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resentations from some of the industry’s prominent leaders in investment casting will be featured at the Investment Casting Institute’s 66th Annual Technical Conference & Exposition, Oct 27-30, in St. Louis, MO. Technical paper topics cover an array
important to the industry. of subjects Keeping in line with this year’s
theme, “Gateway to the Future,” our agenda addresses a diverse complement of topics, crafted to help you make your future a little bit brighter. In addition to our annual ICI reports, this year we will learn about the culture of forward thinking companies, innovations in the use of additive manufacturing, process enhancements and evolutionary concepts. In this year’s “How it’s Made” presentations, fine art
foundry, Artcast, illustrates the use of additive manufacturing in their studio and Kyanite Mining Corp. shares their knowledge on the effect of impurities in shell building and ultimately, the casting process. Our awards portion of the technical conference will begin with the induction of Naum Cherepakhov and Melvin (Mel) Kman as Member Emeritus. In addition, the ICI’s Intern Scholarship Awards, Casting Contest and Innovator of the Year will be awarded. The Hall of Honor ceremony will also take place, honoring individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the investment casting industry. After the conference, the expo will host more than ninety
2019 Member Emeritus Inductee, Naum Cherepakhov
October 27-30, 2019 St. Louis, MO
2019 Member Emeritus Inductee, Melvin (Mel) Kman
exhibitors, displaying the latest industry products and services. A new feature at this year’s Expo will be the Innovation Theater where Member companies give in depth presentations on the newest technologies they have to offer. The Institute wishes to thank this year’s speakers for their
contributions. Their biographies are listed on the following pages. Speakers are listed in random order.
The Secret Sauce For Success In Business– And In Life
Groundbreaking leadership lessons don’t come easily. Krister Ungerbock grew his software company 3,000% - from a small team in St. Louis to hundreds of employees in 8 countries. Chart-topping employee engagement ratings of 99.3% led to 5 consecutive annual Top Workplace Awards.
Keynote Speaker Krister Ungerbock
10 ❘ September 2019 ®
His experience is global - Krister has done business in 40 countries, built businesses in 6, and lived in 3. Now a retired tech CEO at age 42, and the world’s first Leadership Archaeologist, he travels to all corners of the Earth (so you don’t have to) to discover hidden, powerful leadership secrets. Krister’s groundbreaking leadership approach “cracks the code” to employee engagement,
increased profitability, and faster growth: Better bosses. What’s the simplest, most practical way to build better bosses - or become one? Upgrade your language of leadership. As Krister says, “The easiest way to change how we lead is to change our words.” In his book, The Language of Leadership, Krister shares a real, raw, gripping story of success and failure, mistakes and missteps, and business breakups. In captivating keynotes that are both deeply personal and exceptionally action-oriented, audiences and readers don’t only learn actionable steps to growth and profitability, they gain surprising insights and self-discovery forever.
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