ProMat 2015: U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics Workforce Summit to be held

ProMat 2015 will feature a Supply Chain Workforce Summit on March 25 and 26 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Summit will focus on how you can start now to develop your future workforce in material handling and logistics.

“Between now and 2018, there will be 1.4 million new jobs in logistics and supply chain. However, educational institutions can graduate only 30% of that workforce, says Daniel Stanton, MHI Vice President of Education and Professional Development. “Meanwhile, there is amazing turnover and change in the jobs and careers within the existing workforce. That requires people with many new skills and abilities just to keep pace with the increasing complexity of supply chains.”

The Summit will include nine sessions over two days that will bring attendees up to speed on how to find, train and retain the right workforce. This is a chance to hear what leaders are doing already and how to adopt best practices. All Summit sessions are free to ProMat attendees by registering to attend at [url=http://www.promatshow.com]http://www.promatshow.com[/url].

Summit Agenda
March 25
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Keynote Panel: Find, Train, Retain Your Workforce for 2025
Moderator - Bob Trebilcock, Supply Chain Management Review
Panel: Betsey Nohe, Morton Salt | Jeff LeClair, Caterpillar |John Caltagirone, Loyola’s Supply and Value Chain Center

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Movers and Shakers Panel: Chicago Supply Chain Workforce of the Future
Moderator - John Caltagirone, Loyola’s Supply and Value Chain Center
Panel: Harry Haney, Kraft | Bill Seliger, R. R. Donnelly |William Frain, CBRE | Doug Whitley, Supply Chain Innovation Network of Chicago

March 26
Practitioners Track
10:15am - 11:15am
Find - Recognizing the Changing Workforce
Moderator - Gary Forger, MHI
Panel: Liz Richards, Executive Vice President, Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association| Col. Reed Hudgins, U.S. Army | Randy Lewis, Author, No Greatness Without Goodness

11:30am - 12:30pm
Train - Bridging Competency Gaps
Moderator - Jan Bray, Bray Strategies
Panel: Nick Little, Michigan State and Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative | Sharon Rice, APICS | Leo Reddy, Manufacturing Skill Standards Council | Daniel Stanton, MHI

12:45pm - 1:45 pm
Retain - Rethinking Material Handling and Logistics Career Paths
Moderator - Don Benson, University of Portland
Panel:Ann Drake, Chairman and CEO, DSC Logistics | Matt Weinberg, Center Of Excellence Specialist, Guthy-Renker | Michael Mikitka, CEO, Warehousing Education Research Council

Educators Track
10:15am - 11:15am
Partnering with Industry
Panel: Ed Bond, Bradley University | Kimberly Ellis, Virginia Tech |  Rob Handfield, North Carolina State | Bart Jennings, Western Illinois University

11:30am - 12:30pm
Flipping the Classroom

12:45pm - 1:45pm
Learning through Games
Speakers: Chuck Nemer, The Fresh Connection

The ProMat 2015 Workforce Summit is sponsored by:
• U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics
• MHI
• Material Handling Education Foundation
• College Industry Council on Material Handling Education
• Career Education Technical Program
• Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association
• Warehousing Education & Research Council
• Association of Professional Material Handling Consultants
• APICS
• Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative

ProMat 2015 is scheduled to be held March 23-26, 2014 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern’s complete ProMat 2015 coverage.