Skills Gap Summit 2022 – Navigating the perfect storm.

Why attend?

It has been a turbulent few years for the manufacturing industry,

with significant macroeconomic challenges ranging from pandemic-driven supply shortages to extreme weather events, as well as the global effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. All of this has overshadowed one of the biggest industry problems for senior leaders in our industry: Skills Gaps caused by the Great Crew Change. The industry is falling behind and we desperately need solutions to attract new and skilled labor to fill the shoes of our older workforce who are near retirement after years of operating and maintaining our plants.’

The “Skills Gap Summit 2022” is a new event to bring together people affected by this challenge – providing a forum to discuss how we address this “perfect storm”. Join us face-to-face to network with a community of leaders from manufacturing companies, experts and decision-makers from across the industry — all driven by a common purpose, under one roof. You will get to:

• Share first-hand experiences of the skills gap impact on the bottom line.

• Discuss solutions with other senior industry leaders who are embarking on their transformation journey.

• Get insights on how technology helps the most innovative Chemical, O&G and manufacturing companies to effectively manage through this high period of uncertainty.

• Hear how educational leaders are helping prepare the next generation of process industry talent and turn out more Process Technologist graduates.

When?

11th October 2022, 8AM – 5PM

Where?

Baton Rouge, La., Renaissance Hotel

Agenda

Time	Activity	Speaker
07:30 – 08:30	Buffet Breakfast	All
08:30 – 08:40	Welcome and Introduce Agenda	Connie Fabre, President and CEO at GBRIA
08:40 – 08:50	Safety Pause	David Gosnay, Manager, Training & Development at Lyondellbasell
08:50 – 09:30	Skill Gap – Workforce Development Perspective	Sarah Haneline, Workforce Development and Talent Strategy Manager at BASF & Baraynia R. Robillard – Manager, Supply Chain Baton Rouge ExxonMobil
09:30 – 09:45	Break
09:45 – 11:15	Skill Gaps – Business Impact (Table-top Exercise)	Alisha Nash -Operational Excellence & Work Process Project Manager Dow Clint Jeffus – Voovio Technologies Director of Operations
11:15 – 11:45	Best Practice Panelists Top Industry Companies will share best practices	Amy Miller LeBlanc – Halliburton
11:45 – 12:30	Lunch
12:30 – 13:30	Redefining training is essential to accelerating our transition to a sustainable future	Josh Ramirez – Training Coordinator – Cell Manufacturing Tesla David Jensen – Tesla Operation Leader – GFTX Cell Manufacturing
13:30 – 14:15	Learning Behaviors of the New Generation	Erica Burrell, J.D. – Sociology/Race Relations Gery Frie – CSHO, SSH, CSSM, CSSP- Construction Management Elizabeth Jeffery-Arceneaux, M.S., BCBA, LBA – Psychology BRCC
14:15 – 14:30	Break
14:30 – 15:15	Best Practice Panelists Top Industry Companies will share best practices	Brian Williamson – BASF Shawn Wehmeyer – Formosa Plastics Ben Stove – Baton Rouge Community College Richard Louviere – SOWELA Technical Community College
15:15 -16:15	Report-outs	Subgroups
16:15 – 17:00	Closing the Knowledge Gap with Simulation & Closing Remarks	Christian McDermott, Global Market Coordinator Voovio