Featuring Behind-the-Scenes Tours at Cleveland-Cliffs and EY-Nottingham Spirk Innovation Hub
From tariffs to technology, geopolitics to generational labor upheaval, perhaps no business leader in America today is as involved in the big manufacturing challenges of our time as Lourenco Goncalves, the dynamic CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs. Known for his outspoken, candid insights and frequent appearances on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal, Goncalves is a powerful advocate for revitalizing U.S. manufacturing—and an unapologetic defender of making things in America. He’ll share battle-tested wisdom and hard-won insights that will help you navigate the emergent challenges facing every manufacturing leader today.
Executive Coach and Bestselling Author, Never Lead Alone: 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship; Leading Without Authority; Never Eat Alone
General Manager, Advanced AI Research Center, Hitachi, leader of Hitachi’s Global AI Center of Excellence
Co-CEO, Nottingham Spirk; Managing Partner, Nottingham Unlimited Ventures
Keith is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s most influential executive coaches. With over two decades of experience advising Fortune 500 leaders, he will share his secrets to help you lead your teams to drive innovation, efficiency and breakthrough results.
Chetan is a leading expert in Industrial AI, driving Hitachi’s global AI initiatives across research, enterprise and industrial applications. With over 200 papers and patents, see how his work can help you shape the future of AI-driven innovation in your operations.
John has helped manufacturing leaders turn innovative ideas into commercially successful products, with over 1,350 patents and $50 billion in sales. Use his strategies for driving breakthrough advancements in industrial design, automation and product development to be successful in an era of rapid technological change.
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Welcome Reception
Dutch Dinners for interested attendees
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Cleveland Cliffs: How a 150-year-old Company Embraces Innovation
AI Gets Real in Manufacturing
Untapped Talent: The Underused Secrets to Win the Labor War
Peer Roundtables
Offsite for Tour of Cleveland Cliffs
A fireside chat with Lourenco Goncalves, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Cliffs
7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Architecting a Transformation
Turning Worker Risks into Resiliency
The Future Supply Chain: Asking “What If” to Decide “What’s Next”
Offsite Tour
5:00 - 8:30 pm
Welcome Reception at the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) Headquarters
Dutch Dinners for interested attendees
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Cleveland-Cliffs: How a 150-year-old Company Embraces Innovation
AI Gets Real in Manufacturing
The Future Supply Chain: Asking “What If” to Decide “What’s Next”
Navigating the 2025 Manufacturing Landscape: Economic Outlook and Tariff Implications
Lunch and Working Roundtables
Offsite Tour of Cleveland-Cliffs
7:30 am - 2:00 pm
The Future of Manufacturing: Teamship for a Rapidly Changing Industry
From Risk to Reward: Protecting the Path to Growth
The Innovation Blueprint: From Concept to Commercialization
Offsite Tour of EY-Nottingham Spirk Innovation Hub
Benefit from the hard-won lessons of other successful manufacturing industries to save months—or even years—of costly trial-and-error
Understand how mid-market companies are leveraging AI, automation and robotics to scale efficiencies on the plant floor
Learn new ways to recruit employees in today’s tight labor market and techniques to inspire your team to embrace innovation
Hone your strategies with insights from some of the most respected advisers in the industry
Book by April 11, 2025
$2,295
$1,895/person
Book after April 11, 2025
$2,495
$1,995/person
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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.
