MxD Member Summit 2023

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT

MxD will be hosting the third-annual MxD Member Summit on October 4 and 5. Taking place in person at MxD’s expansive Chicago facility, this two-day event will give all MxD members the opportunity to interact and engage in meaningful conversations, attend keynotes, participate in group discussions, tour the Factory Floor, network over live jazz and cocktails, and more. Both days will be open to all MxD members.

If you would like more information about this event, please email programs@mxdusa.org for assistance.

Agenda: October 4, 2023

8:30 a.m. | Coffee / Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. | MxD Welcome / Member Summit Kickoff
9:15 a.m. | Keynote Address: Laura Edell, Chief Data Scientist, AI Markets & Innovation, Microsoft
10:00 a.m. | Workforce Development: “Importance of Partnerships to Scale Workforce Programs” - Rebekah Kowalski, VP, Manpower
Manufacturing at ManpowerGroup
10:30 a.m. | Special Guest Speaker: Ms. Heather Evans, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce
11:00 a.m. | Factory Floor Tour
12:30 p.m. | Lunch
1:30 p.m. | “Collaborating with MxD on Government Funding” - Chris Dufour, MxD
1:45 p.m. | Projects update and success stories
2:00 p.m. | Cyber + Zero Trust - Laura Elan, MxD + Dr. Michael Powell, NIST + Aslam Sherule, MITRE Corp.
3:30 p.m.| Closing Remarks: “Manufacturing Leadership in the Digital Era” - Fabien Duboeuf, Industry Manager, Manufacturing, Google Cloud 
4:00 p.m.| Special Partnership Announcement for 2024, Jela Trask, MxD
4:00 p.m. | Cocktail hour

Agenda: *Member Exclusive Day* October 5, 2023

8:30 a.m.| Coffee / Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. | MxD Welcome
9:15 a.m. | Member Community Update
9:30 a.m. | Keynote: “How the U.S. Army Materiel Command is Reimagining and Implementing Advanced Manufacturing” - Ms. Stephanie Hoaglin, Acting Director, OIB Modernization Task Force, U.S. Army Materiel Command
10:00 a.m. | OIB Modernization Roundtable
11:00 a.m. | MBE Member Presentations and Discussions
12:00 p.m. | Lunch
1:00 p.m. | Member Meeting: State of MxD, Town Hall and Q&A
2:45 p.m. | Factory Floor Member Discussion with InVision
3:45 p.m. | Member Summit Wrap Up