PMSA Summit 2010

Seizing the Future: Leadership Strategies for the Recovery and Beyond

As the industry grapples with the lingering effects of the Great Recession and anticipates recovery, manufacturers have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform their businesses and become more competitive in an increasingly global marketplace. The Progressive Manufacturing Summit 2010 will help manufacturing executives identify and implement new strategies to re-start growth and move the business forward to a brighter futures.

The 6th Annual Progressive Manufacturing Summit 2010 is an invitation-only event for senior-level manufacturing executives. The Progressive Manufacturing Summit 2010 will provide you with the opportunity to gain insight and expand your knowledge, network with your peers, and walk away with a tangible action plan to address the toughest economic environment we have seen in years. The Progressive Manufacturing Summit 2010 will be held at The Breakers Palm Beach in Palm Beach, FL

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Agenda Sessions will include:

  • The State of Manufacturing & The Economy
  • Innovation: New Markets & New Products
  • Deepening the Customer Connection
  • Supply Chain Mastery
  • Emerging Technologies: The Future of Manufacturing
  • Things to Come
  • Executive Networking Meetings
  • The 6th Annual Manufacturing Council Meeting
  • The PM100 Awards Ceremony & Gala


Space is limited to the first 200 qualified attendees. 2010 participants will include:

  • David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation Media    
  • John Engler, President of the National Association of Manufacturers, and  former three-term Governor of Michigan
  • Kevyn Renner, Senior Technology Consultant, Chevron
  • Marc Weich, Director Sustainability and ERM, DOW
  • Dwayne H. Spradlin, President and Chief Executive Officer, InnoCentive Inc.
  • Chris Summersgill, Vice President of Operations, Big Belly Solar
  • Adriana Caraboutas, Process Information Officer, Global Manufacturing and Labor, General Motors.
  • Mark Lynch, Director, Supply Chain Development, Coca Cola
  • Jeffrey R. Carlisle, Director Forecasting and Market Analysis, Six Sigma Black Belt, SKF USA Inc.
  • Carlos Rubio, Director of Finance and Operations, Grayling Industries
  • Eric Marks, President and Chief Executive Officer, AgilePath Corp.
  • Brad Heath, President, Virtex, and 2009 Progressive Manufacturer of the Year winner. 
  • Tim Fleming, VP and CIO, Industrial Technologies Sector, Ingersoll Rand Co
  • Julie Fraser, President, Cambashi
  • Robert Parker, Vice President, IDC Manufacturing Insights
  • Andy Chatha, president of ARC Advisory Group