From MHI: Welcome to ProMat

As Chairman of MHI and on behalf of our officers and members, it is my privilege to welcome you to ProMat 2019.

ProMat 2019 will be four days of non-stop solutions for your manufacturing and supply chain operations. I am pleased to tell you that ProMat exhibits and educational offerings will be on two show floors at McCormick Place. In addition to the South Hall, ProMat will showcase emerging technology, sustainability and robotics solutions in the North Hall.

ProMat is once again co-locating with Automate 2019. Automate exhibits will be located in the North Hall. Your ProMat badge will provide you entrance to both ProMat show floors, the Automate show floor as well as all keynotes and ProMat show floor seminars.

To make it easier for you to find the solutions you need, ProMat’s 950 exhibits are organized into convenient solution-specific centers: South Hall solution centers are manufacturing and assembly solutions, information technology (IT) solutions, and fulfillment and delivery solutions. The North Hall solution centers are emerging technology and sustainable facility solutions.

The ProMat Supply Chain Conference includes theater centers on the South Hall show floor featuring more than 100 show floor educational seminars. The North Hall theaters will include also include theater presentations on sustainability facility solutions, emerging technology and robotics solutions. Consult your ProMat Expo Guide for titles, locations, and times of these educational sessions. You can also download the official ProMat app at promatshow.com/app to have all this information at your fingertips.

The ProMat Supply Chain Conference will also four feature keynotes today, tomorrow, and Wednesday that will explore many issues and trends impacting supply chains. Today, sustainability expert Karim R. Lakhani of Harvard Business School will lead a panel and discuss blockchain technology for supply chains at 8:45 a.m. in Room S100.

Today’s schedule of events also includes a Women in Supply Chain Summit starting at 12:30 p.m. Please refer to your ProMat Expo Guide or the mobile app for the complete schedule of events.

In addition, we will announce the 2019 MHI Innovation Award winners during Wednesday’s MHI Industry Night with comedian Craig Ferguson. This award showcases new products and innovations presented by ProMat exhibitors. The winners will be chosen in three categories: Best New Innovation, Best IT Innovation and Best Innovation of an Existing Product. I encourage you to view all the MHI Innovation Award submissions on Level 2.5 of McCormick Place. If you would like to attend Industry Night, tickets are $50 and can be purchased at ProMat Registration on Level 3.

ProMat offers many opportunities to connect with your peers in The HUB at the center of the South Hall show floor. The HUB offers opportunities to meet and network with other attendees as well as Wi-Fi, e-mail kiosks and access to information on career opportunities offered by ProMat exhibitors in email kiosks.

MHI is proud to sponsor ProMat and Modex 2020 (March 9-12, 2020 at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center) and to represent the Industry that provides the essential solutions that make supply chains work. For more information on MHI programs, the MHI booth located in The HUB on the ProMat show floor or visit mhi.org.

Enjoy ProMat!

Gregg Goodner
Chairman, MHI