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Expo Hours
| Monday Sept. 8 | 9 AM — 5 PM |
| Tuesday Sept. 9 | 9 AM — 5 PM |
| Wednesday Sept. 10 | 9 AM — 5 PM |
| Thursday Sept. 11 | 9 AM — 3 PM |
Venue
McCormick Place
2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60616
About the Expo
North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to McCormick Place in September 2025. FABTECH provides a convenient "one stop shop" venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs.
North America's Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event
Workforce Development
F26: It’s a Lack of Workforce Readiness that is Holding Manufacturing Back, Building a Talent Plan for the Future
*This conference session requires registration and payment.
The manufacturing environment is changing and the technologies and skills to use are critical to the success of manufacturing companies. Successful organization have a plan on how they will address their talent needs for the future. Does your organization have a talent strategy for the future? During this presentation we will share insights on the state of the manufacturing workforce, how it may affect companies and provide a framework including actionable steps of a workforce strategy to utilize in developing your talent strategy.
Workforce Development Track Sponsors
About This Session
- Date: October 15, 2024
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Room: Room S-330 G
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Workforce Development
Speakers
Jeannine Kunz
SME
Jeannine Kunz is the Chief Workforce Development Officer at SME and leads a team focused on taking action to strategize nationally and partnering locally to build a systematic, holistic approach to workforce development that optimizes, accelerates, and scales effective local initiatives and programs and trains current and future talent across the US. She is a passionate expert committed to building the future of manufacturing – advancing innovation, adopting new technologies, and strengthening the talent pipeline to ensure sustainable growth and industry success. Kunz serves as a Board of Director for the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group and Coalition for Career Development along with several high-profile committees, including a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine-appointed ad hoc committee that developed options for a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment, and the workforce committee chair of the manufacturing division of the National Defense Industrial Association, and the education and workforce committee member for ARM, the Robotics Institute. She is the co-chair of the Smart Manufacturing Executive Council led by CESMII and SME to help accelerate the adoption of advanced digital technologies.
Marion Wells
Human Asset Management
Marion Wells is a Predictive Index certified talent specialist and the founder of Human Asset Management (HAM), whose expertise focuses on providing talent optimization services using predictive index science- based methodologies to empower clients and align their business strategies with their people strategies to achieve optimal business results. HAM’s strategies result in manufacturing clients building and strengthening their talent pipeline, their organization and their customer relationships.
FABTECH Conference
Tracks: 3D/Additive, Automation, Cutting, Laser, Forming & Fabricating, Job Shop, Lean, Management, Marketing & Sales, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing, Stamping, Workforce Development
| Sessions | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Sessions | $195 | $220 |
| Workshops | $499 | $599 |
| Best Value Full Conference (5-8 Sessions)
| $795 | $900 |
CCAI Finishing Conference
| CCAI Finishing Conference | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Session | $112.50 | $125 |
| 2 Sessions | $202.50 | $225 |
| 3 Sessions | $270 | $300 |
| 4-8 Sessions | $405 | $450 |
AWS Welding Conference
| AWS Welding Conference | Member Price | Non-Member Price* |
|---|---|---|
| One-Hour Sessions (W7, W8) | FREE | FREE |
| Two-Hour Sessions (W1, W2, W12, W13, W14) | $95 | $150 |
| Weld-Ed Conference (W5) | $50 | $75 |
| Half-Day Sessions (W3, W10, W15) | $345 | $430 |
| Full-Day Sessions (W4, W6, W9, W11) | $565 | $665 |
| Professional Program (W16) | $395 | $495 |
| *Non-member price for AWS Welding Full-Day Sessions only includes a one-year AWS Individual Membership. | ||
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