Overall Conference Program

Pre-conference tours: Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation® and Greenfield Village®
8:00 am – 6:00 pm – Virtual Student Competitions and Virtual Technical Presentation

AI in Manufacturing Plenary, GD&T Workshop and Panel on AI in Manufacturing

8:00 – 9:40 Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
10:00 – 10:20 Welcome Remarks from Conference Chair – Nick Skope, Vice President –Vendor Relations and New Business Development, Electro-Matic, a SunSource Company, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
10:20 – 11:00 Keynote I (Opening): Donna Bell, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Donna Bell Consulting, Past Executive Vice President, Engineering, Product Creation, & Procurement, Lordstown Motors Corporation, Past Vice President, Ford Credit and Past Director, AV & Mobility Strategy, Ford Motor Company, Michigan, United States
11:00 – 11:40 Keynote II: Lisa Sheth and Shannon Dare, Operations Managers for Electric Vehicle, Digital, & Design, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan
11:40 – 12:20 Keynote III: Tony Tyll, President and COO, Belmont Equipment & Technologies, Madison Heights, Michigan, USA
12:20 – 1:00 Keynote IV: Greg MacLean, Sr. Vice President, Huf North America, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break – Buffet Lunch at LTU Cafeteria
2:00 – 3:30 Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
3:30 – 5:00 Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5

Vehicle Electrification Plenary, PPAP Workshop and Vehicle Electrification (EV) Panel

8:00 – 9:30 Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
10:00 – 10:40 Keynote V: Vijaya Neela, Founder, President and CEO, aThingz, Southfield, Michigan
10:40 – 11:20 Keynote VI:
11:20 – 11:40 Break
11:40 – 12:20 Keynote VII:
12:20 – 1:00 Keynote VIII: Chenyuan Dumnmuh, Technology Director, Optum – United Healthcare Inc., California, USA and Mohammad Islam, Associate Director, Optum – United Healthcare Inc., New Jersey, United States of America
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break – Buffet Lunch at LTU Cafeteria
2:00 – 3:30 pm Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
3:30 – 5:00 pm Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5

Smart Mobility Plenary, PLC Workshop, Smart Mobility Panel and Diversity & Inclusion Panel

8:00 – 9:30 Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
10:00 – 10:40 Keynote IX: Jeffrey A. Abell, Ph.D., FSME, PE, Chief Scientist for Global Manufacturing and Director of Manufacturing Systems Research, General Motors, Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
10:40 – 11:20 Keynote X: John Allen, TNSFT Partner, Crossover Solutions, Livonia, Michigan
11:20 – 11:40 Break
11:40 – 12:20 Keynote XI:
12:20 – 1:00 Keynote XII:
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break – Buffet Lunch at LTU Cafeteria
2:00 – 2:30 Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
3:30 – 5:00 pm Parallel Sessions – Rooms 1-5
7:00 – 10:00 pm, Conference Awards Ceremony – LTU UTLC Gallery