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Rethink 2026

MLC's flagship executive manufacturing summit

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The Manufacturing Leadership Council's annual flagship gathering for senior manufacturing executives, held at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale. The 2026 edition drew leaders from General Motors, Toyota, Eli Lilly, Merck, Rheem and Corning for keynotes, (Re)Think Tank discussions, case studies and the Manufacturing Leadership Awards, examining digital manufacturing across technology, organisation and leadership. Dassault Systèmes participated as a Strategic Partner.

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Speakers

DR
David R. Brousell
Founder, VP & Executive Director
Manufacturing Leadership Council
Vendor
Opening Address; Fireside Chat: Designing the Future Factory; Power Panel: Building a Data Strategy (moderator)
JT
Jay Timmons
President & CEO
National Association of Manufacturers
Welcome
MT
Mike Trevorrow
SVP Global Manufacturing
General Motors
Customer
Fireside Chat: Designing the Future Factory
JA
Jay Agarwal
VP Digital Manufacturing and Agriculture
McCain Foods
Customer
Case Study: From the Ground Up
JC
Jorge Cervantes
Grupo Bimbo
Customer
ML Awards Lightning Round; (Re)Think Tank: Reinventing Collaboration
MB
Mike Bradford
Dassault Systèmes
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: The Road to Fully Adaptive Production
SL
Sabira Lakhani
SPARETECH
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: The Road to Fully Adaptive Production
EW
Elaine Wan
Oracle
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Reinventing Collaboration
GJ
Gerald Jackson
Oracle
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Reinventing Collaboration
LM
Leslie McGlamery
Taylor Corporation
Customer
(Re)Think Tank: Reinventing Collaboration
MB
Michel Besner
Prevu3D
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Innovating for Agility and Growth
RC
Rodrigo Cambiaghi
EY
Consultant
(Re)Think Tank: Innovating for Agility and Growth
GC
Garth Coleman
Canvas Envision
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Innovating for Agility and Growth
ET
Eric Thorsen
Infor
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Innovating for Agility and Growth
LM
Lion Moeliono
Rockwell Automation
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Getting the Right Data for the Right AI
TM
Troy Mahr
Rockwell | Kalypso
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Getting the Right Data for the Right AI
JM
John Maenner
Lamb Weston
Customer
(Re)Think Tank: Getting the Right Data for the Right AI
JM
Jeff Miller
Rockwell | Kalypso
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Getting the Right Data for the Right AI
AR
Allen Roberts
AT&T Business
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Defending the Connected Factory
CC
Chris Casson
AT&T Business
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Defending the Connected Factory
JD
Jerry Dolinsky
Dozuki
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: How Digital Leaders Inspire Change
CS
Christian Segurado
Forvis Mazars
Consultant
(Re)Think Tank: How Digital Leaders Inspire Change
MW
Michael Weller
Verizon Business
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: How Digital Leaders Inspire Change
TS
Tammy Soares
NTT DATA
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: How Digital Leaders Inspire Change
SB
Sthitie Bom
Seagate
Customer
Power Panel: Building a Data Strategy
CC
Chris Crotts
Toyota North America
Customer
Power Panel: Building a Data Strategy
JD
Jim Davis
UCLA/CESMII
Academia
Power Panel: Building a Data Strategy
JD
John Dyck
CESMII
Power Panel: Building a Data Strategy
JG
Johannes-Thomas Grobe
Optima Pharma
Customer
Executive Interview: Winning Results in the Factory of the Present
SL
Scot Lindsey
Eli Lilly
Customer
Executive Interview: Winning Results in the Factory of the Present
BM
Blake Moret
Rockwell Automation
Vendor
Executive Interview: Winning Results in the Factory of the Present
JP
Joe Palomba
SVP IT
Rheem Manufacturing
Customer
Case Study: Rheem
BK
Brian Kursar
Toyota North America
Customer
Fireside Chat: Building a Trusted AI Assistant for the Shop Floor
PS
Prasoon Saxena
NTT DATA
Vendor
Fireside Chat: Building a Trusted AI Assistant for the Shop Floor
LM
Lisa McEvoy
AVP Digital Manufacturing
Merck
Customer
Keynote: From Vision to Value
CC
Cameron Coursey
VP Connected Solutions
AT&T Business
Vendor
Fireside Chat: Driving Business Value
KD
Kristen DellaVecchia
Corning
Customer
Panel: Next-Generation Leaders
IA
Iran Arely Gomez Reyes
General Motors
Customer
Panel: Next-Generation Leaders
AJ
Arun Jegarkal
Peterbilt Motors
Customer
Panel: Next-Generation Leaders
JS
Jeremy Smith
Winnebago Industries
Customer
Panel: Next-Generation Leaders
NH
Nick Haase
MaintainX
Vendor
Executive Interview: Kerry Group
DP
David Pavlovic
Kerry Group
Customer
Executive Interview: Kerry Group
JL
John Larson
VP Plant Readiness and Startup
Niron Magnetics
Customer
Case Study: Niron Magnetics
RC
Raja Chandrashekar
Fujitsu North America
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Using AI to Predict Supplier Risk
SC
Satish Chitoori
Bloom Energy
Customer
(Re)Think Tank: Using AI to Predict Supplier Risk
JW
Jake Winquist
RSM
Consultant
(Re)Think Tank: Using AI to Predict Supplier Risk
JR
Joe Rosing
AWS
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Using AI to Predict Supplier Risk
BR
Baskar Radhakrishnan
NTT DATA
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: The Road to Fully Adaptive Production
JW
Jeff Willhelmy
Sylvamo
Customer
(Re)Think Tank: The Road to Fully Adaptive Production
JP
Jeff Puma
Manufacturing Leadership Council
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: The Road to Fully Adaptive Production (moderator)
PB
Penny Brown
Manufacturing Leadership Council
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: Innovating for Agility and Growth (moderator)
MB
Melissa Boom
Manufacturing Leadership Council
Vendor
(Re)Think Tank: How Digital Leaders Inspire Change (moderator)
JB
John Blount
Pure & Gentle
Customer
ML Awards Lightning Round

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