Inaugural North Missouri Manufacturing Summit<\/h1>\n<\/div>Registration Cost:
\n$175<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash.jpg\" "\\"lean")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Date:<\/strong> October 2, 2026<\/span>
\nPlace:\u00a0<\/b>MWSU\u2019s Houlne Center for Convergent Technology<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/b>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0 $175<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>View The Summit Program<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Cost<\/b>: <\/span><\/h2>\n$175<\/span><\/p>\nWho Should Attend?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Plant managers & team leaders<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sales & purchasing agents<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finance & capital decision makers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Learning & development \/ HR<\/span><\/li>\n
- I.T.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Why Attend?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Discover the superior approach to financing in the manufacturing industry<\/span><\/li>\n
- Find solutions to retain employees<\/span><\/li>\n
- Mitigate your supply chain risks<\/span><\/li>\n
- Experience real-world A.I. use for manufacturing<\/span><\/li>\n
- Turn negatives into positives with your customers & colleagues<\/span><\/li>\n
- Network with your industry peers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Schedule:<\/b><\/h2>\n
8:30 AM<\/span> Check-in
\n<\/span>9:00 AM<\/span> Welcome & Kickoff: Service Recovery in Real Time<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 1<\/b><\/h3>\n
10:15 AM<\/span> The 5 Primary Shifts of Manufacturing: 2030 & Beyond
\n<\/span>10:15 AM<\/span> Manufacturing Specific Lending: Did You Know?<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 2<\/b><\/h3>\n
11:15 AM<\/span> Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
\n<\/span>11:15 AM<\/span> Automation Readiness: What to Know to Ensure ROI on Your Investment<\/span><\/p>\nLUNCH @ 12:00 PM<\/b><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 3<\/b><\/h3>\n
1:00 PM<\/span> A.I. That Earns Its Keep
\n<\/span>1:00 PM<\/span> Interdisciplinary Communication: Repairing the Mismatch<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 4<\/b><\/h3>\n
2:00 PM<\/span> I.T. That Just Works: Protecting Production Uptime
\n<\/span>2:00 PM<\/span> Advanced Industrial Robot Technology<\/span><\/p>\nEvent Survey & End of Event<\/b><\/p>\nPresenters<\/b><\/h2>\n
Steve Sewell with Encouraging Hope, Inc.
\n<\/span>Jonah Bishop with Aidex
\n<\/span>Danny Lobina with Northwest Bank
\n<\/span>Chris Gutierrez with KC SmartPort + KC Foreign Trade Zone
\n<\/span>Sheena Stuckey with F1RST Robotics
\n<\/span>Lauren Santamarina with Rockwell Automation
\n<\/span>Jess Lagerhausen with Nestle\u2019 Purina
\n<\/span>Lauren Huey with Evergy
\n<\/span>Tim Conard with T.S. Conard, Inc.
\n<\/span>Tony Chandek with Epson America, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\nVendors<\/b><\/h2>\n
Fanuc
\nImpact Automation
\n<\/span>MRC Recycling
\n<\/span>Stoney Creek Inn
\n<\/span>Women in Manufacturing<\/p>\nJust for attending, you’ll receive an in-depth industry intelligence report specific to your NAICS valued at $2,000!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLast day to register is September 28, 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
Registration Cost:
\n$175<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Date:<\/strong> October 2, 2026<\/span>
\nPlace:\u00a0<\/b>MWSU\u2019s Houlne Center for Convergent Technology<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/b>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0 $175<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>View The Summit Program<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Cost<\/b>: <\/span><\/h2>\n$175<\/span><\/p>\nWho Should Attend?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Plant managers & team leaders<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sales & purchasing agents<\/span><\/li>\n
- Finance & capital decision makers<\/span><\/li>\n
- Learning & development \/ HR<\/span><\/li>\n
- I.T.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Why Attend?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Discover the superior approach to financing in the manufacturing industry<\/span><\/li>\n
- Find solutions to retain employees<\/span><\/li>\n
- Mitigate your supply chain risks<\/span><\/li>\n
- Experience real-world A.I. use for manufacturing<\/span><\/li>\n
- Turn negatives into positives with your customers & colleagues<\/span><\/li>\n
- Network with your industry peers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Schedule:<\/b><\/h2>\n
8:30 AM<\/span> Check-in
\n<\/span>9:00 AM<\/span> Welcome & Kickoff: Service Recovery in Real Time<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 1<\/b><\/h3>\n
10:15 AM<\/span> The 5 Primary Shifts of Manufacturing: 2030 & Beyond
\n<\/span>10:15 AM<\/span> Manufacturing Specific Lending: Did You Know?<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 2<\/b><\/h3>\n
11:15 AM<\/span> Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
\n<\/span>11:15 AM<\/span> Automation Readiness: What to Know to Ensure ROI on Your Investment<\/span><\/p>\nLUNCH @ 12:00 PM<\/b><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 3<\/b><\/h3>\n
1:00 PM<\/span> A.I. That Earns Its Keep
\n<\/span>1:00 PM<\/span> Interdisciplinary Communication: Repairing the Mismatch<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 4<\/b><\/h3>\n
2:00 PM<\/span> I.T. That Just Works: Protecting Production Uptime
\n<\/span>2:00 PM<\/span> Advanced Industrial Robot Technology<\/span><\/p>\nEvent Survey & End of Event<\/b><\/p>\nPresenters<\/b><\/h2>\n
Steve Sewell with Encouraging Hope, Inc.
