Description

Join us for a day of inspiration, collaboration, and innovation at the Evansville Region Manufacturing Summit hosted by the Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance. This one-day event brings together industry experts, prominent manufacturing leaders, and local vendors for an immersive experience aimed at shaping the future of manufacturing.

Featuring keynote speaker Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, and Travis Daugherty, founder and CEO of Champions 101, the summit offers a diverse agenda designed to address the latest manufacturing practices and challenges. With 10 breakout sessions covering topics such as leadership development, lean culture implementation, sustainability strategies, cybersecurity, financial planning, machine reliability, workforce development, and strategic leadership integration, attendees will gain valuable insights and actionable strategies to drive success in their organizations.

In addition to the educational sessions, the summit will include a local vendor fair providing opportunities for networking and collaboration, as well as an interactive power hour to engage with peers and industry experts.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a dynamic exchange of ideas and solutions that will shape the future of manufacturing in the Tri-State region. Join us at the Evansville Region Manufacturing Summit and be inspired to lead, innovate, and thrive in the evolving manufacturing landscape.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Rich Sheridan
CEO, Chief Storyteller & Tour Guide
Author of Joy, Inc. & Chief Joy Officer

Rich Sheridan, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations, is a successful entrepreneur and author of two best-selling books—Joy Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love and Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear. Rich’s passion for inspiring organizations to create their own joy-filled cultures has led him to address audiences across the world—through four continents and 18 countries (and counting) as well as throughout the United States.

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Travis Daugherty

Founder & CEO, Champions 101

Travis Daugherty, founder and CEO of Champions 101, a coach, leader, teacher and now speaker, Travis Daugherty has spent his professional life helping to bring out the best in others. That’s why he created Champions 101, a leadership development program for schools, teams, and organizations. It’s focused on the foundational mindsets, choices, and behaviors that separate the very best from everyone else, and that help us build a winning identity in the areas of performance and life that matter most. Like any 101 course, it’s focused on the fundamentals - the basics of what becoming a champion requires. Travis’s inspiring message is filled with practical wisdom for building a culture, an identity, and an experience you can be proud of.

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BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:

• Your hiring playbook to attract more applicants with a defined company culture
• Building a culture of lean within a manufacturing firm - TPM
• Driving growth through sustainability 
• IT/Cyber security best practices
• Machine reliability & industry 4.0 integration
• Workforce of the future: leveraging high school models to build talent pipelines
• Developing your workforce- apprenticeships, work based learning, and other innovative models
• Strategic leadership: integrating closed-loop management systems into your business strategy
• Using government affairs to improve and protect the bottom line
• Safety panel discussion