Moms in MFG Virtual Conference

Moms in MFG is an event series and community which focuses solely on supporting moms and caregivers working in manufacturing. Moms in MFG provides participants with valuable content as well as opportunities to connect and collaborate with fellow moms working in the industry through annual events as well as an online community. This year's Moms in MFG virtual conference will take place on August 11, 2022. 

Agenda

(Times listed are Eastern Time)

11:30 - 11:45 a.m. – Special Guest Remarks
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Welcome to Moms in MFG
Allison Grealis, President and Founder – Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) and Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF)

With guest remarks by: Claudia Saran, Advisory Industry Leader for Industrial Manufacturing – KPMG, Moms in MFG Sponsor

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. – Lunch and Learn: State of Moms and Caregivers in Manufacturing
Briana Martin, Senior Manager - Deloitte Consulting LLP

12:30 - 1:00 p.m. – How to Advocate for What You Need
Alison Seward, Executive Director, Manufacturing Quality - GE Appliances, a Haier company

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. – Panel Discussion: How Companies Can Support Working Moms and Caregivers

• Moderated by:
  Mary Ellen Grom, Executive Director, Customer Experience Solutions - AFL
• Panelists include: 
  
  • Rochelle Savel, Supply Chain Management Director, EIG - Corning 
  • Lisa Skidmore, Senior Director, Advanced Quality Engineering - GE Appliances, a Haier company
  • Cara Herzog, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Southwire

  • Tiffanie Lewis, Vice President, HR Technology & Service Solutions - Diebold Nixdorf

1:45 - 2:00 p.m. – Afternoon Break

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. – Resilience & Belonging Workshop
Sophia Cavalli, DEI & Social Responsibility Sr. Manager - Kia America

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. – Roundtable Discussions

• Battling Burnout
  Kristen Dickinson, Senior Leader, Field Competency & Serviceability – Ingersoll Rand 

• Balancing Career During the Infant/Toddler Stages and Return to Work After Baby
  Katie Kelly, Customer Experience Leader, Industrial Refrigeration - Trane Technologies; Lindsey Vida, Plant Manager - Ingersoll Rand

• Evolution of the Workplace in Support of Working Parents
  

  Danielle Chatman-Moore, MBA, North American Sustainability Manager - Dow, Inc.

• Balancing Work and Life
  Julie Knisley, Founder - Milk Street Baby
  
  

• Starting and Sustaining an ERG
  Elizabeth Sondecker, Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Starlink - SpaceX; Sam Raftery, Senior Materials Engineer - SpaceX

• Careers and Older Children: How Parenting Needs Change Over Time
  Miranda Eisermann, Early Talent Program Manager - Trane Technologies

4:15 - 5:00 p.m. – After-Hours Networking