AWPA Executive Director Speaks at Council of Manufacturing Associations’ Summer Leadership Conference

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CMA 2016 Summer Leadership Conference in Hot Springs, VA. Agenda: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 10:00 a.m. Cascades Golf Course The CMA Golf Classic 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Jefferson Parlor Registration and Check-In 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dominion CMA Hospitality Suite 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Stratford CMA Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Tower Suite New Member/First-Time Attendee Reception 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dominion “Wine and Wisdom” – Tips and Ideas to Make Your Meetings and Events Pop Shonzia Thompson, CAE, CMP Vice President, Meetings Management, National Association of Manufacturers 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Casino Lawn Welcome Reception Sponsored by the Omni Homestead 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Empire CMA Dinner Guest Speaker: Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-06) Chairman, House Judiciary Committee 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Crystal Dessert Reception THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Jefferson Parlor Registration 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Commonwealth Breakfast Sponsored by EagleBank Chair Welcome Heidi Brock President & CEO, Aluminum Association & CMA Chair Off The Record With Jay Jay Timmons President & CEO, NAM 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dominion CMA Hospitality Suite 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Stratford CEO Fishbowls for Association CEOs (For Association CEOs only) Moderator: Scott Lynch President & CEO, American Boiler Manufacturers Association *Earn One CAE Credit Hour 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Chesapeake CEO Fishbowls for Association Staff (For Association Staff only) Moderator: Virginia Humphrey Director, Membership and Marketing, AICC, The Independent Packaging Association *Earn One CAE Credit Hour 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Commonwealth Opening General Session “Creating Relationship Capital: So Easy a Taxi Driver Can Do It” Ed Wallace President Chief Relationship Officer, Relational Capital Group 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Empire Lunch: Aligning Your Association With Your Members' Top Challenges Steve Lane President, Vertical Leap Consulting *Earn One CAE Credit Hour 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Commonwealth Leading on your Issues: Best Practices in Issue Advocacy Campaigns Kimberly Korbel Executive Director, American Wire Producers Association Deidre McGinley-Gieser Senior Vice President for Programs, American Institute for Cancer Research Jim McGreevy President and CEO, Beer Institute Moderator: Ned Monroe Senior Vice President, External Relations, NAM *Earn One CAE Credit Hour 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Chesapeake Snap Learning Opportunity – Leading an Office Move Heidi Brock CMA Chair 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Jefferson Parlor Coffee Break 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Commonwealth Economic Forecast of Manufacturing – The Path Ahead John Gray Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics, Association of American Railroads Tim Mullaly Director and Chief Economist, FedEx Corp. Steven Szakaly Chief Economist, National Automobile Dealers Association Moderator: Chad Moutray Chief Economist, NAM 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon/Stratford/Mt. Vernon lawn CMA Dinner – A Taste of Manufacturing FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Jefferson Parlor Registration 7:00 a.m. CMA 5K Fun Run/Walk Meet in the Main Lobby by 6:45 a.m. 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Empire/Crystal Networking Breakfast Breakout Sessions: Pick 2 Sessions to Attend 1st Breakout: 9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. 2nd Breakout: 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. *Earn One CAE Credit Hour Working with Outsourced Legal Counsel Lexington Linda Kelly Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, NAM Workforce Development Chesapeake Jennifer McNelly President, NAM’s Manufacturing Institute The Latest in Online Education Mt. Vernon Steven Young President, AICC, The Independent Packaging Association Personal Branding Stratford Susan Tomai Principal and Founder, Oratorio 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Commonwealth Leading the Conversation: What Manufacturers Can Expect This Fall Linda Dempsey Vice President, International Economic Affairs, NAM Rosario Palmieri Vice President, Labor, Legal, and Regulatory Policy, NAM Joe Trauger Vice President, Government Relations, NAM Robyn Boerstling Vice President, Infrastructure, Innovation & HR Policy, NAM Dorothy Coleman Vice President, Tax & Domestic Policy, NAM Moderator: Aric Newhouse Senior Vice President, Government Relations, NAM 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Commonwealth Closing Lunch Make Some Noise: Open The Throttle and Dominate Your Marketplace Ken Schmidt Former Director of Communications Strategy, Harley-Davidson Motor Company

AWPA Executive Director Kimberly Korbel spoke at the Council of Manufacturing Associations’ 2016 Summer Leadership Conference on August 11. As part of a panel titled “Leading on Your Issues: Best Practices in Issue Advocacy Campaigns,” she discussed how the AWPA membership advocated for the ENFORCE Act, and collaborated with other organizations to successfully push the legislation through Congress as part of the recent Customs Reauthorization bill. Also on the panel were Deidre McGinsley-Geiser, Senior Vice President for Programs at the American Institute for Cancer Research, and Jim McGreevy, President and CEO of the Beer Institute.

The AWPA is a member of the Council of Manufacturing Associations, and Kimberly Korbel serves on the Board of Directors. The CMA is made up of nearly 260 manufacturing trade associations that work together on behalf of manufacturing in the United States.