Discover The Latest Trends At The American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011

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Chicago, IL (1888PressRelease) April 07, 2011 - This manufacturing event is produced by the World Trade Group and will be held at The Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, Illinois from November 7-8. The summit will provide attendees with numerous networking opportunities and will focus on key industry themes such as:
• Overcoming the challenges posed by emerging markets, including China, Brazil and Eastern Europe
• Successfully implementing complex manufacturing strategies across worldwide operations
• Understanding the pros and cons of outsourcing and insourcing manufacturing processes
• Protecting IP, and reducing the risk of IP theft when operating abroad
• Achieving growth by utilizing Operational Excellence and lean best practices
• Developing effective change management strategies to engage employees in new initiatives
• Strengthening technology innovation to ensure cost effective product development
Summit attendees will get an opportunity to participate in leading case studies created by the senior industry advisory board, trade valuable information and find future business partners. Topics include:

• Capitalizing on the issues and opportunities in developing a talented global workforce
led by Bonnie Fetch, Director Global Workforce Talent Development, Caterpillar Inc

• Re-shoring manufacturing to America to ensure the nation's success in competing on a global scale
led by Jack McDougle, Senior Vice President, Council on Competitiveness

• Making change management value add: Integrating change management practices into business excellence programs led by Paige Sefton, Senior Manager Global Pharmaceutical Operations, Business Learning Solutions, Abbott Laboratories

Brief description of the American Manufacturing Strategies 2011
• The event will run from November 7th-8th and will be held at The Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, Illinois
• More than 200 senior manufacturing, operations, lean and operational excellence directors and VPs are confirmed to attend the event
• Two day agenda full of outstanding stream sessions, case studies and pre-schedules one-to-one meetings customized for the manufacturing industry
• Organized expo where you can identify the latest technologies to support your manufacturing operations
• Over 30 high level speakers
• Each day includes networking drinks reception, lunches and coffee breaks
View the summit program here

Delegates from Some of the globally known names include Bacardi Bottling Co, Beckman Coulter, H J Heinz, Moen Inc, Monsanto Company, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser and Thyssenkrupp Aerospace.

Click here to view the list of delegates

Vendors sponsoring the summit includes Atachi Systems, Seeit Solutions, CDC Software, Syscon Plantstar, TBM Consulting Group, Eco Innovations Partners, Apriso and Kepner Tregoe.
Click here to view the list of sponsors

About the World Trade Group:

World Trade Group (WTG) is a leading global integrated media company. Operating within the sectors of HR, energy, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, manufacturing and supply chain, we organise and run some of the leading annual business events, bringing together senior executives from world class organisations for a unique blend of knowledge sharing, networking and deal making through our live events, training courses, webinars, online on-demand events, and online communities.
WTG - helping the world do business since 1997.

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