CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When the material handling and logistics industry’s premier event, ProMat 2017, opens on April 3 it will include over 850 exhibits from leading solution providers and a comprehensive Educational Conference of over 100 sessions focusing on what’s next in best-in-class solutions for manufacturing and supply chain operations. ProMat exhibits will represent all segments of the material handling and logistics industry, from traditional, manual equipment to computerized, automated systems and software.
The ProMat Conference will include four keynotes and new theaters on autonomous vehicles and drones and sustainable supply chain facility solutions. The Conference also features over 100 show floor educational seminars covering leading trends, best practices and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more efficiently and profitably. The Automate Show and Conference, sponsored by the Association for Advancing Automation, is once again collocated with ProMat in 2017. The Keynotes are co-presented by ProMat and Automate.
“MHI has expanded the educational and networking offerings at ProMat 2017 to provide attendees with the best possible show experience and to connect them with the information and tools they need to tackle the challenges of today’s ever-changing business environment,” said George Prest, CEO of MHI. “ProMat brings the industry together to collaborate and develop into a community that shares knowledge and solves current and future manufacturing and supply chain challenges.”
April 3 Keynote Panel: Building Supply Chain Sustainability for
Competitive Advantage: Lessons learned from leaders in innovative
facility design
Moderator: Andrew Winston, sustainability
expert and author of Green to Gold
Panelists: Tamara Barker,
Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Environmental
Affairs, UPS
Randolph L. Bradley, Technical Fellow, Supply Chain
Management, The Boeing Company
Rick Bingle, Vice President of
Supply Chain, REI
April 4 Keynote: Industry 4.0 – How intelligent machines are
transforming supply chains
Markus Lorenz, Partner and
Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
April 5 Keynote Panel: Preview of MHI 2017 Annual Industry Report
George
W. Prest, CEO, MHI and Scott Sopher, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
April 5 Keynote: The Power of Magic: Know your customer and where
they are going
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO of
Magic Johnson Enterprises
April 5: MHI Industry Night with Dana Carvey
ProMat will
feature an evening of music, food, drinks and entertainment by comedian
Dana Carvey on Wednesday, April 5. Tickets
to this event are $50 and include beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres. A
portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Material Handling
Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI). The door prize for this event will
be a trip of a lifetime vacation. Trip Value: $30,000. See official
rules.
Women in the Supply Chain Industry Forum on April 4 at ProMat
MHI
has partnered with MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors
Association) and AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain
Operations, Management and Education) to bring an afternoon of
discussion, education and networking for women in our industry. Learn
more.
Complete information on ProMat including complimentary show and educational session registration can be found online at www.ProMatShow.com.
ProMat is the largest international material handling, logistics and supply chain show and conference held in North America and South America. The event will be held April 3-6, 2017 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
For more information on exhibiting or attending ProMat, visit ProMatShow.com.
ProMat is Powered by MHI
MHI is an international trade
association that has represented the material handling, logistics and
supply chain industry since 1945. MHI members include material handling
and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators,
consultants, publishers and third-party logistics providers. MHI offers
education, networking and solution sourcing for their members, their
customers and the industry as a whole through programming and events.
The association sponsors the ProMat and MODEX expos to showcase the
products and services of its member companies and to educate
manufacturing and supply chain professionals.
For more information on MHI activities and programming, contact Carol Miller at 704-676-1190.