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Made in Tampa Bay Expo Breakout Sessions

  • April 09, 2025
  • 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
  • The EpiCenter (13805 58th St N, Clearwater, FL 33760)

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  • Attending event as a person interested in learning about manufacturing in Tampa Bay.

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Join us for this year's Breakout Sessions, an essential opportunity to gain invaluable insights for the manufacturing industry and its workforce. Our expert speakers will cover a diverse range of critical topics, from the transformative role of AI in manufacturing to strategies for shaping a skilled workforce. Don't miss this chance to stay ahead of the curve and empower yourself and your team for the exciting changes on the horizon.  There is no fee to attend any of these breakouts sessions. 

  

Room 2-302

2:30– 3:30 PM - AI Driven Manufacturing: Trends, Tools, and Transformation

  • Roy Kirchner, Ultimate 3D Printing Store
  • Pete Cirak, Seal Dynamics
  • Sid Martin, St. Pete College

 

Pete Cirak, Seal Dynamics


  

Roy Kirchner, Ultimate 3D Printing Store


 

Sid Martin, St. Pete College


5:00 – 6:00 - Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing Strength: Tariffs, MadeinUSA.com, and Supply Chain Solutions

  • Don Buckner, MadeinUSA.com
  • Connor Hlywa - FloridaMakes

Connor Hlywa - FloridaMakes

  

Don Buckner, MadeinUSA.com


Room 2-303

2:00-3:00 PM Pathways to Manufacturing Careers

  • Tom Mudano - AmSkills
  • Jake Hornstein – Our Children Have Rights


  

Tom Mudano - AmSkills


Jake Hornstein – Our Children Have Rights


3:00 – 4:00 PM - Manufacturing Talent Connect: Interview USF Skilled Candidates


4:00 – 5:00 PM - Welcome to Apprenticeships 3.0 – More Results Realized!

  • Marcelo Dossantos, FloridaMakes
    • Leisa Rasmussen, Manhattan Strategy Group/Supply Chain Automation Institute

    Panelists:

    Lilian Eshem - HR Manager for the Bausch + Lomb Clearwater 

    Roy Sweatman- President/Owner-Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.

    Marcelo DosSantos-Director, Workforce Development at FloridaMakes


     

    Marcelo Dossantos, FloridaMakes

     

    Leisa Rasmussen, Manhattan Strategy Group/Supply Chain Automation Workforce Lab



    THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS!

       

                            



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