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SUMMARY:Bay Area Manufacturing Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Bay Area Manufacturing Conference is taking place on Thursday\, August 27 (8 AM – 12 PM) at the Zero Net Energy Center in San Leandro\, bringing together manufacturers and leaders in economic and workforce development\, education\, and labor who are driving investment and quality job growth across the Bay Area. The conference will highlight the trends shaping the future of manufacturing and showcase innovative workforce development partnerships. This event is being presented in partnership with the Association of Bay Area Manufacturers\, the Bay Area High Road Manufacturing Initiative\, East Bay Economic Development Alliance\, EASTBAYWorks\, and is supported by the California & Bay Area Jobs First Initiative. \nRegistration for this event has closed and there is now a waiting list (8/20/26). Bay Area Manufacturers can contact mfg@eastbayeda.org to request attendance. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Thank you for your understanding.\n  \nLocation:\nNet Zero Energy Center\n14600 Catalina Street\nSan Leandro\, 94577\nComplimentary self-parking is available. \nProgram\n\n8:00 AM – Registration & Networking \n9:00 AM – Welcoming Remarks \n\nStephen Baiter\, Executive Director\, East Bay Economic Development Alliance\nJennifer Fothergill\, Director of Business Development and Government Relations\, NorCal Electrical Contractors’ Association\nHon. Juan González III\, Mayor\, City of San Leandro\nKhaim Morton\, Deputy Treasurer\, State of California Treasurer’s Office\nStacy Cooper Dent\, Vice President of Purpose & Strategic Mobilization\, Torani\n\nPlenary Panel: Bay Area Manufacturing Today and Tomorrow\nWhat does manufacturing look like across the Bay Area? What issues are businesses and workers facing? What strategies are policymakers using to support and grow quality manufacturing jobs in the region? \nModerator: Jessie Hammerling\, Director\, Green Economy Program\, UC Berkeley Labor Center \nPanelists: \n\nEnrique Lopezlira\, Director\, Low Wage Work Program\, UC Berkeley Labor Center\nAnna Waldman-Brown\, Industrial (R)evolution Fellow\, California Forward\nMike Sponsler\, District Director\, State Senator Tim Grayson\nPaul Nguyen\, Chief Economic Development Officer\, City of Hayward\n\nBreakout Session #1:    High Road Manufacturing Models\nHow have employers and labor worked collaboratively to successfully build a high-skilled\, high-productivity\, high-retention workforce that benefits employers\, customers and workers? We’ll take a look at San Jose-based Therma as a case study. \nModerator: Doug Bloch\, Principal and Strategic Advisor\, Bloch Strategies  \nPanelists: \n\nFelix Gonzalez\, Director of Manufacturing and Prefabrication Operations\, Therma \nKeith Sylva\, Business Representative\, SMART Local 104\n\nBreakout Session #2: Education\, Training\, and Recruitment Pipelines\nWhat’s working\, what isn’t\, and what is the emerging regional landscape for manufacturing education? How can manufacturers access candidate pools and influence what training is being offered to the next generation workforce? \nModerator: Michael Katz\, Regional Organizer\, EASTBAYWorks \nPanelists: \n\nEmily Dilger\, CEO\, Ignited\nLuis Ruelas\, Director\, Silicon Valley Subregion\, Bay Area Community Colleges Consortium\nLouise Auerhahn\, Director of Economic and Workforce Policy\, Working Partnerships USA \nTarecq Amer\, Assistant Director\, West Oakland Jobs Resource Center\nClaire Michaels\, Regional Manufacturing Careers Specialist\, EASTBAYWorks\n\nBreakout Session #3: Bay Area Manufacturing: Opportunities & Trends\nAs the Bay Area’s manufacturing landscape continues to evolve\, learn from industry leaders and innovators about how they are navigating the present and envisioning the future in one of the most innovative regions in the world. \nModerator: Mark Martin\, Regional Director of Manufacturing\, Bay Area Community Colleges \nPanelists: \n\nDamario Rivers\, Continuous Improvement & Training Supervisor\, Torani\nDr. Arun Jeldi\, CEO\, Velo3D\nDrew Sorley\, Director\, Capital Projects\, Sila\nJesse Moure\, Director of Field Service\, Formic\nSanchit Gupta\, Sr. Robotics Engineer\, Anyware Robotics\n\nBreakout Session #4: “Grow Your Own”: Resources for Manufacturers to Upskill Their Workforce\nExplore options for employers to “grow your own” skilled workforce by building internal training and career ladders. Learn about resources available to support & fund those pathways\, including public sector funding. \nModerator: Casey Gallagher\, California Director\, Machinists Institute  \nPanelists:  \n\nLawrence Thoo\, Strategic Engagement Manager\, work2future \nRobert Meyer\, Director of Economic Development\, California Employment Training Panel (ETP)\nMichael Shabaka\, Director of Sales and Innovation\, Manex\n\n11:00 AM – Closing Plenary\nAs we look to the future\, what could a California industrial policy look like to support the growth of innovative industries? What are we doing now\, and what could and should we be doing to support a robust manufacturing sector that supports the growth of manufacturing\, creates quality jobs and drives the state forward on its goals around advancing equity\, reducing inequality and reducing emissions? \nModerator: Betony Jones\, Senior Fellow\, Roosevelt Institute and Senior Research Advisor\, UC Berkeley Labor Center \nPanelists: \n\nPriyanka Mohanty\, Executive Director\, UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy\nPeter Frischmann\, Chief Executive Officer\, Sepion Technologies\nAlvaro Sanchez\, Senior Fellow\, Just Solutions Collective \nDerrick Tang\, Head of Programs\, New Energy Nexus California\n\nCall to Action & Regional Collaboration \n12:00 PM – Optional Tour of Zero Net Energy Center\nSign-ups are first-come-first-served. See registration table. \n 
URL:https://www.resilienteastbay.org/event/bay-area-manufacturing-conference/
LOCATION:Zero Net Energy Center\, 14600 Catalina Street\, San Leandro\, CA\, 94577\, United States
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