Metalcasting Congress 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10:15 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: Metalcasting Process Basics
Mike Porfilio
Stainless Foundry & Engineering Inc.
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Exhibitor Setup
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Keynote Presentation - Leadership in Uncertain Times
Mike Pompeo
Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Volunteer Leadership Awards Luncheon
(Ticket required)
1:30 – 4:45 p.m.
AFS Institute Course: Getting Creative with SPC (Statistical Process Control)
Ted Schorn
Enkei America Inc.
6 – 7 p.m.
Annual Banquet Reception
(Cashless bar)
7 – 9 p.m.
Annual Banquet
(Ticket required)
9 - 10 p.m.
President’s After-Party
(Cashless bar)
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
7:30 - 9 a.m.
Women in Metalcasting Breakfast
(RSVP required)
8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10:15 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: Intro to Supervisor Development: An Overview (Part 1)
Jim White
Expert Consultant
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Exhibits Open
10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Hoyt Memorial Lecture: Embracing Adversity – Mining the Riches from Life’s Challenges
Mike Lenahan
AFS Past President; Executive Vice President - Industrial Sales, Badger Mining Corp.
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Student Technical Research Contest
1:30 – 4:45 p.m.
AFS Institute Course: Intro to Supervisor Development: An Overview (Part 2)
Jim White
Expert Consultant
4:30 p.m.
Exhibit Floor Reception
4:30 - 6 p.m.
AFS Young Professionals Reception
(RSVP required)
6 - 9 p.m.
Alumni Dinner
(AFS Alumni only. Ticket required)
Thursday, April 25, 2024
7 - 8 a.m.
Copper Division Breakfast
(Ticket required)
8 - 10:15 a.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10:15 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: Casting Material Properties
Patrick Kluesner
Grede Castings
9 a.m. - Noon
Exhibits Open
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Keynote Presentation - Effective Succession Planning Strategies for Manufacturers
Meridith Elliott Powell
Business Growth Strategist and Author of “Who Comes Next: Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy”
Noon
Metalcasting Congress 2024 Concludes