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How Competition Inspires Next-Gen STEM Leaders

Dan Mantz, CEO of the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation shares how competition engages students in STEM and inspires them toward high-demand, high-tech careers in robotics, automation, Industry 4.0, engineering & more!

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The Key to a More Diverse Workforce

Executives, if you want to build a more diverse leadership team, then look no further than your frontline workforce. Our host Matt Kirchner combines decades of manufacturing leadership experience with recent data to uncover the key to building a more diverse workforce.

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The Sky’s the Limit for Aerospace Technicians

Aerospace is an evolving and growing industry, and the career and training opportunities for aerospace technicians are limitless! Hear from Steve Kane, Executive Director of SpaceTEC.

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Academic Esports: Turning Gamers into Makers

Mastery Coding CEO Alan Sitomer gives us a deep dive into the world of esports – and how academic esports can turn gamers into makers.

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Smart Tech Strategies: How Johnson Controls is Digitizing Their Business

Johnson Controls’ Marc Vandiepenbeeck gives the inside scoop on the company’s investments in smart technology and the future of building controls.

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Power Solutions and a Commitment to Win

Hear how Briggs & Stratton CEO Steve Andrews has built a culture of highly-focused, highly-skilled team members building the future of power solutions.

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The Economics of Manufacturing: What to Expect in 2022

Jeff Oravitz shares key insights into economic trends, strategies and changes impacting manufacturing in 2022.

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100Kin10: The Mission to End the STEM Teacher Shortage

100Kin10 has taken up the bold goal of ending the STEM teacher shortage in the U.S. Hear about this national network of educators, employers and nonprofits who prepared over 100,000 STEM teachers in the last 10 years.

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A Statewide Ecosystem for Workforce Development

Michigan Works! Association’s CEO Ryan Hundt talks about the statewide initiatives to address workforce and economic development in Michigan.

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Reaching 100 Million Learners by 2030

ASU’s ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management has set an unprecedented goal of reaching 100 million learners by 2030. Dean Sanjeev Khagram tells us about the initiative and how they’re going to pull it off.

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