SEPTEMBER 25-28, 2023 | DALLAS, TEXAS
EDUCATION OFFERINGS
Analysts and experts will provide insight and education on a variety of topics including: Sustainability in Baking, RealWear the Baking Industry Use-Case, What’s Trending and more.
A primary goal of the educational sessions is for attendees to leave with tangible take-aways that they can immediately apply in the workplace.
These education sessions will rotate throughout NEXUS for multiple opportunities to attend. Each session will be 45 minutes and led by professionals from both inside and outside of the baking industry.
EDUCATION SESSIONS
Delivering data from ABA and Baking & Snack’s new study ‘Sustainability and the Future of Baking,’ Charlotte will share the top insights on how wholesale bakers are defining sustainability, prioritizing it in their decision-making and which areas of their business they’re pursuing greener practices to make an impact. We will then hear from our baker and supplier panelists Justus and Karen on their companies’ initiatives and milestones when it comes to environmental, social, and corporate governance practices. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of what the industry is prioritizing when it comes to Sustainability and steps being taken by suppliers and bakers.
Moderator: Rasma Zvaners, Vice President of Regular and Technical Services; ABA
Panelists:
- Justus Larson, Senior Director of Operations; United States Bakery
- Karen Reed, Global Director of Marketing and Communications; KwikLok
- Charlotte Atchley, Editor; Baking & Snack
RealWear, the pioneer of hands-free wearable computers for frontline professionals, has caught the attention of the baking industry. During the session industry leaders will discuss bakery specific use case examples, provide demonstrations and share knowledge-based best practices from lessons learned during their own implementations. RealWear leaders will contribute to the conversation by offering expanded and progressive capabilities beyond the fundamental capabilities of the technology.
Speakers:
- Justus Larson, Senior Director of Operations; United States Bakeries
- Karl Thorson, Global Food Safety and Sanitation Manager; General Mills
- Mike LaValle, Corporate Account Manager; Intralox
- Kris McCarty, Vice President of Sales, Americas; RealWear
This breakout session is your chance to get your hands on the hardware! Participants can ask questions specific to their work environment and learn more about how to get started utilizing RealWear technology. Everyone will have the opportunity to check it out in an open session with 100% of the scheduled time dedicated to Q/A.
Speakers:
- Gary Feldman, White Oak Capital
- Ryan Guthrie, White Oak Capital
The BEMA Intel Industry Summary report presents at-a-glance topline trends for key U.S. economic and commercial baking industry indicators. Updated quarterly, this overview provides a high-level view of the state of commercial baking and equipment manufacturing industries to aid in planning and critical decision making. During this session, specific indicators will be discussed, as well as examples of how to take the data provided and relate it directly to your business decisions.
Speaker: Marjorie Hellmer, President; Cypress Research
From operational staff to front line management to executives, there is a need for ‘more’ when it comes to successfully navigating workforce issues. The ability to be agile during change is key to attracting and retaining employees. This interactive session provides nuggets on being relevant, fostering engagement and staying productive during changing times. Participants will walk away with tools they can implement immediately. Key takeaways include:
- 3 keys to staying relevant
- Understanding what employees and leaders need to be effective in 2023 and beyond
- Unlocking the power of emotional intelligence
- Retooling for effectiveness (Are your employees smiling?)
Speaker: Naomi J. Hardy, CLC Speaker
In this roundtable-style session attendees will first learn the background of the OpX resource originally released by PMMI, and will then contribute to helping update the standard to current conditions and situations. To create the 43-page PDF, “One Voice for Hygienic Equipment Design for Low-Moisture Foods,” leading manufacturers collaborated to establish standard processes, steps and methods to help manufacturers collaborate with their original equipment manufacturers to reduce risk and increase compliance, and reach consensus on specific criteria for the design and construction of hygienic (a.k.a. sanitary) production equipment. The goal of the session(s) is to gather data and input from the baking industry to springboard the revision process.
Speaker: Tom Egan, Vice President, Industry Services, PMMI
Digital Twins of physical factories promise a detailed level of insight into the operations of a factory. These twin models have the capability to ingest real-time data from factory floor assets and drive them up the information technology stack for production planning, compliance, failure analysis, yield and quality control. This session will cover the types of Digital twin in the context of factories, essential components of a digital twin, the software stack necessary to build a digital twin, and how might a digital transformation begin within the factory floor.
Speaker: Binil Starly, Director and Professor, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
What if we could all start doing things the “Lasso Way”? Could a TV show about a small-time college football coach from Kansas, hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, change the way you look at leadership, serving, and bringing out the best in your team?
This session, “6 Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso”, will answer all of these questions and more. Through the use of video clips, commentary, and my own stories, we’ll dive into each of the six lessons and apply them both to our lives and how we lead those we work with.
Speaker: Brian Summerall, Director, Tod Bush Leadership Center
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