Agenda
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | NAM HQ
6:00 pm Networking Reception
7:30 pm Reception Concludes
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | NAM HQ
7:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome and Introductions
8:30 am Labor Market by the Numbers – Where is Everyone?
Chad Moutray, Chief Economist, NAM & Director, Center for Manufacturing Research, MI
9:00 am Fair Chance Hiring & Expanding the Labor Pool
Cassi Zumbiel, Managing Director, Envoy
9:30 am Gig Economy in Manufacturing – A New Approach to Contingent Labor
Wes Wood, Director of Strategic Growth, Veryable
Kelly Friend, Director of Workforce Development, Veryable
10:15 am Break
10:30 am The Importance of Speed in Recruitment
Mike Schaefer, Senior Vice President, FactoryFix
Brian Powers, Talent Acquisition Associate Manager, Niagara Bottling
Alejandra Lopez, Talent Acquisition Lead, Niagara Bottling
11:15 am Structured Problem-Solving & Deep Dive Issue #1
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Deep Dive #2
2:00 pm Deep Dive #3
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Implementation & Next Steps
4:00 pm Program Concludes