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Twin Cities District Executive Roundtable & Breakfast
Monday, June 3, 2024
Invite Only - Join the PMA Twin Cities District for our annual executive breakfast and roundtable featuring a marketplace overview and best practices discussion. Hosted by Scott Walton, COO of Harbour Results, and facilitated by David Klotz, President of PMA, this meeting is scheduled to take place prior to our annual golf outing on June 3, 2024.
The roundtable is invite only, and is limited to executives, leadership and owners from manufacturing and associate member companies. Special thanks to ABDO LLP for sponsoring the breakfast.
Register now for this valuable opportunity to meet with fellow metalforming leaders and discuss topics important to our industry. Please be sure to bring along other hot-button topics you would like to discuss.
MEET THE SPEAKER
Scott Walton, Chief Operating Officer of PMA member savings partner, Harbour Results, Inc.
With more than 25 years of experience in strategic planning, operations management, lean manufacturing and supply chain management, Scott has assisted multinational companies, government entities and business professionals worldwide. His areas of expertise include automotive, plastics, defense and distribution.
AGENDA
- Introductions and general business updates
- Discussions on industry issues including:
- Marketplace overview with a focus on instability of such at the moment
- Q1 pulse survey data, what are stampers and general manufacturers saying
- Industry health – Cross-section of marketplaces
- Project tool spend and launch activity as a forward-looking indicator of what work is coming and when
- Best practices based on cross talk and survey –
- Strategic planning
- Sales planning and forecasting
- New product launch
- Technology planning beyond ERP – levels of automation and potential AI applications
- Talent attraction and retention
- Operational Excellence
DATE
- Monday, June 3
AGENDA
- 8:00 a.m. – Arrival, Breakfast & Introductions
- 10:30 a.m. /11:00 a.m. – Adjourn
LOCATION
- The Refuge Golf Club
21250 Yellow Pine Street
Oak Grove, MN 55011
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
- FREE to invited guests
Please contact Erin Peterman at epeterman@pma.org to register.
The registration deadline to attend the Executive Roundtable is Wednesday, May 29.