Midwest Food & Beverage Leadership Summit 2022

About Midwest Food & Beverage Leadership Summit 2022

Surviving, let alone thriving, in the Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry has never been pie, but the supply chain crisis and workforce shortages fueled by the global pandemic have exacerbated existing challenges and created an onslaught of new ones. How should manufacturers respond?

To restore health to an ailing body, we must apply the proper treatment. To restore health to the Food & Beverage industry, we must do the same. But before we can do that, we need to understand what is making us sick, not merely its symptoms. Then, and only then, can we diagnose the real problem and implement the right solution.

With a diagnosis in mind, manufacturing leaders in the Food & Beverage industry from the Midwest are invited to contribute their company's voice and experience to a full-day thought leadership summit focusing on innovation, supply chain disruption and the new dimensions of manufacturing health.

Participation is free, limited and by invite only. The event will take place at MxD, a state-of-the-art innovation center for the advancement of American manufacturing, and will include a tour of MxD's future factory as well as a networking happy hour.

This summit is sponsored by Engineering Industries eXcellence, Demand Solutions, FSO Institute and Siemens Digital Industries.

This summit will include:

• F&B Industry Report
• Panel of Expert Speakers
• Tour of MxD Factory of the Future
• Leader-to-Leader Conversations
• Networking Happy Hour
• Post-Event Findings Report

Join Our Sessions

Industry Report: The Challenges Faced in Food & Beverage Today

Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST

Speaker: Stephen Perry, Ph.D. – Former Managing Director OpX Leadership Network

Supply chain crisis, disruption and COVID-19. We kick off with a full Food & Beverage industry report from FSO Institute. An interactive survey with participants drives open forum discussion and break-outs.

Featured Panel: The New Dimensions of F&B Manufacturing Health

Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST

Speakers:

• James Couch – Former Director of Equipment and Process Engineering, Smithfield Foods
• David Drum – Former Senior & Principal Engineer, Kellogg Company
• Doug Herald – Former VP Operational Strategy and Continuous Improvement, AmeriQual
• Paul Schaum – Former Chief Technical Officer, Pretzels, Inc.
• Dan Sileo – Former VP Manufacturing Sunny Delight Beverage Company

People, quality and performance. A featured panel of speakers, all former or current executives of top food & beverage companies, talk on the new dimensions of food manufacturing health. Q & A ends the hour.

The Holy Trinity of Digital Transformation: Software, Services & Change Management

Time: 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST

Speakers: Engineering Industries eXcellence, Demand Solutions and FSO Institute

If we utilize technology, success will be measured by the tech we select, how we implement it and if it is accepted by users. Software, services & change management - the Holy Trinity of Digital Transformation.

New Era of Smarter Food Safety: Farm-to-Table Traceability Industry Regulations

Time: 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM CST

Speaker: Upender Solanki - Digital Supply Chain Transformation Advisor, Movilitas

The U.S. FDA is proposing additional traceability requirements as part of its Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Movilitas experts will discuss the upcoming regulations and explore how to use best practices and lessons learned from similar regulated industries.

MxD Future Factory Tour: The Latest in F&B Digital Innovation

Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Speaker: Davide Picciotto - Digital Enterprise Industry Director, Siemens Digital Industries

MxD's factory of the future serves as a testbed for new digital manufacturing technology. In an exclusive tour led by Siemens Digital Industries, attendees will see live demos of the latest digital solutions driving innovation and excellence in the F&B industry.

Engineering’s Expertise

Engineering Industries eXcellence’s team of experts in the Supply Chain Management and Digital Manufacturing industries are well-known for delivering manufacturing solutions to companies across industrial sectors. Our strong relationships with food manufacturing partners and our variety of digital solutions make us a top choice among innovation experts in the food and beverage industry.

Contact Us

If you are interested in the Midwest Food & Beverage Leadership Summit 2022, we want to hear from you!

Before or during the event:

Call Victoria Orman at 312-316-0728 or email at v.orman@engusa.com.

While we are fully committed to hosting this in-person event, the time and date are subject to change based on COVID-19. We are monitoring the situation and will notify attendees of any adjustments.