Foundry Leadership Summit 2021

Sunday, September 12, 2021
12:27 p.m.
Optional Golf Outing

Location: Ironwood/Acacia Golf Course
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

Location: Northern Sky Terrace
Monday, September 13, 2021
7:30 -8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

Location: Trailblazer's DE
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome/Opening Remarks

Adam San Solo
AFS First Vice President
Director of Sales, US Foundry

Location: Trailblazer's C
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Turning Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage

Daniel Burrus
Technology futurist and author of Flash Foresight

Location: Trailblazer's C
9:45 – 10 a.m.
Break
10 – 11 a.m.
Today’s Political & Economic Landscape

Thomas Landstreet
Founder of N3L Capital Partners, columnist at Forbes.com, and former stand-up comic 

Location: Trailblazer's C
11 – 11:45 a.m.
The State of the Metalcasting Industry in North America

Jim Folk
CEO of The Folk Group 

Location: Trailblazer's C
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch

Location: Trailblazer's DE
12:45 - 1 p.m.
Updates from Future Leaders of Metalcasting and Women in Metalcasting

Tom Bye
Chair, Future Leaders of Metalcasting
Supply Chain Manager, Dotson Iron Castings

Sara Timm
Chair, Women in Metalcasting
Director of Marketing & Media, Waupaca Foundry Inc.

 

Location: Trailblazer's C
1 – 2 p.m.
Safety at the Foundry: The CEO’s Perspective

Moderator:
Brent Charlton
Safety Director, Metal Technologies

Panelists:
Matt Fetter
President and CEO, Metal Technologies

Angela Dine Schmeisser
President and CEO, St. Marys Foundry

Ted Schorn
Vice President, Enkei America

Tom Teske
Vice President and General Manager, EJ

Location: Trailblazer's C
2 – 3 p.m.
The Economic Outlook for Manufacturers

Gus Faucher Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, PNC Financial Services Group 

Location: Trailblazer's C
3 p.m.
Adjourn until evening
6 - 7 p.m.
Reception

Location: Trailblazer's Terrace
7 – 9:30 p.m.
Awards Banquet

Master of Ceremonies:
Mike Lenahan
AFS President
CEO, KB Foundry  Services 

AFS at 125 Years:
Doug Kurkul
CEO of AFS 

Awards Presentations  
Awards presented by:
Bruce Dienst
President & CEO, Simpson Technologies Corp.

Chris Norch
President & CEO, Denison Industries Inc.


Peter L. Simpson Gold Medal
Denny Dotson
Chairman, Dotson Iron Castings

John H. Whiting Gold Medal
Kathy Hayrynen
Vice President of R&D, Applied Process Inc.

Thomas W. Pangborn Gold Medal
Ted Schorn
Vice President, Enkei America, Inc.

Location: Trailblazer's C
Banquet seating is open seating with six chairs per table.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast

Location: Trailblazer's DE
8:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Optimal Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Next-Generation Talent

Buddy Hobart
Founder and President of Solutions 21 and author of The Leadership Decade 

Location: Trailblazer's C
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Success is Overcoming Obstacles on the Way to Your Dreams

Karl Mecklenburg
Six-Time NFL Pro Bowl Star and motivational speaker  

Location: Trailblazer's C
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 – 11:20 a.m.
Metalcasters’ Agenda on Capitol Hill

Stephanie Salmon
AFS Washington Representative  

Location: Trailblazer's C
11:20 – 11:30 a.m.
Concluding Remarks and Announcement of 2022 Location

Adam San Solo
AFS First Vice President
Director of Sales, US Foundry

Location: Trailblazer's C
Lunch (On Your Own)

Travel safe!