\n<\/span>Jonah Bishop with Aidex
\n<\/span>Danny Lobina with Northwest Bank
\n<\/span>Chris Gutierrez with KC SmartPort + KC Foreign Trade Zone
\n<\/span>Sheena Stuckey with F1RST Robotics
\n<\/span>Lauren Santamarina with Rockwell Automation
\n<\/span>Jess Lagerhausen with Nestle\u2019 Purina
\n<\/span>Lauren Huey with Evergy
\n<\/span>Tim Conard with T.S. Conard, Inc.
\n<\/span>Tony Chandek with Epson America, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\nVendors<\/b><\/h2>\n
Fanuc
\nImpact Automation
\n<\/span>MRC Recycling
\n<\/span>Stoney Creek Inn
\n<\/span>Women in Manufacturing<\/p>\nJust for attending, you’ll receive an in-depth industry intelligence report specific to your NAICS valued at $2,000!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLast day to register is September 28, 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Date:<\/strong> October 2, 2026<\/span> $175<\/span><\/p>\n 8:30 AM<\/span> Check-in 10:15 AM<\/span> The 5 Primary Shifts of Manufacturing: 2030 & Beyond 11:15 AM<\/span> Supply Chain Risk Mitigation LUNCH @ 12:00 PM<\/b><\/p>\n 1:00 PM<\/span> A.I. That Earns Its Keep 2:00 PM<\/span> I.T. That Just Works: Protecting Production Uptime Event Survey & End of Event<\/b><\/p>\n Steve Sewell with Encouraging Hope, Inc. Fanuc Just for attending, you’ll receive an in-depth industry intelligence report specific to your NAICS valued at $2,000!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPlace:\u00a0<\/b>MWSU\u2019s Houlne Center for Convergent Technology<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/b>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0 $175<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Cost<\/b>: <\/span><\/h2>\n
Who Should Attend?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Why Attend?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Schedule:<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n<\/span>9:00 AM<\/span> Welcome & Kickoff: Service Recovery in Real Time<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 1<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>10:15 AM<\/span> Manufacturing Specific Lending: Did You Know?<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 2<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>11:15 AM<\/span> Automation Readiness: What to Know to Ensure ROI on Your Investment<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 3<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>1:00 PM<\/span> Interdisciplinary Communication: Repairing the Mismatch<\/span><\/p>\nBreak-out Session 4<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>2:00 PM<\/span> Advanced Industrial Robot Technology<\/span><\/p>\nPresenters<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n<\/span>Jonah Bishop with Aidex
\n<\/span>Danny Lobina with Northwest Bank
\n<\/span>Chris Gutierrez with KC SmartPort + KC Foreign Trade Zone
\n<\/span>Sheena Stuckey with F1RST Robotics
\n<\/span>Lauren Santamarina with Rockwell Automation
\n<\/span>Jess Lagerhausen with Nestle\u2019 Purina
\n<\/span>Lauren Huey with Evergy
\n<\/span>Tim Conard with T.S. Conard, Inc.
\n<\/span>Tony Chandek with Epson America, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\nVendors<\/b><\/h2>\n
\nImpact Automation
\n<\/span>MRC Recycling
\n<\/span>Stoney Creek Inn
\n<\/span>Women in Manufacturing<\/p>\nLast day to register is September 28, 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>