PHILADELPHIA • 2018

SKILLS GAP/SKILLS SHORTAGE:

A MANUFACTURING DILEMMA

The aging workforce and rapid evolution in skill requirements

are creating a significant challenge . . .

The #1 challenge facing manufacturing right now

is in the training, retention, and supplementing

their ever-changing workforces. Fending off the

crisis demands creative workforce solutions that

close the gap and meet the increasing demands

of your operations.

Join the discussion at Automation Fair with a

panel of analysts, talent acquisition specialists,

educators, and your peers to brainstorm how

to overcome the talent shortage and grow your

business through new technologies, targeted

training, and workforce augmentation.

PRESENTERS:

Jane Barr, Regional Vice President,

Rockwell Automation

Scott Lapcewich, Vice President & General

Manager, Customer Support & Maintenance,

Rockwell Automation

Chris Layden, Vice President,

Manpower Enterprise - North America

Joe Allie, Business Director, Global

Competency, Rockwell Automation

Jay Flores, STEM Ambassador,

Rockwell Automation

Don Bossi, President, FIRST (For Inspiration

and Recognition of Science & Technology)

Eileen Cipriani, Deputy Director of

Workforce Development, State of

Pennsylvania

Carol Kilko, Deputy Secretary of Business

Financing, State of Pennsylvania

Maria Kasparian, Executive Director, Edesia

Mark Anderson, Maintenance Manager,

Armstrong World Industries

PANELISTS:

David Mayewski, Regional Sales Manager,

Rockwell Automation (Moderator)

Rebekah Kowalski, Vice President, Client

Workforce Solutions, Manpower Enterprise

Maria Kasparian, Executive Director, Edesia

Mark Anderson, Maintenance Manager,

Armstrong World Industries

Dave Musto, President and CEO,

Thermo Systems LLC

Glenn Giesregen, Plant Engineering

Manager, 3M

“In the U.S. alone, analysts

forecast that nearly 3.5 million

manufacturing jobs will be

created by 2025, but with more

than 20% of manufacturing

workers set to retire, and new

technology driving more complex

skill set requirements, 2 million of

those jobs could go unfilled.”

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORUMTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 159:00 - 11:30 A.M.

November 14 & 15

www.automationfair.com