Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing (2024)

Chapter: Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.

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Public Workshop Agendas

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT Working Breakfast
10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT

Welcome and Introduction

  • Thomas Kurfess, Study Chair
  • Robert Gao, Workshop Chair
  • Sudarsan Rachuri (DOE), Presentation with Q&A

Plenary Session 1: State of the Art in SM Enabled by New Computational Tools and Methods

10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT

Speaker: Maja Vukovic, IBM, Fellow, AI for Application Modernization

  • Q&A moderated by SK Gupta and Richard Braatz
11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT Speaker: Stephan Biller, Purdue University, Harold T. Amrine Distinguished Professor, Industrial Engineering
  • Q&A moderated by SK Gupta and Richard Braatz
11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT Morning Coffee Break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.

Plenary Session 2: New Sensing Modalities and Digital Thread for SM

11:45 am ET/8:45 am PT

Speaker: Yongyao Cai, TE Connectivity, Engineering Director for Innovation

  • Q&A moderated by Richard Braatz and SK Gupta
12:15 pm ET/9:15 am PT

Speaker: Douglas Bellin, Amazon Web Service, Head of Worldwide Smart Factory

  • Q&A moderated by Richard Braatz and SK Gupta
12:45 pm ET/9:45 am PT Lunch Break

Panel 1: International Perspective on SM

1:45 pm ET/10:45 am PT
  • Paul Faughnan, Pratt & Whitney, Discipline Lead for Manufacturing
  • Arun Ayyagari, Boeing, Senior Technical Fellow
  • Kelly Dodds, Raytheon, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Director
  • Detlef Zuhlke, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, Professor
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Karen Thole and Chinedum Okwudire

Panel 2: SM Technology Adoption Landscape: Large Corporations vs. Small and Mid-sized Manufacturers

2:45 pm ET/11:45 am PT
  • Soundar Kumara, Penn State University, Allen M. Pearce Professor, Industrial Engineering
  • Larry Megan, Baldwin Richardson Foods, Head of Digital Information Technology
  • Dean Bartles, Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, President and CEO
  • Mike Molnar, NIST, Director, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office
  • Rita Wouhaybi, Intel, Senior Principal Engineer
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Chinedum Okwudire and Karen Thole
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
3:45 pm ET/12:45 pm PT Afternoon Coffee Break

Closing Sessions

4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT

Plenary Speaker: Barbara Humpton, Siemens USA, CEO

  • Q&A moderated by Robert Gao and SK Gupta
4:30 pm ET/1:30 pm PT Group Discussion by workshop participants on relevant topics as highlighted during the workshop (e.g., latest technologies to advance manufacturing in the United States and engaging small and mid-sized manufacturers to accelerate adoption of smart manufacturing technologies).
5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT Adjourn for the Day

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT Working Breakfast
10:00 am ET/7:00 am PM Welcome and Introduction
  • John W. Sutherland, Workshop Chair
  • Sudarsan Rachuri, DOE
10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT

Speaker: Laine Mears, Clemson University

  • Q&A moderated by Billy B. Bardin, Dow Inc.

Panel 1: Perspectives from Employers (Barriers to Education/Training)

11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT
  • Paul Boris, Independent Consultant
  • Michael Cook, Rockwell Automation
  • Michelle Pastel, Corning
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Dianne Chong, ABET
12:15 pm ET/8:15 am PT Lunch Break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.

Panel 2: Perspectives from Educators/Trainers

1:15 pm ET/10:15 am PT
  • Marcia Ballinger, Lorain County Community College
  • Steven Butt, Western Michigan University
  • Ragu Athinarayanan, Purdue University
  • Martin Byung-Guk Jun, Purdue University
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Soundar Kumara, Penn State University
2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT Break

Panel 3: Perspectives from Learners/Workers

3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT
  • Lisa Mayberry-Raymond, UAW and Henry Ford College
  • Kyle Saleeby, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Susan N. Houseman, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Panel 4: Broadening Participation in the Smart Manufacturing Workforce

4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT
  • Shirley Wilcher, American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity
  • Craig Scott, Morgan State University
  • Julie Davis, Association of Equipment Manufacturers
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by William E. Spriggs, Howard University
5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT Adjourn for the Day

MARCH 7, 2023

9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT Working Breakfast
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT

Welcome and Introduction

  • Tom Kurfess, Study Chair
  • Jian Cao, Workshop Chair
  • Sudarsan Rachuri, DOE

Panel 1: Sustainability

10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT
  • Michael Rinker, Senior Technical Advisor, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
  • Chenn Zhou, Director, Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), Purdue
  • Jennifer Dunn, Director, Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience, Northwestern University
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Jim Davis and Melissa Orme
12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT Lunch Break

Panel 2: Interconnected Data

1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT
  • Alan Wittman, Senior Director, Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation, Manufacturing & Quality, Boeing
  • Sthitie Bom, Head of Global Factory IT, Seagate
  • Christoph Berlin, General Manager, Microsoft
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Melissa Orme and Lili Cheng
3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT

Open Discussion Session and Closing Remarks for Day 1

4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT Public Workshop Adjourns for the Day
(Committee moves to Closed Session)

MARCH 8, 2023

9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT Working Breakfast
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT Recap of Day 1
  • Jian Cao, Workshop Chair

Panel 3: Integrated Business and Technical Systems

10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT
  • Kevin Goering, Partner, McKinsey
  • Karen Kerr, General Partner and Managing Director, Exposition Ventures
  • Edward Mehr, Co-founder and CEO, Machina Labs
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Jian Cao and Jim Davis
12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT Lunch Break

Panel 4: Emerging Opportunities

1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT
  • John A. Hart, Director, Lab for Manufacturing and Productivity, MIT
  • Bruce Kramer, Senior Advisor, NSF
  • John Dyck, CEO, CESMII
  • Q&A and General Discussion
  • Moderated by Lili Cheng and Jian Cao
3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT

Open Discussion Session and Closing Remarks

4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT Public Workshop Adjourns
(Committee moves to Closed Session)
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27260.
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