| 7:30-8:30am |
Continental Breakfast; Networking and Sponsor Expo Opens
Grand Terrace |
| 8:30-9:30am |
Opening Plenary Session
Keynote Presentation: Steve Jones
Exhibition Hall |
| 9:30-9:45am |
Networking; Visit the Sponsor Expo
Grand Terrace |
| 9:45-10:05am |
WDM×Madison
Hall of Ideas F
Welcome: WDM×Madison and WMC: The State of Manufacturing
Oliver Schmitz, Jim Rink, Chelsy Cegielski, Scott Manley
UW–Madison |
| 10:20-11:05am |
Customer Service Track
Lecture Hall
Customer Experience by Design, Not by Chance
Blake Morgan
3X Author, Host of The Modern Customer Podcast
|
People Track
Hall of Ideas E
Purpose at the Speed of Change: Sustaining Trust, Engagement, and High Performance Through Transformation
Mindy Geisser
Savers |
Marketing Track
Ballroom A
Pricing with Intelligence: Turning Market Signals into Better Decisions
Sri Kantamneni
Schreiber Foods |
Supply Chain Track
Ballroom B
International Trade and the Macroeconomic Environment: Staying Ahead of the Game
Pete Mento
Baker Tilly |
Technology Track
Ballroom C
Leading Through the AI Era: Strategy, Workforce, and Technology in Financial Services
Ralph Buelling
UW Credit Union |
WDM×Madison
Hall of Ideas F
Building the Technical Workforce for What’s Next
Grant Emmel and Matthew Garcia
Madison College |
| 11:20am-12:00pm |
Customer Service Track
Lecture Hall
Cleaning the Organizational Junk Drawer
Patrice James
SunStrong Management |
People Track
Hall of Ideas E
The Human Edge: Leading Your Workforce Through the Now and the Next
Becky Frankiewicz
ManpowerGroup |
Marketing Track
Ballroom A
The New Promotional Mix: Balancing Competing Expectations
Kikora Mason
Communications Leader & Cultural Strategist
|
Supply Chain Track
Ballroom B
Leadership, Partnership, and Solving Problems over Glorifying Solutions
Sean Halligan
Senior Global Supply Chain Executive |
Technology Track
Ballroom C
Inside the AI Super Factory: Datacenters, Myths, and the Workforce of the Future
Christa Markgraff
Microsoft |
WDM×Madison
Hall of Ideas F
The WDMxFramework & Where Engineering Meets Manufacturing
Oliver Schmitz, Lennon Rodgers
UW-Madison |
| 12:15-1:30pm |
Lunch
Luncheon Address by UW–Madison Women’s Hockey Coach Mark Johnson and UW–Madison Hockey Player Ava McNaughton
Exhibition Hall
SAP Luncheon – Sign up for this when you register!
Contact us if you missed it and want to sign up!
Community Terrace |
| 1:30-2:00pm |
Networking with Dessert and Coffee; Visit the Sponsor Expo
Grand Terrace |
| 2:00-2:20pm |
WDM×Madison
Hall of Ideas F
Finding the Strategic Choices Your Competitors Can’t See
Arik Johnson
AuroraWDC |
| 2:35-3:15pm |
Customer Service Track
Lecture Hall
Finding RHYTHM: Turning Purpose into Everyday Practice
Justin Robbins
Metric Sherpa |
People Track
Hall of Ideas E
The Future Is Now: What America’s Top People Leaders Are Doing About AI, Learning, and Work
Anne Trumbore
Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning, UVA Darden School of Business
|
Marketing Track
Ballroom A
The Growth Imperative: Reinventing Brands for New Generations
Allison Murn
Illuminiting; University of Minnesota
|
Supply Chain Track
Ballroom B
Leadership Lessons on Business Transformation
Kari Mahaffey
Oracle |
Technology Track
Ballroom C
A Brief History of the Future
Mike Bechtel
Inventor, Investor, Futurist & Professor
|
WDM×Madison
Hall of Ideas F
Test Before You Invest
Joe Hamann
UW-Milwaukee Connected Systems Institute |
| 3:30-4:10pm |
Customer Service Track
Lecture Hall
HumanX: Why Better AI Starts with Better Experiences
Bill Price
Intendra AI |
People Track
Hall of Ideas E
Architecting Agility: Building Leadership Platforms that Actually Move the Needle
Antonia Turnquist
Zendesk |
Marketing Track
Ballroom A
From Brand to Destination: When Place Becomes a Marketing Strategy
Michael Belot
Milwaukee Bucks |
Supply Chain Track
Ballroom B
Unlock Your Talent: Turning Supply Chain Capability Investment Into Business Results
Craig Schaefer & Megan Turek
GE HealthCare |
Technology Track
Ballroom C
Deliberate Creative Teams: The Leadership Edge Behind Every Technology Win
Amy Climer
Climer Consulting |
WDM×Madison
Hall of Ideas F
Connecting the Pieces
Chris Baichoo
Wisconsin’s Manufacturing Extension Partners |
| 4:10-4:55pm |
Happy Hour
Enjoy a drink and good conversation immediately following the conference,
featuring a gallery of drawings from the day’s event by artist Sherrill Knezel
(learn more). |
