeling
Philip La Duke
Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM
One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find
Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture
Tim Baines
Professor of Operations Strategy · Aston University
Professor Baines specialises in the realisation of competitive manufacturing operations.
Business Models Advanced Services Servitization Manufacturing Operations Strategy
Glenn Daehn
Fontana Professor, Materials Science Engineering | College of Engineering · The Ohio State University
Materials science engineering expert, revolutionizing impulse-based manufacturing
Metallurgical Engineering Impulse-based manufacturing Materials Science Intersection of Academia and Industry
Mo Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · Virginia Commonwealth University
Advance crystallization and material manufacturing for health and energy applications
Multiphase slug flow Process design and control Battery materials (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Reaction Engineering
Frank Scavo
President · Strativa
Vision and trends in enterprise IT strategy, IT management issues, and IT spending trends
Enterprise Software Business Process Improvement Economic Trends Cio Leadership It Management
Ali Bigdeli
Associate Professor (Reader) in Industrial Service Innovation · Aston University
Dr Bigdeli is an expert in servitization and advanced services in manufacturing.
Manufacturing Strategy Business Model Innovation Servitization Service Innovation Organisational Change
Richard Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Globalization; social and ecological sustainability; world-systems theory; the globalization of business and workers' rights
Global Political Economy World Systems Labor Markets and Global Production East Asia and the Global Economy Technology and Development
Daniel J. Cox
Professor and Founding Chair of Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Southern University
Daniel J. Cox is an expert in robotics and automation, advanced manufacturing, and dynamic systems and control.
Dynamic Systems and Control Robotics and Automation Advanced Manufacturing
Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs | Professor of Chemical & Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Research interest: batteries, electrochemistry, sustainable energy, biofuel, biomaterials, supercritical extraction, and nanomedicine.
Batteries Electrochemical engineering Bio-carbon Supercritical carbon dioxide technology Nanotechnology
Harry Moser
Founder and President · The Reshoring Initiative
Motivating and enabling the return of manufacturing to the US
Reshoring Manufacturing Skilled Workforce
Afroditi V. Filippas, Ph.D.
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing Professor · Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Filippas is VCU’s representative to CCAM. Her research focuses on Smart Manufacturing, Data Analytics, and Modeling.
Electromagnetic Device Modeling Data Analytics Higher Order Statistical Analysis Multimodal Data Analytics Experimental Design
Mark Greenhouse
Lean Management Coach + Process Improver · Levantar
Applying Productivity and Lean Management techniques in Manufacturing, Legal, & Service companies.
Lean Manufacturing Training UK Lean Consulting UK Manufacturing Consulting UK Productivity Improvement Lean Legal
Krista Jones
Managing Director, Work & Learning · MaRS Discovery District
Bridging the gaps between people, technology and automation.
Product Marketing Technology Commercialization Technology Strategy Development Enterprise Software Future of Work
Vince Anewenter
Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Vince Anewenter focuses his work on 3D scanning and additive manufacturing.
Product Design Stamping 3D Scanning Additive Manufacturing Injection Molding
Charles Cartin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Director of Makerspaces & Associate Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University
Additive Manufacturing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Design Engineering
Alan Mackelprang
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Alan Mackelprang's research interests include examining interdependencies among supply chain partners
Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration Supply Chain Contagion Manufacturing Flexibility
Andrew Samrick
Principal · Simplicity Partners
High energy industry veteran educates, motivates, and informs audiences from the C-Suite to the production floor!
Sales Management Marketing Economics Planning Manufacturing