The Future of Manufacturing Town Hall

This free and open to the public event will focus on the importance of attracting and training the workforce as the industry trends towards high tech and automation. Town hall panelists include representatives from Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry, Sussex IM, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, MATC and other companies. It will also feature an exclusive interview with Microsoft President Brad Smith. The conversation will be moderated by Milwaukee PBS host Portia Young and recorded for a broadcast on Milwaukee PBS later in October.

The town hall will include a Q&A portion, allowing audience members to pose direct questions to the panelists. Additionally, panelists may be available for post-event interviews for local media outlets looking to file stories on the eve of National Manufacturing Day.

The job fair begins at 3 p.m. and features local businesses that will be on hand to talk about job openings, provide resources and showcase their manufacturing work. The job fair will take place in the hallway just outside Cooley Auditorium.

Date:

Thursday, Oct. 3

Time:

Job fair: 3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Town hall: 4:30 p. m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location:

MATC’s Cooley Auditorium

Cooley Auditorium is located in the main building of the MATC Downtown campus, located at 1015 N. 6th Street in Milwaukee.

Panelists:

• Sachin Shivaram - Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry CEO
• Megan Tzanoukakis - Sussex IM CEO
• Kevin Murch - Midwest representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
• Alliyah Brown - Founder of Build Sessions CLE

Additionally, the town hall will also include exclusive interviews with Microsoft President Brad Smith, Husco CEO Austin Ramirez, Sentry Equipment Corp. CEO Brian Baker, Palermo’s Pizza CEO Giacomo Fallucca and GenMet Corp. owner Mary Isbister.

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