Presented through a combined effort of NFPA and the Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the virtual December NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference drew an audience that well exceeded last year’s attendance. The event featured five industry speakers who used their first-hand expertise to discuss a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) business world and address solutions to unexpected problems. The event was hosted via a new virtual platform, Remo, which 95% of attendees described as an effective content delivery tool.
The virtual program included the following presentations:
- Manufacturing Panel Discussion – Moderated by Buckley Brinkman (Executive Director & CEO; Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity) | Panelists: Mike Coast (President; Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center), Ethan Karp (President and CEO; Ohio Manufacturing Partnership), Buckley Brinkman
- Motion Control Sales and Distribution Channels in an Electrified VUCA World | Mike Terzo P.E. (CEO & CTO; Terzo Power Systems, LLC)
- Adapting our Business in a COVID World Through Speed, Empowerment and Communication | Mike Ternes (Vice President – OEM Business Unit Americas Region; Mann+Hummel)
Presentations and video recordings from the virtual event are now available for download.
Be sure to mark your calendar – the NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference will continue during the following dates:
- March 4, 2021 – Location and Topic TBD
- June 3, 2021 – Location and Topic TBD
- September 2, 2021 – Location and Topic TBD
- December 2, 2021 – Location and Topic TBD
Note: An NFPA “Members Only” username and password is needed to view the event recordings. Members who do not have a username and password can request one at the following web page: https://web.nfpa.com/account/register.aspx?ReturnUrl=
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