Join the ecosystem for a day of connecting and celebrating women in manufacturing, engineering, and hardtech.
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Registration is now open for mHUB's Women in Manufacturing event!
The half-day program will convene influential women making tremendous impact in the manufacturing industry and empower young women interested in STEM to explore opportunities in a variety of career fields.
Event Program
8:00 – 8:50 AM: Breakfast and networking
8:50 – 9:00 AM: Opening remarks
9:00 – 9:40 AM: Keynote Fireside Conversation with Chris Heckle, Director of Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center, Argonne National Laboratory
9:40 – 10:20 AM: Panel Discussion - Next Era Digitization: how advances in automation, robotics, and AI are informing factory floor and workforce investments
- Karen Freeman-Wilson, President and CEO, Chicago Urban League
- Anne Najjar, VP AbbVie Endocrinology Inc., AbbVie
- Moderated by: Sarah Hartwick, VP of Education & Workforce Policy, Illinois Manufacturers Association
10:20 - 11:00 AM: Panel Discussion - Sustainability as a Bedrock: how sustainability is driving decisions up and down the manufacturing value chain
- Kelly Reinke, President, Molecular Products, Filtration Group
- Emilie Runac, Sr. Director of Manufacturing, Natures' Fynd
- Jela Trask, VP of Membership and External Relations, MxD
- Moderated by: Karina Toy, Principal, Kearney
11:00 - 11:30 AM: Interactive Activity sponsored by Milwaukee Tool.
11:30 AM: Tours of mHUB
Thank you Event Sponsors:
Interested in becoming an event partner? Email Christian Luna at christian@mhubchicago.com
