Virtual Masterclass

1st Annual

Workforce Management in Manufacturing 

November 17, 11:00am Eastern Standard Time, 2020

Ensuring business continuance in manufacturing during crisis situations

Understand how leading companies are successfully transitioning to remote workforces
What tools and technologies do you need to ensure your workforce is capable of thriving in this challenging enviornment
Exploring the long term impact on the manufacturing workforce

Countdown to Masterclass

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Industry Now 1st Event Format

We know your time is valuable, and with Industry Now there are no sales pitches, no forced one-on-one meetings, and no awkward conversations. Our event brings together twenty top leaders facing a specific challenge to discuss, debate, and ultimately work towards a solution to that challenge.

Sign-in and pre-event networking

  • All users sign into platform
  • Light networking
  • Opening remarks

First Keynote – State of the union

Highlight the challenge of the masterclass
  • Speaker to discuss real world existing issue
Define parameters and establish a local mission statement
  • Speaker to outline the goal and the motives behind the event
  • Local mission statement will be the process during the workshop
  • Highlight a tangible outcome that can be achieved by end of event (not necessarily a defined solution but something people can walk away with happy about)

Focus Group Exercise 1

Panel discussion with all focus group leaders and solution provider
  • opening keynote speaker will moderate a discussion with the group leaders and sponsor
  • Group leaders will bring up the scenarios and try them on with the sponsor
  • Sponsor will be put on spot and left to answer questions and solve this scenarios in real time
Live polling from user group
  • Are you likely to use this sponsor?
  • Would you like to learn more about this sponsor?
  • Do you have specific experience with this scenario?
  • Would you do this?
  • Would you do that?
Interactive questioning from user group
  • Users can ask questions in real time surrounding the content being brought up in the open debate (additional sponsor reps can answer these questions)

First Sponsor Case Study

Sponsor led address to the entire audience
  • End user case study (proven solutions with real world example)
  • Live Demo
Presents the solution and the how-to
Limited sponsor interaction

Interactive Panel Debate

Panel discussion with all focus group leaders and solution provider
  • Opening keynote speaker will moderate a discussion with the group leaders and sponsor
  • Group leaders will bring up the scenarios and try them on with the sponsor
  • Sponsor will be put on spot and left to answer questions and solve this scenarios in real time
Live polling from user group
  • Are you likely to use this sponsor?
  • Would you like to learn more about this sponsor?
  • Do you have specific experience with this scenario?
  • Would you do this?
  • Would you do that?
Interactive questioning from user group
  • Users can ask questions in real time surrounding the content being brought up in the open debate (additional sponsor reps can answer these questions)

    Second Keynote

    Highlight the challenge of the masterclass
    • Speaker to discuss real world existing issue
    Define parameters and establish a local mission statement
    • Speaker to outline the goal and the motives behind the event
    • Local mission statement will be the process during the workshop
    • Highlight a tangible outcome that can be achieved by end of event (not necessarily a defined solution but something people can walk away with happy about)

      Focus Group Exercise 2

      Panel discussion with all focus group leaders and solution provider
      • opening keynote speaker will moderate a discussion with the group leaders and sponsor
      • Group leaders will bring up the scenarios and try them on with the sponsor
      • Sponsor will be put on spot and left to answer questions and solve this scenarios in real time
      Live polling from user group
      • Are you likely to use this sponsor?
      • Would you like to learn more about this sponsor?
      • Do you have specific experience with this scenario?
      • Would you do this?
      • Would you do that?
      Interactive questioning from user group
      • Users can ask questions in real time surrounding the content being brought up in the open debate (additional sponsor reps can answer these questions)

          First Sponsor Case Study

          Sponsor led address to the entire audience
          • End user case study (proven solutions with real world example)
          • Live Demo
          Presents the solution and the how-to
          Limited sponsor interaction

            Interactive Panel Debate

            Panel discussion with all focus group leaders and solution provider
            • Opening keynote speaker will moderate a discussion with the group leaders and sponsor
            • Group leaders will bring up the scenarios and try them on with the sponsor
            • Sponsor will be put on spot and left to answer questions and solve this scenarios in real time
            Live polling from user group
            • Are you likely to use this sponsor?
            • Would you like to learn more about this sponsor?
            • Do you have specific experience with this scenario?
            • Would you do this?
            • Would you do that?
            Interactive questioning from user group
            • Users can ask questions in real time surrounding the content being brought up in the open debate (additional sponsor reps can answer these questions)

              Closing Remarks

              • Speaker closes the topic and ends the debate
              • Thanks participants, sponsor and organizer

                  Open Networking

                  Thought Leaders of this summit

                  Brian Dwyer

                  Brian Dwyer

                  Vice President, Manufacturing Operations

                  Kroger
                  John Sekowski

                  John Sekowski

                  Vice President, Danaher Business System

                  Danaher