Tentative Conference Schedule
June 8-11, 2025
June 8, 2026 (Monday) – Company Visits
10-12 PM: Rockwell Automation
12-1 PM: Attendees purchase lunch at the Rockwell Automation Cafeteria
2-4 PM: CNH, Racine (Tentative)
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (Tuesday) – Morning Speakers will give the UW-Milwaukee and Wisconsin Perspectives
9:00 – 9:10 AM: IEOM-Milwaukee Conference Co-Chairs and IEOM President’s remarks
9:10 – 9:20 AM: Prof. Canan Bilen-Green WM Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
9:20 – 10:00 AM: 1st Opening Keynote: John Miller, Director, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (Tentative)
10:00 – 10:20 AM Coffee Break
10:20 – 11:00 PM University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium
11:00 – 11:40 PM Andrew Ellis, VP Global Portfolio Engineering, Rockwell Automation
11:40 – 12:20 PM VP – Generac Advanced Manufacturing
12:20 – 1:00 PM Prof. Sangapani- Missouri Institute of Science and Technology
12:40 – 2:00 PM Networking Lunch Break
2-3:30 PM Research Presentation Parallel Session 1 3:30- 4:00 PM Break
4 – 5:30 PM Research Presentation Parallel Session 2
June 10, 2026 (Wednesday) – Morning Keynote Speakers will provide insight into Industry-Academic Partnership in Research and Workforce Development
9:00 – 9:10 AM: Opening remarks: UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science, Associate Dean of Research
9:30 – 10:00 AM: Joe Hamman UWM Connected Systems Institute Executive Director
10:20 – 10:40 AM Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:20 AM: Director of Industry-Academia Engagement-Rockwell Automation— Michael Cook
11:20 – 12:00 PM John Dyck, Chief Executive Officer, CESMII, The Smart Manufacturing Institute (Tentative)
12:00 – 12:10 PM Short Break
12:10 – 1:00 Dr. Anthony Rollett, Carnegie Mellon University
1:00- 2:00 Lunch Break
2-3:30 PM Research Presentation Parallel Session 1 3:30- 4:00 PM Break
4:00 – 5:30 PM Research Presentation Parallel Session 2
June 11, 2026 (Thursday)
9:00 – 9:40 AM: Northwestern Mutual VP, Data Science and Analytics (Tentative)
9:40 – 10:20 AM: Dr. Keuter Tucker Charter Steel Data Science Manager
10:20 – 10:40 AM Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:20 AM: Panel: Workforce Development in Automation: Area Community Colleges (Moderator: W. Otieno)
11:20 – 12:00 PM Research Keynote: Prof. Habib Rahman, UWM (Tentative)
12:00 – 12:10 PM Short Break
12:10 – 1:00 Panel Session: Research Keynote
1:00- 2:00 Lunch Break
2-3:30 PM Research Presentation Parallel Session 1
3:30- 4:00 PM Break
4:00 – 5:30 PM Research Presentation Parallel Session 2
June 12, 2026 (Friday)
9-11 AM: Visit to Komatsu Mining