How An Employee-Owned Manufacturer Stays Agile
For Sentry Equipment CFO Dave Ring, focusing on ‘agility, velocity and employee experience’ keeps the company on the right path.
For Sentry Equipment CFO Dave Ring, focusing on ‘agility, velocity and employee experience’ keeps the company on the right path.
Manufacturing CEOs report improved current conditions and strong investment plans, though tariff uncertainty and political volatility continue to weigh on long-term outlook.
CEO Lars Petersen shares how Fujifilm took advantage of technological competencies to pivot and build one of the largest biopharma manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
Even in a mature industry, changes are coming fast. CEO Lefenfeld shares his playbook for keeping up.
After ending 2025 on an upswing, manufacturing CEOs open the new year with fading confidence, driven by tariff uncertainty and mounting cost pressures, even as recession fears ease.
‘Each space, each role, is part of a single ecosystem built to support radical creativity and the pursuit of excellence,’ says CEO Semmelmann.
With growing power needs, healthy infrastructure has become all the more important. That’s where Mission Critical Group comes in.
Genlyte Solutions has a storied history with lighting. Success now means honoring that legacy while keeping pace with the needs of today.
The fast-growing PPE manufacturer is using lean operations and mission-driven innovation to deliver lifesaving gear faster to the fire service.
After an incredibly volatile year for the sector, U.S. manufacturers close 2025 with yet another uptick in business confidence––on the back of healthy improvements in both October and November.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.