Industry Certifications: Closing Manufacturing Skills Gap
DRAFT: 5.13.15
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
"Industry Certifications: Closing Manufacturing Skills Gap
In Great Lakes Region"
Hosted by Ivy Tech Community College
In Collaboration with SME and the
Great Lakes Manufacturing Council
Featuring Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) and
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
5:30 - 8:00 Networking Reception-buffet with Invitees to June 17 Executive Briefing.
J.W. Marriott, 10 S West St., Indianapolis 46204, Tel. 317-822-8554.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
NOTE: All June 17 events will take place at Ivy Tech Corporate College and Culinary Arts Center (C4 Bldg), 2820 North Meridian St., Indianapolis 46208
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast.Networking Opportunity.
8:30 - 8:40 am Welcome and Meeting Goals. Executive Briefing Moderator:
Thomas J. Snyder, President, Ivy Tech Community College
8:40 - 8:55 am Workforce Skills Challenge in the Great Lakes Region
Jeannine Kunz,Managing Director, Workforce and Education
SME
8:55 - 9:20 am Industry Certification Announcements
Brent Weil, SVP, NAM Manufacturing Institute
James Wall, Executive Director, NIMS
Leo Reddy, Chair and CEO, MSSC
Paul Perkins, President, Amatrol, Inc.
Mary Batch, Assistant Manager, Human Resource Development,
Toyota Motor Manufacturing TX
9:20 - 9:40 am Civilian Credentialing Program for Active Duty Military
Lieutenant Colonel James Dyke, U.S. Army, Director, Logistics Training
Department
9:40 - 11:10 am Breakout Sessions
Session One: State-wide Deployment Model: IL
Moderator: Mark Hanback, Director, Caterpillar Production System
Presenters: John Rico, Founder, President and CEO, Rico Computers Enterprises, Inc. and Co-Chair, IL State Workforce Investment Board
Sylvia Wetzel, VP, Human Capital and Corporate Wellness, Bison Gear and Engineering
Jim Nelson, VP, IL Manufacturers Association
Karen Hunter Anderson, Executive Director, IL Community College
System
Dr. Maria H. Coons, VP of Workforce and Strategic Alliances,
Harper College
Session Two: State-wide Deployment Model: WI
Moderator: Andrew Ginger, President, Snap-On
Presenters: Reggie Newson, Secretary, WI Department of Workforce
Development
Don Gogan, VP, Harley Davidson
Stephanie Borowski, President, GPS Partners
Morna Foy, President, WI State Tech College System
Dr. Bryan Albrecht, President, Gateway Technical College
11:15 - 12:45 pm Breakout Sessions:
Session Three: State-wide Deployment Model: IN
Moderator: Brian Burton, President, Indiana Manufacturers Association
Presenters:
Steve Braun, Commissioner, IN Department of Workforce Development
Dennis Wimer, Deputy Commissioner and Director, IN Workforce
Investment Board
Steve Mackey, SIPS - Learning and Development Leader, Cummins, Inc. Vearl D. Turnpaugh, Associate VP, Applied Engineering & Technology,
Ivy Tech Community College
Session Four: Model Programs in Other Great Lakes States.
Moderator: Michael Packer, VP, Lockheed Martin
Presenters:
MI - Dr. James Jacobs, President Macomb Community College
MN -Barb Embacher, Dean Workforce Education & Training,
South Central Community College
NY - Bruce Hamm, VP, Manufacturers Council of New York
OH - Sherry Kelly Marshall, President, Southwestern OH
Regional Workforce Investment Board
PA - Stephanie Larkin, Executive Director, PA State WIB
12:45 - 1:10 pm Luncheon Served
1:10-1:55 pm Luncheon Keynoter:Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana (Invited)
1:55 - 2:15 pm Networking Opportunity
2:15-3:15 pm SPECIAL SESSION: "An Exploration: Harmonizing High-quality U.S. and Canadian Skill Standards and Certifications"
Introduction. Honorable Douglas George, Consul General, Canada
Moderator: Ed Wolking, Executive Director, Great Lakes Manufacturing Council
Presenters:
Brent Weil, SVP, The Manufacturing Institute, National Association of Manufacturers
Dr. Johanna Faulk, Certifications Director, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Lane Hallenbeck, CASCO Chair, International Organization for Standardization (ISO and Vice President for Accreditation, American National Standards Institute
Rainer Kunau, Trade Representative, Canadian Consulate General, Detroit
Tiffany Melvin, President, North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)
3:15 - 3:30 pm Concluding Reflections: Bryan Maach, VP Education and Career Operations, ACT
3:30 pm Bus returns to J.W. Marriott