Summit on Smart Manufacturing Resiliency

This event is in-person only.

Please visit the full Summit on Smart Manufacturing Resiliency website here, hosted by Northern Essex Community College:
https://www.necc.mass.edu/engage/community-events/summit-on-smart-manufacturing-resiliency/

AGENDA:

8:00-8:10 AM	Introduction (Moderator)	Alexandria Eberhardt	Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce	CEO
8:10-8:15	Summit Goals	John Michitson	City of Haverhill	City Council Vice President
8:15	Introduce Congresswoman Lori Trahan	Andy Vargas	State of Massachusetts	Representative
8:15-8:25	Federal Government Support for Smart Manufacturing - CHIPS and Science Act	Congresswoman Lori Trahan	US Congress	Member of US House of Representatives
8:25-9:10	PANEL #1: Climate and Energy Tech Opportunities in Gateway Cities	Andy Vargas (moderator)	State	Representative
		Galen Nelson	CEC	Chief Program Officer
		Dominick Roveto	HDR	Education, Science & Community Principal
		Matt Juros	CI Design	Principal
9:10-9:30	Attract Life Sciences New Businesses, Jobs, Biodiversity to Haverhill and Merrimack Valley	Kendalle Burlin O'Connell	MassBio	CEO & President
9:30-9:40	Building the Life Sciences and Food Innovation Work-Live-Play Community of the Future in Downtown Haverhill	Sal Lupoli	Lupoli Companies	CEO
9:40-10:00	Life Sciences/Biotech/Biopharma Funding and Resource Opportunities	Kenneth Turner	Massachusetts Life Sciences Center	CEO & President
10:00-10:15	UMass Lowell Initiatives for Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Climate Technology in the Merrimack Valley	Anne Maglia	UMass Lowell	Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation
10:15-10:45	What is Smart Manufacturing? What are the challenges & potential solutions?	Tim Bowe	FullSpectrum	CEO
10:45-11:15	Smart Manufacturing and Climate/Energy Solutions	Justin Simmons	Schneider Electric	NE Account Manager
11:15-11:45	Leveraging the Digital Thread for Smart Manufacturing	Shankar Raman	Siemens	Director, Digital Manufacturing Portfolio Development, Americas
11:45 - 12:45	LUNCH & NETWORKING
12:45 - 1:45 PM	PANEL #3: Smart Manufacturing Challenges and Solutions for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers	Laura Teicher (moderator)	FORGE	Executive Director
		Jose Tomas Dominguez	Atacama Biomaterials	Co-Founder
		Ellen Ellsworth	MASSMEP
		Rink Wheeler	Cedars	VP of Operations
1:45-2:15	State’s Vision and Role in Bolstering Smart Manufacturing	Secretary Hao	State of Massachusetts	Secretary of Economic Development
2:15-3:15	PANEL #2 Workforce Development and Training Challenges and Solutions	Lane Glenn (moderator)	NECC	President
		James Henderson	MassHire(NECC)
		Allison-Dolan Wilson	NECC	Vice President, Institutional Advancement
		Maryanne Ham	NAMC	Executive Director
		Keith Boucher	MakeIT Haverhill	Co-Founder
3:15-4:00	Wrap-up and Networking	Alexandria Eberhardt	Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce	CEO