INVESTMENT CASTING NORTH AMERICAN
OUTLOOK Guest Speaker: Joseph E. Fritz
Joseph E. Fritz is the Executive Director of the Investment Casting Institute. He holds a BS in engineering and an MBA. Joe has spent over 30 years in the aerospace, defense, energy and automotive industries. He has been following, analyzing, and preparing forecasts for the investment casting industry since 1990.
Guest Speaker: Harry Moser
Harry founded the Reshoring Initiative to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. after working for a high end machine tool supplier, starting as President in 1985 and retiring in 2010 as Chairman Emeritus. Harry was inducted into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2010 and was named Quality Magazine’s 2012 Quality Professional of the year.
Guest Speaker: Rick Alaniz
Rick Alaniz has been at the forefront of labor and employment law for over thirty-five years. He began his legal career as a trial attorney with the U.S. Dept. of Labor, served on the President’s Cost of Living Council during the Nixon Administration and also held prominent posts within the National Labor Relations Board where he coordinated the NLRB’s enforcement actions in the five-state Midwestern region.
ECONOMIC & LABOR
TRENDS Guest Speaker: Dr. Ken Mayland
Dr. Ken Mayland is President of ClearView Economics, LLC, a firm specializing in economic research and forecasting. Ken was previously the Chief Economist of two major financial institutions. Dr. Ken graduated with degrees in economics from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania (M.A. and Ph.D.). He has spent more than 45 years studying the business cycle in order to provide economic analyses to a variety of constituencies, and has won prestigious awards for his forecasting accuracy. He is “mostly retired,” but continues to keep close tabs on the economy for his former clients with his monthly “ESSENTIAL Charts Update from ClearView Economics, LLC.”
A Message from the Executive Director The ICI’s backbone is networking through live events. I
hope it goes without saying that the health and safety of our attendees is paramount to our success and our utmost priority. The ICI is taking all developments concerning the
coronavirus (Covid-19) very seriously and will continue to monitor the situation. We have no plans to postpone or cancel the Business & Leadership Development Conference. Event registration is on an equal or better pace when compared to prior years, but should we find ourselves in a position where the event is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded. The ICI is following CDC guidance and monitoring their
website (
https://www.cdc.gov/). We will continue to monitor the situation and of course will be in discussion with health authorities and the Board of Directors regarding this event. As long as the ICI can provide a safe and healthy venue where attendees can conduct business, we’ll continue to do so. The ICI works to ensure the highest possible degree of
hygiene and safety at its events. The health and safety of all attendees is our highest priority. Sincerely, Joseph E. Fritz, Executive Director
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