February 22. 2010 2:00AM - Last modified: March 14. 2012 12:45PM

Executives will headline Manufacturing Summit at Expo

By Jim Butman

Executives from four prominent southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing companies will be featured in a panel discussion at the Manufacturing Summit during the sixth annual BizTech Conference & Expo.

The Manufacturing Summit will take place Thursday, April 29, at the BizTech Conference & Expo, which will be presented by BizTimes Media at Wisconsin State Fair Park.

This year's Manufacturing Summit panel will include: Todd Teske, president and chief executive officer of Briggs & Stratton Corp., Milwaukee; Peter McCormick, CEO of Magnetek Inc., Menomonee Falls; Neal Verfuerth, CEO of Orion Energy Systems Inc., Manitowoc; and Todd McDonald, vice president, Signicast, Hartford.

The panel discussion, to be moderated by BizTimes reporter Eric Decker, will cover several topics, including global competition, lean manufacturing, commodity pricing and sourcing, "green" initiatives, employee retention and more.

For more information about the BizTech Conference & Expo, visit www.biztimes.com/expo.


 


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