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Conference Schedule
\n<\/strong>June 8-11, 2025<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
\n

June 8, 2026 (Monday) <\/strong>– Company Visits<\/h2>\n

10:00 – 12:00: Visit to CNH, Racine
\n12:00 – 14:00: Attendees purchase lunch near Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee
\n14:00 – 16:00: Visit to Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee<\/p>\n

\n

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (Tuesday)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

7:00 – 17:00: Registration – New Chemistry Building<\/p>\n

Morning Keynotes – New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

9:00 – 9:20: Host Welcome Address – Prof. Canan Bilen-Green WM Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs<\/p>\n

9:20 – 10:00: Opening Keynote: Francisco Sayu, Vice President, Productivity and Sustainability, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.<\/p>\n

10:00 – 10:20: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

10:20 – 11:00: Keynote: – New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/p>\n

11:00 – 11:40: Keynote – Paolo Butti, Regional President, Global Industry in Global Sales & Marketing (GSM) at Rockwell Automation<\/p>\n

11:40 – 12:20: Keynote – Jeffrey Wood, VP \u2013 Generac Advanced Manufacturing, Waukesha, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

12:20 – 13:00: Keynote – Prof. Sangapani- Missouri Institute of Science and Technology<\/p>\n

13:00 – 14:30: Buffet Lunch – Foyer of New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/p>\n

14:30 – 16:00: Parallel Breakout Sessions<\/strong> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium (Rooms 1 & 2) and EMS Building (Rooms 3, 4 & 5)<\/p>\n

16:00 – 16:30: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

16:00 – 18:00: Parallel Breakout Sessions<\/strong> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium (Rooms 1 & 2) and EMS Building (Rooms 3, 4 & 5)<\/p>\n

\n

June<\/strong> 10, 2026 (Wednesday)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

7:00 – 17:00: Registration – New Chemistry Building<\/p>\n

Morning Keynotes – New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

9:00 – 9:10: Opening remarks: UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science, Associate Dean of Research<\/p>\n

9:10 – 10:00: Keynote – Paul Perkins, President, Amatrol, Inc., Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA<\/p>\n

10:00 \u2013 10:40: Keynote – Joe Hamman, Executive Director, UWM Connected Systems Institute<\/p>\n

10:40 – 11:20: Keynote – Michael Cook, Director of Industry-Academia Engagement-Rockwell Automation<\/p>\n

11:20 – 11:40: Short Break<\/p>\n

11:40 – 12:20: Keynote – Jason House, Business Unit Manager – Mission Readiness & Protective Systems, Northrop Grumman<\/p>\n

12:10 – 13:00: Keynote – Dr. Anthony Rollett, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n

13:00 – 14:30: Buffet Lunch – Foyer of New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/p>\n

14:30 – 16:00: Parallel Breakout Sessions<\/strong> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium (Rooms 1 & 2) and EMS Building (Rooms 3, 4 & 5)<\/p>\n

16:00 – 16:30: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

16:30 – 18:00: Parallel Breakout Sessions<\/strong> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium (Rooms 1 & 2) and EMS Building (Rooms 3, 4 & 5)<\/p>\n

18:00 – 20:00: Conference Awards Ceremony and Buffet Dinner<\/strong><\/em><\/span> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/p>\n

\n

June 11, 2026 (Thursday)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

7:00 – 17:00: Registration – New Chemistry Building<\/p>\n

9:00 – 9:30: Keynote – Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, UWM Vice Chancellor, Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity and Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee<\/p>\n

9:30 \u2013 10:00: Keynote – Rear Admiral Dr. Khandakar Akhter Hossain, VC, Bangladesh Maritime University, Dhaka<\/p>\n

10:00 – 10:20: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

10:20 – 11:00: Keynote –<\/p>\n

11:00 – 11:40: Keynote – Dr. Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez Gonz\u00e1lez, Universidad Ju\u00e1rez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Durango, Mexico<\/p>\n

11:40 – 12:20: Keynote – Monica L. Davis, Sr. HR Leader and Certified PHR, Delek US Holdings, Inc., Texas, USA<\/p>\n

12:20 – 13:00: Keynote: Girish Kumar Gopalakrishnan, Senior Manager \u2013 Continuous Improvement \u2013 CNH, Racine, Wisconsin, USA<\/p>\n

13:00 – 14:30: Buffet Lunch – Foyer of New Chemistry Building Auditorium<\/p>\n

14:30 – 16:00: Parallel Breakout Sessions<\/strong> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium (Rooms 1 & 2) and EMS Building (Rooms 3, 4 & 5)<\/p>\n

16:00 – 16:30: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

16:30 – 18:00: Parallel Breakout Sessions<\/strong> – New Chemistry Building Auditorium (Rooms 1 & 2) and EMS Building (Rooms 3, 4 & 5)<\/p>\n

\n

June 12, 2026 (Friday)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

9:00 – 11:00: Visit to Komatsu Mining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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