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SUMMIT CANCELLED
Governor Jim Doyle invites Wisconsin manufacturers and their labor representatives to attend:
Wisconsin
Manufacturing Economic Summit:
Navigating the New Landscape
These are challenging times for the manufacturing industry. Our next steps will impact our immediate and long term prognosis. This one-day conference will bring together industry leaders and strategists to discuss the impact of the financial crisis and offer strategies to help identify and seize opportunities in this changed economic environment. (Summit Agenda below)
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: The event will be hosted at Waukesha County Technical College and its satellite locations of Northcentral Technical College and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. Through the use of the latest technology, participants at each of the locations will share agendas, presentations, panel discussions, and interact in real time.
Cost: Participant $25.00 cost recovery fee
Register online at:http://tiny.cc/MfgEconSummit
| Wisconsin Manufacturing Economic Summit - Tentative Agenda | |
|---|---|
| Timeline | Topic |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Registration |
| 9:30 - 9:40 AM |
Welcome/Introductions
- Waukesha County Technical College site -- WCTC President, Dr. Barbara Prindiville - Southwest Wisconsin Technical College site – SWTC President, Dr. Karen R. Knox - Northcentral Technical College site – NTC Workforce Learning Solutions Office, Angie Vaughan |
| 9:40 - 10:00 AM |
Update on Workforce Development Efforts Supporting
Manufacturing
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary, Roberta Gassman |
| 10:00 - 10:45 AM |
Setting the Stage: Manufacturing in Wisconsin Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (invited) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | AM Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM |
Economic Trends: Strengths, Weaknesses and Threats to
Manufacturing Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) Executive Director and CEO, Mike Klonsinski |
| 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch with Manufacturing Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Manufacturing Panel on Legislation Updates (Discussion topics include Cap-and-Trade, The Employee Free Choice Act, Healthcare & Healthcare Reform, Workforce Skills and Knowledge Improvement, and State and National Economic Conditions for Manufacturing) Panel Moderator: WCTC Associate Dean, Michael Shiels Panel includes manufacturing business representatives from: |
| 1:00 - 1:15 PM | PM Break |
| 1:15 - 2:00 PM | Participant Facilitated Discussion |
| 2:00 - 2:45 PM |
Successfully Positioning for the Economic Upswing: How to
Position Your Business for Success, Invest in Your Workforce, and Expand
Your Markets UW-Oshkosh, Assistant Professor of Labor Economics, Public Policy, and Applied Microeconomics Dr. Chad Cotti |
| 2:45 - 3:15 PM |
Manufacturing Skills and Knowledge Development Connections Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) President, Dan Clancy |
| 3:15 - 3:30 PM | Wrap up and Summary WCTC Director of Corporate and Community Training, Dr. Joseph Weitzer |
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM | Regional Location Closing and Adjournment |
For information about previous events and related material, go to the Archives page.
Interested in Scheduling an MSSC Meeting of Event?
DWD Secretary Roberta Gassman, or her designee, is available for employer meetings and events regarding the MSSC initiative. If interested, please contact:
Amy Phillips, DWD MSSC Initiative Manager
E-mail: amelia.phillips@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608-267-3214