

Sherri McCleary, Executive Director, The Digital Foundry at New Kensington
Sherri addresses why is it important to be working with the local development and educating around
Smart Manufacturing.

Ragu Athinarayanan, SMIC Director & Professor, Purdue University
Ragu addresses how is the data in cloud impacting Smart Manufacturing and reducing the barrier
to adoption in using the data.

Ryan Cahalane, President, Industrial Tech, Feyen Zylstra
Ryan addresses leveraging partners and manufacturers in the industry to support small and medium manufacturers and create skilled trades and workforce programs.

Nick Barendt, Executive Director, Case Western Reserve University
Nick addresses the collaboration of SMIC centers and the expertise in education, academia and integration in Smart Manufacturing.