Foundry Leadership Summit

Sunday, September 22, 2019
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)

Monday, September 23, 2019
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
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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