Foundry Leadership Summit

12:30 p.m.

Golf outing

Optional fee for golf outing, or recreational activities on your own.

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

(Light hors d'oeuvres/networking)

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome / Opening Remarks

Mike Lenahan (KB Foundry Services), AFS Vice President

8:45 - 9:45 a.m.

Facts and Fiction about Energy, Alternative Vehicles and Climate Policy

Steve Goreham, Executive Director, Climate Science Coalition of America, and author, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development

9:45 - 10:35 a.m.

Alternative Approaches to Providing Quality Employee Healthcare

Moderator:
Joey Leonard (HS HR Group)

Panelists:
Amy McCulloch (Lighthouse Insurance Group)
Mark Osmanski (ATEK Metal Technologies, LLC)
Rob Johnson (Waupaca)

10:35 - 10:50 a.m.

Break

10:50 - 11:30 a.m.

Casting Research for Military Preparedness

Thornton White, Executive Director, American Metalcasting Consortium

11:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Update from Women in Metalcasting

Sara Joyce (Badger Mining), Women in Metalcasting Chair

11:45 - 11:50 a.m.

Guest message from DataProphet

11:50 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 - 2 p.m.

The Future of Global Manufacturing – Revisited

Peter Zeihan, Founder, Zeihan on Geopolitics

2 - 2:15 p.m.

Update from Future Leaders in Metalcasting

Megan Kirsh, Vice President of Sales, Kirsh Foundry Inc.

2:15 - 3 p.m.

Building Your Foundry’s Brand as a Great Place to Work

Sara Timm, Marketing Communications Manager, Waupaca Foundry

3 p.m.

Adjourn until Banquet

6 - 7 p.m.

Reception

7 - 9 p.m.

Banquet

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Mitigating Emerging Risks as Manufacturers Innovate in a Data-Driven Economy

David T. Carlson, Senior Vice President for Manufacturing and Automotive, Marsh USA

9:15 - 10 a.m.

Update from Washington on Metalcasting Policy Agenda and Political Trends

Stephanie Salmon, AFS Washington Office

10 - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Roundtable Discussions

10:30 - 11:40 a.m.

Closing Remarks