Annual Summit Agenda
Georgia Manufacturing Summit at the Cobb Galleria
2026 Georgia Manufacturing Summit Agenda
7:00 AM Registration Opens
7:30 - 8:30 Exhibit Hall Open & Breakfast Buffet
8:30 - 10:00 Morning General Session / Breakfast Keynote (Grand Ballroom)
10:00 - 12:00 Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 - 12:00 Morning Educational Sessions
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch Buffet Open
12:30 - 2:00 Afternoon General Session / Lunch - Workforce Forum (Grand Ballroom)
2:00 - 3:00 Exhibit Hall Open
2:30 - 4:00 BONUS - Afternoon Educational Sessions
4:00 - 4:30 Closing Remarks
Meet The Speaker and Session Details
Morning Educational Sessions 10:30 - Noon
- Manufacturing A Better Bottom Line - Salon A
- PRESENTING SPONSOR - Walden Mergers & Acquisitions
Who Should Attend: CEO / CFO / HR
- Legal Landmines in Manufacturing: What Georgia Leaders Need to Know Now - Salon B
- Patents and Intellectual Property Strategy
Moderator - Russ Dunlap
Session Sponsor - Buchalter
- Where IT Meets the Plant Floor: The Realities of Securing Operational Technology- Salon E
- PRESENTING SPONSOR - Leapfrog Services
Who Should Attend: Purchasing / Engineering/ Operations / Logistics/ CEO’s, Owners, and COO’s interested in IT trends and challenges.
Lunch - Workforce Forum - 12:30- 2:00
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Beyond the Hiring Crisis: Rethinking the Modern Manufacturing Workforce- Ballroom
- PRESENTING SPONSOR - TRC Talent Solutions
Who Should Attend: CEO / HR
BONUS - Afternoon Educational Sessions 2:30 - 4:00
- The High-Performance Plant: Leadership, Culture & Continuous Improvement - Salon A
- Operations - Lean - Six Sigma
Moderator - Beau Groover and Shay Foley
Session Sponsor - The Effective Syndicate
- Winning More Business: AI, Marketing & Relationship Strategies That Drive Growth. - Salon B
- Sales / Marketing
Moderator - Jason Moss and Nathan McGill
Session Sponsor - 13 Oaks Creative