“Making It In New Hampshire” Grappone Center, Concord, NH
Wednesday, October 26, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
George Gantz, Chairman, BIA Board of Directors The Honorable John Lynch, Governor
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. The Governor’s Manufacturing Initiative: An Update
Stuart Arnett, Director, Division of Economic Development Deborah Osgood, Knowledge Institute/nhmanufacturer.com
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CEO Panel Discussion:
“Commercialization – Expanding your marketplace” Panel: Val Zanchuk, President, Graphicast, Inc. Willim Latva, President, Latva Machine, Inc.
David Dunfee, President, D.G. O’Brien, Inc. Ed Grant, VP Operations, Vectron International Facilitator: Patrick Martin, Technology Transfer Project Manager, Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Workshop A Supply Chain Leverage for Small Manufacturers Michael Jordan, Consultant, MEP Management Services Inc. David Hess, Project Manager, Mass Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Workshop B Time Wise Value Stream Management System
Linda Ellis, Project Manager, NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Workshop C Time Wise™ Kaizen Event Methodologies Jane Ely, Project Manager, NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership Theresa McCarthy, Project Manager, NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Workshop D Capital for Manufacturing Development
Panel: John Hamilton, Vested For Growth, NH Community Loan Fund
Paul Denton, Community Development Finance Authority
Gary Oden, Small Business Development Center
Facilitator: Janice Kitchen, Office of Economic Initiatives, UNH
Workshop A Supply Chain Leverage for Small Manufacturers Michael Jordan, Consultant, MEP Management Services Inc.
David Hess, Project Manager, Mass Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Workshop B Time Wise Value Stream Management System
Linda Ellis, Project Manager, NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Workshop D Vested For Growth: Capital for Manufacturing Development
Panel: John Hamilton, Vested For Growth, NH Community Loan Fund Paul Denton, Community Development Finance Authority
Gary Oden, Small Business Development Center
Facilitator: Janice Kitchen, Office of Economic Initiatives, UNH
3:00 p.m. Adjourn (Exhibitor Booths Open)
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
$65.00 / person (Includes all conference materials, continental breakfast and lunch)
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Mail to: Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire 122 N. Main Street, Concord, NH 03301
Or fax to: (603) 224-2872 Register online
Registrants can also access this site from the BIA website ( www.nhbia.org ) using the "upcoming events" link. To register over the phone, call the BIA directly at (603) 224-5388 ext. 100.
