“A Manufacturing Summit: Closing the Divide Between Jobs, Policy and Growth”, will be co-hosted by the national Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) and the MSCI Buffalo (Upstate) Chapter.
This event is one of eleven to be held this election year around the country.
Held on Monday, October 22, 2012, the summit features a great line up of panelists to address manufacturing challenges in Upstate New York:
* Gary Keith, Chief Economist, M&T Bank
* Michael Stumo, CEO, Coalition for a Prospersous America
* John Batiste, President & CEO, Klein Steel Service Inc.
* Brian Sampson, Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate
Moderated by Bob Weidner, CEO, MSCI (National)
Topics of discussion include tax policies and reforms, regulatory policy, energy policies and sustainability, trade issues, workforce development and more. Be sure to join us for the panel discussion, followed by open networking!
Agenda:
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Open networking, appetizers and cash bar
Location:
Rochester Institute of Technology – Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) Building 78
111 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623
MSCI ought to be at the forefront of the pro-manufacturing effort. Its members have hundreds of locations, each with an average of 200 or so metal-using customers. It was one of the first organizations to identify out-sourcing as a national issue. Yet it seems to have stopped lobbying for currency legislation and hasn’t signed on to CPA’s petitions on currency or 21st Century trade principles. What’s the hang-up?