SUMMIT Spotlight: Panel on Women in Today's Manufacturing Sector

The fourth annual WiM SUMMIT is NEXT WEEK!  Here's another highlighted event planned for this year's SUMMIT:

The next panel in the summit we’d like to highlight is called the “Attraction, Retention, and Advancement of  Women in Manufacturing”, also taking place on Tuesday morning. The panel is being moderated by The Manufacturing Leadership Council, and includes four fabulous speakers we’re excited to hear.

Lisa Blais is a partner at Egon Zehnder International. She leads the firm’s North American Industrial Practice, focusing on industrial and private sectors. She also Is experienced in CEO, board, and senior executive searches for various business operations.

Natalie Panek is the Mission Systems Engineer for MDA Space Missions. She is an engineer, rocket scientist, explorer and a vocal advocate for women in technology.

Diana Peters is the Executive Director and Founder of the Symbol Training Institute, a post-secondary manufacturing training facility dedicated to combating the skilled-labor shortage. She strongly advocates by women’s equality in manufacturing and employs female instructors at Symbol to set a positive example to women interested in the field.

Sandra Westlund-Dennihan is the CEO and Design Engineer of Quality Float works, Inc., a premier manufacturer of metal float balls, valves, and assemblies.  Today, the company exports its products throughout Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

Don’t miss out on hearing these amazing women in manufacturing speak and register for SUMMIT 2014 today!