The pace of technology change is profoundly influencing the way manufacturers design, make, and deliver products. To stay competitive, companies need to adopt the right technologies in a timely manner. Companies are increasingly addressing this challenge through external development, sharing expertise on the costs, benefits, and risks of new technology platforms with other stakeholders in the interest of collective progress. This model, exemplified by consortia-based initiatives like Manufacturing USA, helps companies realize greater benefits on a shorter timeline than they would be able to achieve alone. With new frontiers in additive, digital, and smart manufacturing, neither the opportunity for nor potential benefits of such collaboration has ever been greater. 

This invitation-only event is specifically designed for idea exchange and networking, offering senior leaders in manufacturing the opportunity to: 

• Learn what technologies are creating real value for U.S. manufacturers, and how industry leaders see leveraging technology partnerships as a strong business strategy
• Experience case studies from companies both small and large where partnerships and strategic alliances helped boost internal capacity and overcome R&D challenges
• Learn about how Lockheed prioritizes technologies to assess the breadth of applicability across its businesses and how the external partnerships that have brought the most value to Lockheed’s business units

• 9:00       Registration 
• 9:15       Welcome & Guest Speaker Intro
• 9:30       Featured Keynote: Steve Betza
• 10:15     Break
• 10:30     Manufacturing Partnership Showcase: Additive, Digital, Smart and                Remanufacturing 
• 11:00     Manufacturing Partnership Showcase Tours* 
• 11:30     Conclude

*Pre-Registration Required

Limited seating. Click below to register. For questions about the event, please contact Selena Cochran at 585-475-4210. Note: Event is closed to the press.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

As Lockheed Martin’s Future Enterprise Initiative Director, Steve leads the identification and deployment of emerging capabilities for Lockheed’s manufacturing businesses that includes over 50,000 scientists and engineers and $46B in annual sales.  With over 33 years of experience at both Lockheed and IBM, he brings significant perspective on the disruptive technologies that are having the biggest impact across Lockheed’s businesses and will share his first-hand experience on the return on investment Lockheed is realizing from public private partnerships, including eight Manufacturing USA Institutes. 

ABOUT RIT AND THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED AND SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

The Center of Excellence is an applied research center at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability that works with manufacturers to explore new technology and product and process innovation. RIT is a member of 7 of the 14 Manufacturing USA institutes, a federally-funded program with centers throughout the US cutting across multiple manufacturing technology disciplines. Previously known as the “National Network for Manufacturing Innovation,” Manufacturing USA, connects people, ideas, and technology to solve industry-relevant advanced manufacturing challenges. Its goals are to enhance industrial competitiveness, increase economic growth, and strengthen U.S. national security.