Foundry Leadership Summit 2020

Sunday, September 20, 2020
12:30 – 5 p.m.
Golf Outing
1 – 6 p.m.
Registration Open
6 – 7 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Monday, September 21, 2020
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 a.m.
Welcome

Jim Frost
AFS Vice President
8:40 - 9:40 a.m.
The Anticipatory Organization

Daniel Burrus
Technology Futurist & Bestselling Author | Burrus Research, Inc.
9:40- 10 a.m.
Networking Break
10 - 10:45 a.m.
The Economic Outlook for Unpredictable Times: An Uncommon View

Robert N. Barone, Ph.D.
Economist, Portfolio Manager, and Director | Allied Mineral Products/p>
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Fathers, Fate and Field of Dreams

Dwier Brown
Actor and Author | "Field of Dreams"
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1 - 2 p.m.
Keys to Success in Leadership

Karl Mecklenburg
NFL Pro Bowl Star | Leadership Speaker
2 - 2:15 p.m.
Update from Women in Metalcasting

Sarah Timm
Chair | AFS Women in Metalcasting
2:15 – 3 p.m.
Political Developments and the Metalcasting Agenda

Stephanie Salmon
AFS Washington Representative | American Foundry Society

 
3 p.m.
Adjourn until Evening
6 - 7 p.m.
Networking Reception
7 p.m.
Banquet

Presiding
Mike Lenahan

State of AFS Address
Doug Kurkul

Presentation of FY 2019 Awards
Chris Norch

Presentation of FY 2020 Awards
Bruce Dienst
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
7 – 8 a.m.
Breakfast
8 – 9 a.m.
Building a Lean Culture

Jamie Flinchbaugh
Co-Author | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean
9 – 10 a.m.
The Four Grand Kingdoms of the Global Economy and the Threat of Rising Global Debt

Thomas Landstreet
CEO | N3L Capital Partners, LLC
10- 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Update from Future Leaders in Metalcasting

Tom Bye
Chair | Future Leaders in Metalcasting
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
The State of the Metalcasting Industry in North America

James Folk
Principal | The Folk Group
11:30 - 11:40 a.m.
Wrap-Up and Announcement of 2021 FLS Location

Jim Frost and Adam San Solo
11:40 a.m.
Foundry Leadership Summit Ends