American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011

The American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011 will help improve processes and communications within your organization. With American manufacturing gradually expanding after the recession, it is important to take action to generate growth to stay ahead of the competition.

The American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011 will enable you to:
 - Equip yourself with the latest information on how worldwide economic trends are impacting American manufacturing.  
 - Gain insight into how insourcing and outsourcing impact on profits.
 - Transform your change management communications and improve employee engagement in new corporate strategies.
 - Find out how to advance your operational excellence and continuous improvement programs beyond current practice  
 - Hear best practice examples of technology innovations

This year’s program is being developed to demonstrate: 
 - Challenges and successes of working in a global organization and how performance can be improved through integrated learning, talent management, organizational effectiveness and engagement, succession planning and human relations.

 - Why bringing manufacturing back to America is key to ensuring the nations success in competing on a global scale as well as successes in re-shoring production and explore what else manufacturers can do to remain competitive.

 - Need for incorporating change management tools to help staff understand their roles and responsibilities and ensure their success

Program highlights include:
 - Capitalizing on the issues and opportunities in developing a talented global workforce, Bonnie Fetch, Director Global Workforce Talent Development, Caterpillar Inc reveals the challenges and successes of working in a global organization and how performance can be improved through integrated learning, talent management, organizational effectiveness and engagement, succession planning and human relations.

 - Re-shoring manufacturing to America to ensure the nation’s success in competing on a global scale
Jack McDougle, Senior Vice President, Council on Competitiveness demonstrates why bringing manufacturing back to America is key to ensuring the nations success in competing on a global scale. This session also celebrate successes in re-shoring production and explore what else manufacturers can do to remain competitive.

 - Making change management value add: Integrating change management practices into business excellence programs. Paige Sefton, Senior Manager Global Pharmaceutical Operations, Business Learning Solutions, Abbott Laboratories examines advocates the need for incorporating change management tools to help staff understand their roles and responsibilities and ensure their success as the “people piece” of a project to help overcome resistance to the changes which inevitably comes with business excellence initiatives.

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Click here to book your place as a delegate today for US$1,495:

 Your delegate package includes:
• Access to all conference sessions including streams and workshops;
• Pre-arranged meetings with leading solution providers;
• Attend all networking activities;
• Hosted Luncheons and drinks receptions;
• On-line summit catalog with detailed information on all attendees; and
• Conference notes on-line for future reference and knowledge sharing.

For all delegate and sponsorship enquiries, please email Anna Filippova, Event Marketing Executive at anna.filippova@wtgevents.com or by calling 416.214.3400 x 2072