Registration Hours
SOUTHEAST Session:
SOUTHEAST Session:
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Rebecca Battle, Director, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Robin Blackburn, Technical Wage Recruiter /Technical Scholar Recruiter, Michelin
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Taylor Powell, Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Motor Service inc.
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Sherry Bolds, Plant Controller, Dimontonate USA
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Anton Thomas, Director, Real Estate Strategy and Transformation, Michelin North America, Inc
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Susan Carlock, Co-Owner & Executive Vice President, Mursix Corporation & Murray Mentor, Inc.
SOUTHEAST Session: Moderated by: Paul Boris, UiPath
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Ronald Graves, President, Poiema Corporation
SOUTHEAST Session: Every manufacturing leader wants better results—higher productivity, stronger margins, improved retention. But results don’t just happen. They are outcomes, driven by a chain of causes. If you want to change what your organization is producing, you must first understand—and influence—what’s producing it. In manufacturing, we obsess over KPIs, processes, and performance data. But what if the real leverage point lies deeper? Behind every action is a decision. Behind every decision is a belief. And behind every belief is a mindset. This session takes you beneath the surface of your organization’s performance to uncover the unseen drivers of success: the thinking patterns and belief systems shaping behavior on your shop floor, in your offices, and across your leadership team. Because here's the truth: your organization will never rise above the mindset of its people. If you’re ready to stop reacting to problems and start redesigning outcomes, this session is your roadmap. Learn how to shift beliefs, align behaviors, and build a culture that fuels measurable, sustainable transformation—starting with the end in mind.