BizTimes Media hosted its Next Generation Manufacturing Summit on Oc. 12 at The Ingleside Hotel in Waukesha.
Nearly 300 members of southeastern Wisconsin’s business community attended the 16th annual event to hear from the region’s leading manufacturers on how they are navigating ongoing challenges including disrupted supply chains, a major workforce shortage and automation and productivity issues.
- BizTimes’ 16th annual Next Generation Manufacturing Summit was held at the Ingleside Hotel in Waukesha.
- BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas moderated the keynote conversation with Steven Richman, group president of Milwaukee Tool.
- Steven Richman, group president of Milwaukee Tool.
- Nearly 300 business and manufacturing leaders attended the 2021 Next Generation Manufacturing Summit.
- The panel discussion included Mike Steger, president and COO at Waukesha Metal Products; Jim Schneberger, president at New Berlin Plastics; Ryan Reigle, president and CEO of Regal Ware; and Bob Gross, president and CEO at Gross Automation, LLC.
- The panel discussion was moderated by Carol Crawford, senior consultant at WMEP.
- Mike Steger, president and COO of Waukesha Metal Products.
- Ryan Reigle, president and CEO at Regal Ware.
- Jim Schneberger, president at New Berlin Plastics.
- Bob Gross, president and CEO at Gross Automation, LLC.
- Nearly 300 business and manufacturing leaders attended.
- Moderator Carol Crawford and panelists Mike Steger, Jim Schneberger, Ryan Reigle, and Bob Gross.
- Steve Schaefer of FocalPoint and Sue Kohlmann of Kohlmann Management Group.
- Matt Matson of Strang Inc. and Brian Tobiczyk of Mortenson
- Alan Doyle of Allison Aviation Corp., Kevin Skowronski of Wisconsin Assembly District 82, and Dave Bartels of WMEP Manufacturing Solutions.
- Tish Tuzes of Trans International LLC and Aurora Bautz of Insperity.
- Patti Plough and Sherri Polovo, both of Excel Legacy Group LLC, and Chad Schultz of Innovative Signs Inc.
- Patrick Reardon of Chase and Jennifer Kasun of JP Morgan.
- Dayna Miller of First Citizens Bank, April Hannon of CG Schmidt and Roberta Oldenburg of Mortenson