Dan Ellzey
The ASK THE EXPERTS BREAKFAST: Apprentices and Executives will include a keynote address and two panel discussions.
The opening keynote will be delivered by Dan Ellzey, executive director of workforce innovation, SC Department of Employment and Workforce. Two panel discussions will follow.
APPRENTICESHIPS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING: Training a Competitive Workforce
Four executives will talk about how advanced manufacturing companies are turning to apprenticeship to develop, grow, and retain a skilled workforce. Apprenticeship programs combine on-the-job learning with related instruction in technical areas to produce qualified, highly-productive employees for careers requiring precision skills. Apprenticeship training ensures workers have the knowledge and competencies companies need for today and tomorrow. Apprenticeship can be used in a variety of manufacturing occupations and works for all company sizes, big and small.
The apprenticeship event will be a moderated discussion with four panelists.
MODERATOR:
AMY FIRESTONE, VP of Apprenticeship, SC Technical College System
PANELISTS:
ROBIN BLACKBURN, Technical Wage Recruiter, Michelin North America
MARTIN GREENLEE, Director, Organizational Development, Zeus
DARYL JOHNSON, BP Americas
VINCENT LOMBARDY, Production Manager, VTL Group
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
APPRENTICESHIP CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
The event will feature a quartet of female business executives discussing their path to the top. The number of female executives continues to rise in many business verticals and it’s no different in the competitive manufacturing industry.
MODERATOR:
SUZANNE DICKERSON, Director, Logistics Industry Initiatives, SC Council on Competitiveness
PANELISTS:
DENISE THIGPEN, CEO & Owner, Wholesale Boutique
SKY FOSTER, Manager, Corporate Communications, BMW
BARBARA MELVIN, Chief Operating Office, SC Ports Authority
MELISSA SIMPSON, Director, US Indirect Procurement & Supplier Diversity, Bausch Health Co.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
MICHELIN
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
AFL
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
ROEBUCK BUILDINGS, CO
Dickerson
Thigpen
Foster
Melvin
Simpson
The cost to attend the morning session is $35. It includes a hot breakfast and access to the keynote speech and both panel discussions.