South Piedmont Community College’s Business & Workforce Solutions Division and the Union County Chamber of Commerce will host Sailing Through the Storm: Building Resilience in Our Manufacturing Industry, a forum designed for those leading and partnering with the local manufacturing industry.
The forum will take place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Rolling Hills Country Club, 2722 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, N.C. Seating is limited, and priority will be given to manufacturing leaders and industry partners. Attendees will gain insights and best practices that will help them to navigate the ever-changing manufacturing industry landscape.
“Manufacturing is facing a number of significant challenges, from workforce shortages to rapidly evolving technologies to the effects of tariffs. In Anson and Union counties, where manufacturing is one of our largest industries, the challenges are particularly acute. This event is about bringing together the leading minds in manufacturing, both on a local and national scale, learning from one another, sharing ideas, and moving forward in our collective strength,” said Director of Corporate Education & Training Latoya Billings.
Register to attend here: https://tinyurl.com/v78xt3yc.
In addition to a customer loyalty instructor, leading the discussion at the event will be:
- Dr. Michael Barbera, chief behavioral officer at Clicksuasion Labs and an award-winning consumer psychologist and business strategist. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, and he has appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank, Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, and Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. His business psychology practice includes consumer behavior, emotions, and experiences, as well as social psychology, decision-making, behavioral economics, and behavioral finance. He shares his evidence-based insights on the Clicksuasion podcast and as a dynamic TEDx presenter. Michael is a celebrated keynote speaker and has addressed more than 300,000 people on four continents.
- Wade Younger, a recognized authority on organizational development and process improvement, who serves as CEO of The Value Wave, has authored numerous books and publications, and is also managing partner at Armstrong Wolfe Advisory, a Women in the COO Community ambassador, and guest lecturer at Cornell University. Wade has delivered more than 2,000 keynotes around the world addressing audiences of all sizes.
The agenda for the event includes:
- 8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration & Networking Breakfast
- 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
- 8:45-9:30 a.m. Customer Loyalty in a Disrupted World
- 9:30-10:15 a.m. Selling Through Disruption
- 10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
- 10:30-11:15 a.m. Leadership in the Trenches: Building Trust & Retaining Talent (panel discussion with local manufacturing leaders from Amcor, Glenmark, O’Neil Digital, and Southern Fabricators)
- 11:15 a.m. Workforce & AI: Recruiting, Reskilling, and Retention
- 12-12:30 p.m. Networking Lunch & Closing
For more information, email lbillings@spcc.edu.