DRAFT AGENDA May 6th, 2015 8:00 AM Registration
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DRAFT AGENDA May 6th, 2015 8:00 AM Registration
DRAFT AGENDA May 6th, 2015 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:00 AM Government Panel How all levels of government can work together to foster a strong manufacturing sector • Discussion points TBA Speakers: Gerald Peets, Director General, Manufacturing and Life Sciences Branch, Industry Canada Trevor Dauphinee, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Branch, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure 9:45 AM Case Study: Canada’s Technology Triangle (Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge, & Surrounding Townships) How to retain and expand your manufacturing sector by effectively responding to their changing needs • • • What is the overall state of manufacturing in the Waterloo Region What role has infrastructure improvements played in responding to shifts in manufacturing What issues do they struggle with and how have they responded Moderator: Jason Kipfer, Senior Business Development Officer, Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc. Industry Speakers: Joerg Steiber, CEO, Ontario Drive & Gear (ODG) Mike Cybulski,, Owner, Ramp Inc. Barb Fennessy, Executive Dean, Entrepreneurship and Applied Research at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning 10:30 AM Break 11:00 AM Economic Developers’ Panel Discussion What are the challenges, impediments, and opportunities for urban manufacturing? • • • • • What drives a city’s allure to manufacturers? How can cities capitalize on their location? How can cities prosper with a diversified economy? How does location fuel investment and innovation? How discussion and collaboration with companies can create new opportunities Moderator: Frank Miele, Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University Speakers: David C. Paul, Director, Economic Development, City of Brockville Cindy Symons-Milroy, Director, Economic Development, City of Oshawa Tim Feduniw, Senior Manager, Economic Development, Economic Development Winnipeg Inc. John Alderdice, Manager Business Retention & Expansion, City of Toronto 12:00 PM Lunch 1:15 PM Manufacturers’ Panel Discussion What are manufacturers looking for from cities and communities to ensure they remain competitive and viable? • • • What factors lead to reinvestment in domestic manufacturing? What can cities do to retain and entice manufacturers to their community? What future prospects do manufacturers see for their industry? Moderator: Speakers: Steven Tatar, President/Creative Director, Ohio Knitting Mills Roy Timms, Chair, Niagara Industrial Association Tony Mammoliti, YNOT Cycle (Toronto) Craig Wolfe, President, CelebriDucks, Cocoa Canard (Operations Reshored) 2:15 PM Case Study: CRIQ A one stop shop: Why R&D and Innovative urban manufacturing are a natural fit for local economic prosperity • • • How thinking differently about productivity and risk sharing is delivering greater value in local manufacturing How collaboration is driving innovation and increased economic value, like 3D metal printing out of Réseau Québec Why sustainable best practices and managing the environmental impact of urban manufacturing is vital for long term growth Speaker: Lyne Dubois, Vice-President, Business Development, Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) 3:00 PM Break 3:30 PM Policy Panel Government’s role in leading and fostering a strong manufacturing sector • • • • Explore the role of government to facilitate foreign direct investment, domestic expansion and retention of manufacturing businesses Understand what governments can do to support manufacturers through the permitting and development process The changing landscape of site selection and how to remain competitive within that landscape Create opportunities to work within regulation, while developing pro-industry policies & zoning Speakers: Liz Hanson, Economic Vitality Coordinator, City of Boulder, CO Carrie Manchuk, Manager, Manufacturing Investment Unit and Investment Ready: Certified Site Program, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure Additional speakers to come 4:30 PM Open Discussion: Practical lessons in reviving manufacturing This moderated Q&A discussion will draw on the wisdom of seasoned manufacturing experts and audience members to draw up a list of practical and implementable solutions for reviving your manufacturing base. Discussion topics will include: • • • How do you highlight manufacturing’s value to the country’s economy? How do you reach young people to build a well-trained work force? What can all three levels of government do better to build and retain local manufacturers? Moderator: 5:00 PM Day 1 ends – Evening cocktails networking begin May 7th, 2015 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:00 AM Case Study: Australia How manufacturing has evolved and continues to hold steady despite competitivity pressures • • • How has Australian manufacturing and markets changed over the centuries? How have Australian cities capitalized on a manufacturing renaissance? What role do small to medium enterprises have locally, and how to increase productivity and export? Speaker: Marcus Westbury, Writer, broadcaster and founder of Renew Australia 10:00 AM Case Study: Maker Movement Start-up Industries: What small scale manufacturers are doing to and for the local economy • • • • • • How local is spreading – and seeing some success? How cities can tap into the craftsmanship resurgence? Why entrepreneurship is growing, especially among the youth What is the benefit of niche innovation – and where do we see it going? How locally manufactured goods translates into increased civic pride How to attract, nurture, and support a young entrepreneurial class that will drive economic vitality Speakers: Stephen Charters, Co-founder, Research Coordinator, Made in Montreal Derek Brunelle, Director and Founder, Toronto Made 10:30 AM Break 11:00 AM Case Study: Industry 4.0; only for European Manufacturing? Building a more competitive Canadian manufacturing sector: What manufacturers and governments can do to be the new leaders? Europe is already implementing Industry 4.0, led by the Netherlands and Germany. With the Canada/EU trade agreement coming, and a higher requirement to be globally competitive, Canada stands to gain a lot – but it can’t be business as usual. All stakeholders - Education, Government and Industry - will gain practical solutions for this new joint approach. What is Industry 4.0 and why is it important? What is the philosophy Canada should adopt, from cyber physical to flexibility and customization? How will different sectors benefit, such as oil and mining, aerospace, medical devices, equipment and machinery? What should cities know in order to attract flexible manufacturers to their region? How the city region of Eindhoven turned their economy around to be one of the most innovative regions in the world Speaker: Peter van Harten, founder of the Manufacturing Accelerator Program and EVP/Partner, Group Isah International, Netherlands 12:00 PM Lunch 1:15 PM Case Study: Philadelphia, PA Details TBA Speakers: Michael S. Cooper, Director, Office of Manufacturing & Industry, City of Philadelphia 2:00 PM Case Study: Education in manufacturing - Training an industrial workforce that can grow and flex with the changing economic climates • • • What can be done to forge partnerships with industry, associations, high schools and colleges? What training approaches have worked to retain manufacturing jobs in other jurisdictions? Which partnerships are most – and least - effective? Speaker: 2:45 PM Case Study: Why food processing is a natural fit for fostering and building a more robust local economy • • • Why local matters – and how the community is rallying around local food production How rural and small town initiatives are leading to economic success How can food production offset or reverse demographic trends in rural communities Speaker: 3:00 PM Day 2 ends
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