2021 MFG Summit & Career Fair

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Name: 2021 MFG Summit & Career Fair
Date: October 27, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. 

Join us for our region's premier, annual manufacturing summit held during the nationally-recognized MFG Month! The Greater Berks County region celebrates manufacturing as our highest-priority industry, and shares a dedication to the industry's success with all of our neighboring partners, training providers, and employers in ten surrounding counties. Be a part of this can't-miss event! Attendees will then enjoy a half-day agenda packed with an expert panel, a workshop with takeaway items, and the opportunity to stay for a manufacturing-focused job fair!

Sponsorships the 2021 MFG Summit & Career Fair! Contact Rachael Romig at 610-898-7775 or rromig@greaterreading.org

WELCOME
  • Bonnie Spayd, Executive Director - Workforce & Economic Development - Reading Area Community College (RACC)
  • Jim Gerlach, President & CEO - Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - ATTRACT & RETAIN TO SUSTAIN MANUFACTURING
  • Denise Ball, Workforce Development Specialist - ToolingU-SME
AI XR INNOVATION-READINESS: FUTURE-PROOF WORKFORCE 
  • Lisa Sibilia, Co-CEO - YOUTOPIAN
  • DP Prakash, Co-CEO - YOUTOPIAN
NAVIGATING TRAINING IN YOUR WORKFORCE
  • Mark Dolinski, Vice President of Training & Development - Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)
  • Alexia Pursley, Human Resources Manager - Arkema
  • Terri Lampe, Business Development Manager - Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)
  • Bonnie Spayd, Executive Director - Workforce & Economic Development - Reading Area Community College (RACC)
SKILLS GAP STUDY FINDINGS
  • Dan Fogarty, Executive Director - Berks County Workforce Development Board 
  • ​Lisa Riggs, President - Economic Development Company of Lancaster County
CLOSING
  • Commissioner Michael Rivera
  • Susan Looney, President - Reading Area Community College (RACC)

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MANUFACTURING CAREER FAIR

Interested in a table to meet with prospective job applicants? Register today! All registrations include:
  • 2 tickets to MFG Summit at Miller Center for the Arts
  • 1 six-foot table (BYO-tablecloth!)
  • 2 boxed lunches with drinks

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                                                     Thank you to our sponsors!

                                    American Crane & Equipment Corporation
                                               East Penn Manufacturing
                                              Literacy Council of Reading
                                              Penn State Berks University
                                              Workplace Talent Solutions


Sponsorships available! Contact Rachael Romig at 610-898-7775 or rromig@greaterreading.org
Event Sponsors:
  • East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
  • American Crane and Equipment Corporation
Location:
Miller Center for the Arts (MFG Summit)
4 North 2nd St.
Reading, PA 19601

RACC's Schmidt Training + Technology Center (Career Fair)
10 South 2nd Street
Reading, PA 19602

**Free parking is available in the Front & Washington Street Garage (adjacent to the Schmidt Training & Technology Center). Follow signs for EVENT PARKING.
Date/Time Information:
Oct. 27, 2021
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - MFG Summit at Miller Center for the Arts
Noon to 3 p.m. - Career Fair at RACC's Schmidt Training & Technology Center
 
Contact Information:
Rachael Romig
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Fees/Admission:
$20/per person (Summit only)
$100/Career Fair table (includes 2 tickets to Summit)

Sponsorships available! Contact Rachael Romig at 610-898-7775 or rromig@greaterreading.org
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