Learn about IEDA's efforts and support of the manufacturing industry with Debi Durham, Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority, and Jill Lippincott, Team Leader, Innovation and Apprenticeship at the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Understand how system integration works at Manatt's with Luke Kotz, Chief Information Officer at Manatt’s, Inc.

Explore augmented and virtual reality with Brandon Jorgensen, Founder of Iowa Virtual Reality Labs.

Tune in and hear about the Internet of Things from Kiel Ronning, Industry 4.0 Lead at John Deere.

Learn about where the manufacturing industry is headed in Iowa with Mike O’Donnell, Associate Director at The Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) at Iowa State University.

Ryan Schaap, CIO at Wells Enterprises discusses cloud computing and how manufacturing has evolved at Wells.

Learn about simulation within the manufacturing industry with Greg Johnson, Manufacturing Simulation Specialist at Altair.

Explore additive manufacturing and 3D printing with Spencer Kuhl, Director of Operations, Protostudios, University of Iowa.

Learn about big data and data analytics as it pertains to manufacturing with John Bertrand, VP of Information Technology / Digital / Analytics at Kreg Tool Company.

Find out more regarding robotics & automation as it relates to the Manufacturing 4.0 revolution with Lori Schaefer-Weaton, President at Agri-Industrial Plastics Company, and Josh White, Automation Supervisor at Agri-Industrial Plastics Company.