Agenda

Join us for a day of inspiration, networking, and recognition. Engage with industry leaders, gain valuable insights, and celebrate excellence in manufacturing.

7:30-8:30
Registration, Breakfast, and Networking
8:30-8:45
Welcome
  • Introduction & Welcome from Chris Scafario, President & CEO of DVIRC
  • National Anthem performed by Kerriann Otaño
8:45-9:00
Lifetime Achievement Award Presented
9:00-10:00
Speaker Session
  • Insights from Arthur Herman, American Historian & Bestselling Author of Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
10:00-10:15
Break
10:15-10:30
Opportunities in the Submarine Industrial Base
  • Insights from Joelle Anne Schmitz, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Harvard University Center for Business and Government
10:30-10:45
Life Science & Defense Manufacturer of the Year Award Presented
10:45-11:30
Economic Outlook
11:30-12:30
Lunch Break & Networking
12:30-1:30
Turn The Ship Around!
  • Insights from David Marquet, Retired United States Navy Captain & Bestselling Author of Turn the Ship Around!
1:30-2:00
Manufacturers of the Year
2:00-2:15
Break
2:15-3:00
New American Manufacturing Renaissance
  • Insights from Andrew Crowe, Founder, New American Manufacturing Renaissance
3:00-4:00
Closing Remarks & Networking Happy Hour

Speakers

Andrew Crowe

Founder, New American Manufacturing Renaissance

Augustine Faucher

Chief Economist, The PNC Financial Services Group

Arthur L. Herman

American Historian & Bestselling Author of Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II

David Marquet

Retired United States Navy Captain & Bestselling Author of Turn the Ship Around!

Chris Scafario

President & CEO, Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center

Joelle Anne Schmitz

Senior Fellow Emeritus, Harvard University Center for Business and Government