Session Roundup: A Quick Look at Supply Summit Speakers

Ann Duignan is a managing director at JP Morgan Securities LLC. She covers the U.S. machinery sector. She will offer her insights into what’s next for farm equipment sales.

R. Kevin Williams is a customs attorney with life-long ties to farming. He is a member in Clark Hill’s customs and international trade law practice group, and he will talk to attendees about steel tariffs and trade.

Jamie Flinchbaugh is an author, speaker and consultant on lean principles. He will suggest where manufacturers should focus efforts when beginning with lean and how to implement and sustain the principles without a dedicated professional.

Violet Sullivan, Esq., is cyber practice manager for ePlace Solutions, a risk management consulting firm, and a cybersecurity law professor. She will offer tips on training employees on how to spot a potential attack and how to respond.

Don Landoll, founder of Landoll Corp., will tell the company’s 55-year story and offer his thoughts on leadership, management, diversification, automation, and building and retaining a happy workforce.

Mike Kloster, president of Worksaver, Inc., will join Landoll to share his perspective leading a smaller operation as well as insights from his extensive career.

Nathan Lowder from the National Soil Health Division of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer insight into the latest soil health initiatives emerging throughout North America and help identify opportunities for tillage manufacturers.

Steve Hidden is national account manager for welding education and workforce development at Miller Electric Manufacturing. He will discuss how technology is helping the welding industry screen and train operators in a labor market in which operators are in short supply.