Experts

Securing a Strong and Resilient U.S. Manufacturing Workforce (January 20, 11 a.m. to noon)

Tameshia Bridges Mansfield, Vice President for Workforce Innovation, Jobs for the Future
Grace Hsia, CEO and Co-Founder, Warmilu
Consuelo Poland Lockhart, Executive Director and Founder, Latinas Welding Guild
Moderator: Scott Paul, President, American Alliance for Manufacturing

Enabling Future Technology Innovation in U.S. Manufacturing (January 20, noon to 1 p.m.)

Walt Copan, VP for Research and Technology, Colorado School of Mines; and senior advisor for the Renewing American Innovation project
Erica Fuchs, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Courtney Lang, Senior Director of Policy, Information Technology Industry Council
Moderator: Sameeksha Desai, Director, Manufacturing Policy Initiative

International Trade and Manufacturing (January 21, 11 a.m. to noon)

Steve Orava, Partner, King and Spalding
William Spriggs, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO; Professor, Howard University
Deanna Tanner Okun, Managing Partner, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP  
Moderator: William Reinsch, Scholl Chair in International Business, Center for Strategic and International Studies