2024 Speakers


Sharzad Abdollahi
Associate Value Engineer
Celonis

Scott Achelpohl
Managing Editor
Endeavor

Rafael Basso
Vice President, Operations
Allison Transmission

Aaron Christ
Director of Operations
Intertape Polymer Group (IPG)

Joe Gerstl
Sr. Director, Product Management
GE Vernova

Karianne Gomez
Global Client Partner – Manufacturing & Energy
Genpact

Jerry Grunewald
VP R&D/Technology
INVISTA

Marty Hallman
Director Bearing Operations
The Timken Company

John Harrington
Chief Product Officer
HighByte

Colin Henry
Product Management Leader
GE Vernova

Ericka Herst
VP Operations
Rose Batteries

David Higgs
Vice President of MEC Business Excellence (MBX)
Mayville Engineering Company (MEC)

Ben Johnson
Production Manager
Sandvik Coromant

Jill Jusko
Executive Editor
Endeavor

Ryan Kuhlenbeck
CEO
Pico

Kristen LeBaron
Supply Chain Service Line Lead
Genpact

Tom Lego
Brand Ambassador
Toyota Material Handling

Jason Lipscomb
Technical Training Department
Subaru

Carl Livesay
General Manager
Mercury Plastics

Eric Lussier
Principal
Next Level Partners

Sam Mcpherson
President
The Lean Leadership Academy

Randy Morehouse
Director of Operations
Falcon Plastics

Gene Mussel
Director
Wipfli LLP

Fabian Ochoa
Director Digital Factory Solutions
Emerson Electric

Sean O'Meara
CIO
Girtz Industries

Nicole Otte
Director of Workforce Development
Endress+Hauser USA

Elizabeth Parra
Process Engineer
Subaru of Indiana Automotive

Drew Patel
Engineering Laboratory IT Specialist
Purdue University

George Perez
Chief Operating Officer
Specialty Machine

Raj Polanki
U.S. Region Head of IT
Wacker Chemical Corporation

Joshua Pomeroy
Strategic Initiatives Leader
INVISTA

Philip Powell
Professor
Indiana University Kelley School of Business

Josh Renicker
member Ambassador Program Director / COO
COO Forum / Energy Access Inc

David Rizzardo
MWCC Associate Director
MWCC

Jason Ryska
Director - Manufacturing Technology Development
Ford Motor Company

Robert Schoenberger
Editor-in-Chief
Endeavor