NMMS 2017 Highlights

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

The National MBE Manufacturers Summit 2018 provides leading Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) manufacturers the opportunity to assemble, build connections and create new business opportunities. Over 400 attendees from 22 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and Washington, D.C. have experienced the significant impact of participating in this national gathering of the manufacturing community. You won’t want to miss this opportunity!

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Expand Your Business

Participate in Fast Pitch matchmaking sessions and One-on-One meetings with corporations and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Experience Innovative Technology

Learn about the latest technology through our Innovation Pods and the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Technology Tour.

Expose Your Company to a National Audience

Highlight your company through the Annual Poster Walk Competition.
Network at the Opening Reception on August 5th.
Leverage your knowledge and contacts at the Summit on August 6th.
Take the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Technology Tour on August 7th.

Agenda

DAY 1: Intentional Networking and reception, August 5, 2018

Be a part of the industry’s most powerful gathering of MBE manufacturers, innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs shaping and transforming manufacturing through technology today. Share stories, recognize and celebrate your peers – form valuable connections that will last a lifetime. Come join your colleagues for cocktails, networking and thought leadership.

Time		Event
6:00pm		Opening Reception

Day 2: National MBE Manufacturers Summit 2018, August 6, 2018

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center

Time		Event
8:00am 9:00am		Registration, Networking Breakfast Poster Walk Featuring MBE Manufacturers Networking with a Purpose
9:45am		Break
10:00am		Opening Remarks Donna Ennis, Project Director Atlanta MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center Welcome Chris Downing, Vice President Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute Opening Keynote – Sourcing the Future; Manufacturing with a Purpose Josh Ghiam, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson
11:00am		Education: -Financing for Growth: Five Tips in Five Minutes- Join industry experts to learn key finance tips through this “firehose style” tip session! New Market Tax Credit Financing – Enhanced Capital Traditional Banking (Manufacturing focused) Perspective from an MBE Site Selection/ Expansion – T. Dallas & Company How Investors Can Scale Your Manufacturing Operation Update on Tax Reform – Aprios
11:45am		Break Poster Walk Featuring MBE Manufacturers
12:00pm		Networking Lunch Keynote Jim Warfield, Global Segment Manager . Caterpillar, Inc Awards Ceremony & Poster Walk Awards
1:30pm		Networking with a Purpose
2:00pm		Fast Pitch One-on-One Meetings Innovation Pods featuring the Latest Trends in Innovation and Technology
5:00pm		Adjourn