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MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES & SERVICES LEARNING CENTER ROOM LOCATED INSIDE THE HUB - END OF 800 AISLE
Sponsored by
www.wedc.org
TUESDAY, October 5, 2021 10:00am
Technical College or Third-Party Workforce Training: Combining the Best of Both
Presented by: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
When it comes to upskilling the manufacturing workforce, pulling talent off the floor to engage in training is a significant investment both in wages and opportunity cost, leaving employers with a big decision. Should they place their team members on pathways toward Associate Degrees or Tech Diplomas or should they provide a la carte training on specific manufacturing competencies, perhaps in pursuit of third-party certifications? 12:00pm
Technical College or Third-Party Workforce Training: Combining the Best of Both
Presented by: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Hear from manufacturers on how they’ve achieved productivity gains by improving operational performance with flat or declining workforce capacity. 2:00pm
UW-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute: Connecting Systems and Talent to Create an Interconnected Manufacturing Supply Chain
Presented by: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation w/ Joseph Zaccaria, Manager, Global Academics, Rockwell Automation
Learn how to achieve optimal efficiencies and deliver on customer needs by connecting both advanced technology and talent upskilling with a digital manufacturing roadmap.
WEDNESDAY, October 6, 2021 10:00am
Reshoring is Surging Nationally. How Your Company and Wisconsin Can Benefit.
Presented by: Harry Moser, President, Reshoring Initiative
For decades, we lost 10,000s of business and millions of jobs to offshoring. It is now clear that shorter supply chains are lower risk and are more profitable for OEMs for 20 to 30% of products that are now imported. Find how to benefit from the trend. Takeaways include: • How to identify the products most eligible to reshore • How to quantify the costs and risks of offshoring • What Wisconsin could do to accelerate the trend • Why companies reshore • How to convince companies to reshore and buy from you Harry Moser: Founder of the Reshoring Initiative after being president of machine tool maker GF Machining Solutions for 22 years. Awards include: Industry Week’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame, SPE’s Mold Designer of the Year and Fab Shop Direct’s Manufacturer of the Year. Participated actively in President Obama’s 2012 Insourcing Forum at the White House. Member of the Department of Commerce Investment Advisory Council. Frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NYT, and seen on national TV and radio programs. BS and MS in Engineering from MIT and MBA from U. of Chicago.
