Held at Georgia Tech’s Global Learning Center, this two-day event has grown into a hub for leading Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) manufacturers to convene. More than 200 attendees from the manufacturing community from 19 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. attended last year’s summit and that number is expected to increase at this year’s event.
The MBDA Atlanta Advanced Manufacturing Center is proud to WELCOME you to the 2nd Annual National MBE Manufacturers Summit 2017. We have curated exciting activities just for you.
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.
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration, Breakfast, Networking Poster Walk featuring MBE Manufacturers |
| 9.00 a.m. | Opening Remarks Donna Ennis, Project Director Atlanta MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center |
| Welcome Chris Downing, Vice President Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute Chris Garcia Acting National Director Minority Business Development Agency U.S. Department of Commerce |
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| Opening Keynote Theresa Carrington, CEO The Blessings Basket Project ® |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Building a Smart Factory – Industry 4.0 John Mack Director of Business Development and Government Affairs, FORCAM, Inc. |
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Building an Industry 4.0 Smart Factory: How Digital Transformation Disrupts American Manufacturing
As Industry 4.0, the next industrial revolution, is currently in its infancy, some industries have embraced the 4.0 concepts while most industries are still getting started. Hear from one of the undisputed pioneers of the German Industry 4.0 movement about how the Internet of Things (IoT) is shaping the future of manufacturing and what you need to do to participate in the next global manufacturing revolution. |
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| 10:45 a.m. | Break Poster Walk Featuring MBE Manufacturers |
| 11:00 a.m. | Secure Your Data, Secure Your Company Spencer Cobb, Director of Strategic Sales, Cytellix |
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Cyber Security in Manufacturing: Is your company Prepared for the Zombie Robot Hack-megeddon?” Statistics show that small manufacturing companies are the top targets in a growing number of today’s cyber attacks. Hear a cyber security expert from Cytellix share what small and large manufacturers should do to minimize their risks when they are breached. Learn how to use a standards-based approach to reducing your company’s exposure to malware, ransomware and successful hacking attacks. |
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| 11:45 a.m. | Break Poster Walk featuring MBE Manufacturers |
| Noon | Networking Lunch Keynote – Steve Voorhees, CEO, WestRock Awards Ceremony & Poster Walk Awards |
| 1:30 p.m. | Networking at The Gathering Spot |
| 2:00 p.m. | Fast Pitch One-on-One Meetings Innovation Pods featuring the Latest Trends in Innovation and Technology |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
