The State of the Industry: Additive Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry M | Exchange/Booth 3292PM – 3PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Game-Changing Manufacturing Technologies: A View of Start-Up Companies Open to all attendees Room 1423:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Automation Alley MSV Talent DevelopmentOpen to all attendees Room 140F3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Rapid Prototyping and Mass Production of Unmanned Aircraft SystemsM | Exchange/Booth 3293:15PM-4PM

Brew & View: State of Manufacturing Technology: A Pragmatic ProspectivePresented by Plex Systems M | Exchange/Booth 3294:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Breakout Sessions• Automation in Manufacturing: When Does it Make Sense?

[Room 140D]• SMART FACTORY [Room 140F]

Sponsored by PTC11 AM – 11:20 AM

M | Build Workshop Sprint 2: Wheels UpM | Build/Booth 143 Sponsored by Kelly Engineering Resources11:30 AM – 1 PM

Breakout Sessions• The Engineers of Productivity: How Function Integration Saves

Time While Making Machines Smarter [Room 140C]• Innovative and Collaborative Supply Chain Partnerships

[Room 140E]• The Industrial Internet: Optimizing Customer Experience and

Engagement with Connected Industrial Machines [Room 140F] Sponsored by PTC

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM

Featured Presentation: Realigning the WheelPresented by BBC | Atrium

12 PM – 1 PM

M | Conference KeynoteJosh Linkner, CEO, The Institute for Applied Creativity Author – The Road to Reinvention Room 142 1 PM – 1:40 PM

Storytellers Expanding the Pipeline, Edge Factor M | Exchange/Booth 3291:15PM – 1:45 PM

Keynote Meet & GreetJosh Linkner, CEO, The Institute for Applied Creativity Author – The Road to Reinvention Room 1421:40 PM – 2 PM

M | Build Workshop Sprint 3: Full Steer Ahead M | Build/Booth 143 Sponsored by Kelly Engineering Resources1:30 PM – 3 PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity: Controls and Competitive Advantage in the Global Market Place Room 1422 PM – 3 PM

The Fundamentals, Applications, and Future of Additive Manufacturing M | Exchange/Booth 3292PM – 3PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Performance Manufacturing and Craftsmanship Room 1423:15 PM – 4:15 PM

M | Build Workshop Sprint 4: Hot Rod M | Build/Booth 143 Sponsored by Kelly Engineering Resources3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

M | Build Party & Networking ReceptionM | Exhibits4 PM – 5 PM

Tuesday, June 2 (continued)

DateSME International Honor Awards and Scholarship Ceremony Honoring Leaders in Manufacturing ROOM 1426 PM – 10 PM

Registration: 7 AM – 4PM M | Conference: 8 AM – 5 PM M | Exhibits: 10 AM – 5 PM

M | Build Workshop Keynote: eXtreme ManufacturingJoe Justice, Scrum Inc. and Craig Sutton, John Deere Room 1428:35 AM – 9:30 AM

Student SummitRoom 250 & M | Exhibits9 AM – 1:30 PM

M | Build Workshop Sprint 1: Chassis Time M | Build/Booth 143 Sponsored by Kelly Engineering Resources9:45 AM – 11 AM

Expert Panel Discussion: Digital Technology, SMAC and Other Roads to the Internet of Everything Room 1429:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Estimating the Cost Impact of Lightweighting Automotive Closures M | Exchange/Booth 32911AM – 12PM

Monday, June 1

Tuesday, June 2

Registration: 7 AM – 1 PM M | Conference: 8 AM – 2 PM M | Exhibits: 10 AM – 2 PM

M | Conference KeynoteGene Sherman, Founder & CEO, Vocademy–The Makerspace Room 1428 AM – 8:45 AM

Student SummitRoom 250 & M | Exhibits9 AM – 1:30 PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Skilled Trades Talent Gap: Heading Off the Impending Crisis Room 1429 AM – 10 AM

Expert Panel Discussion: Business Insights into Additive ManufacturingRoom 14210:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Breakout Sessions• High Production Modern Manufacturing of Gears [Room 140E]

Sponsored by GE Global Research11:30 AM – 11:50 AM

Breakout Sessions• Technical Challenges of Noise, Vibration and Harshness

Testing for Gears [Room 140E] Sponsored by GE Global Research

12PM – 12:20 PM

Lunch & Learn: 3D Printing in Manufacturing ProcessPresented by MaterialiseM | Exchange/Booth 32912:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Thursday, June 4

DateRegistration: 7 AM – 5 PM M | Conference: 8 AM – 5 PM M | Exhibits: 10 AM – 6 PM

M | Conference KeynoteMike Walton, Global Head of Manufacturing Industry, Google for Work Room 1428 AM – 8:30 AM

M | Conference KeynoteRobert “Buzz” Kross, Senior Vice President of Design, Lifecycle, and Simulation, Autodesk Room 1428:30 AM – 9 AMStudent SummitRoom 250 & M | Exhibits9AM – 1:30 PM

Breakout Sessions• ICS Security for the Plant Floor: Fundamental Principles and

Solution Requirements [Room 140D]• Manufacturing at the Speed of Light [Room 140E]• Brilliant Factory: Manufacturing from “The Cloud” to the

Factory Floors [Room 140F] Sponsored by GE Global Research

9AM – 9:30 AM

M | Conference KeynoteE. Nicholas (Nick) Jones, Energy Advisor, Corporate Strategic Planning, ExxonMobil Room 1429:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Breakout Sessions• An Update on The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced

Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program [Room 140D]• It’s Time to Transform! [Room 140E]

Sponsored by PTC10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Dissimilar Materials Joining as an Enabling Technology for Automotive Structural Lightweighting M | Exchange/Booth 32911AM – 12PM

Breakout Sessions• The Evolution of Renewable Energy Purchasing: A Case Study

[Room 140D]• Data-Driven Manufacturing with MTConnect [Room 140F]

Sponsored by GE Global Research11:20 AM – 11:50 AM

Lunch & Learn: Energy Management – Are You Doing Enough?Presented by Consumers Energy M | Exchange/Booth 329

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Navigating the Cloud for Small and Medium-Size Business Room 14212:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Expert Panel Discussion: Advanced Manufacturing Strategies, Trends and Initiatives: Driving the Future Room 1422PM – 3 PM

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