AMCC Roadshow: Inland Empire
Please join us as the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC), the U.S. EDA manufacturing community of practice, visits the Inland Empire with their signature roadshow! Through a mix of presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions, we will co-create a regional conversation on advancing manufacturing across six key industries including Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health & Life Science, IT & Communications, and Transportation.
This roundtable is aligned with the CA Jobs First initiative and continues the work of the regionally led Thrive Inland SoCal research and planning efforts. This event is hosted by AMCC, Blended Impact, IEGO, IELI, and Ryvet, along with our generous supporters.
Whether you're a manufacturer, manufacturing association, local government representative, workforce or economic developer, incubator, labor leader or other important part of the manufacturing ecosystem of support, join us as AMCC describes emerging national best practices and federal interventions from across the nation.
Regional visits by AMCC are a part of its partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration and works toward a revitalized American manufacturing base by strengthening the regional manufacturing ecosystems of support that manufacturers need to thrive.
We'll discuss how the good, hard work taking place in IE builds the vital bottom-up foundation that aligns with California's newly released Economic Blueprint. Let's model for the nation what an advanced manufacturing ecosystem looks like in California!
Agenda
9am VIP Reception for Elected Officials, Manufacturers, & Panelists hosted by California Baptist University (invite only)
9:30am Doors Open
10am Welcome & Recognition of Special Guests
10:05am Special Guest Speaker: Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, City of Riverside
10:20am Presentation: National Best Practices on Catalyzing Regional Manufacturing
Speakers: Matt Bogoshian and David Van Siclen, American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative
11am: Panel Discussion: Manufacturing Initiatives in the Inland Empire moderated by Matthew Mena, Executive Director, Inland Economic Growth & Opportunity (IEGO)
Speakers: Timothy Fogarty, CEO, PCC Hydrogen; George Gebhart, CEO, Voltu; and Dong Tran, Co-Founder & CEO, Ryvid
11:45am: Lunch & Raffle Giveaway
(optional video interviews begin, ask an IELI team member to sign up)
12:15pm: Panel Discussion: Growing High Road Jobs in the IE moderated by Esmeralda Vazquez, Int. Executive Director, Inland Empire Labor Institute (IELI)
Speakers: Ricardo Cisneros, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Inland Empire Labor Council AFL-CIO; Victor Quiroz, Assistant Director, United Auto Workers Region 6; Henry Salazar, Health & Safety CAP REP, United Auto Workers Local 230; Casey Gallagher, California Regional Director, Machinists Institute; Alex Ruiz, Director, University of California Riverside Inland Empire K-16 Collaborative; Priyanka Mohanty, Executive Director, UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy; Dr. Phil van Haaster, Dean, College of Engineering at California Baptist University
1:15pm: Interactive Workshop: Resources for High Growth Manufacturers moderated by Stacy Cumberbatch, Managing Director, Blended Impact
Speakers: Wallace Brithinee, Ph.D., President, Manufacturers’ Council of the Inland Empire (MCIE); Cynthia Amador Diaz, Client Advisor - Inland Empire, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC); Janine Warren, EVP of Loan Management Integration, Training and Marketing, AmPac Business Capital
1:55pm: Learnings, Next Steps & Wrap Up
2pm: Optional video interviews, ask an IELI team member to sign up
2:30pm: Optional Tour of The Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering at California Baptist University
Partners
Thank you to our generous partners that make this event possible!
Disclaimer & Liability Waiver
By registering for and participating in this event, you acknowledge and accept that your participation involves inherent risks, including the possibility of injury or harm. By completing your registration, you agree to release and hold harmless AMCC, Blended Impact, Blended Impact Labs, Idea Driver, IEGO, IELI, and Ryvet, its affiliates, officers, employees, volunteers, sponsors, and agents from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, or causes of action related to your participation in the event. This includes, but is not limited to, any personal injury, property damage, or other losses that may occur. In the event of an emergency, you consent to receive medical treatment and acknowledge that you will be responsible for any related expenses. Additionally, you grant permission to all to use any photographs, video recordings, or other media taken during the event for promotional or educational purposes without compensation. By proceeding with your registration, you agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations while participating. This waiver is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by California law. If any part of this waiver is found to be invalid, the remaining provisions will still apply.