Inaugural North Missouri Manufacturing Summit
Registration Cost:
$175
Cost:
$175
Who Should Attend?
- Plant managers & team leaders
- Sales & purchasing agents
- Finance & capital decision makers
- Learning & development / HR
- I.T.
Why Attend?
- Discover the superior approach to financing in the manufacturing industry
- Find solutions to retain employees
- Mitigate your supply chain risks
- Experience real-world A.I. use for manufacturing
- Turn negatives into positives with your customers & colleagues
- Network with your industry peers
Schedule:
8:30 AM Check-in
9:00 AM Welcome & Kickoff: Service Recovery in Real Time
Break-out Session 1
10:15 AM The 5 Primary Shifts of Manufacturing: 2030 & Beyond
10:15 AM Manufacturing Specific Lending: Did You Know?
Break-out Session 2
11:15 AM Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
11:15 AM Automation Readiness: What to Know to Ensure ROI on Your Investment
LUNCH @ 12:00 PM
Break-out Session 3
1:00 PM A.I. That Earns Its Keep
1:00 PM Interdisciplinary Communication: Repairing the Mismatch
Break-out Session 4
2:00 PM I.T. That Just Works: Protecting Production Uptime
2:00 PM Advanced Industrial Robot Technology
Event Survey & End of Event
Presenters
Steve Sewell with Encouraging Hope, Inc.
Jonah Bishop with Aidex
Danny Lobina with Northwest Bank
Chris Gutierrez with KC SmartPort + KC Foreign Trade Zone
Sheena Stuckey with F1RST Robotics
Lauren Santamarina with Rockwell Automation
Jess Lagerhausen with Nestle’ Purina
Lauren Huey with Evergy
Tim Conard with T.S. Conard, Inc.
Tony Chandek with Epson America, Inc.
Vendors
Fanuc
Impact Automation
MRC Recycling
Stoney Creek Inn
Women in Manufacturing
Just for attending, you’ll receive an in-depth industry intelligence report specific to your NAICS valued at $2,000!
Last day to register is September 28, 2026.
Refunds for workforce development programs, unless otherwise noted on the specific program page, are available at 100% up to 7 days in advance of the start date of the program. Refund requests received 6 or fewer days before the start date of the program, or any time after the start date of the program, will not be approved.