Manufacturing in the Golden State
"Making California Thrive"
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Hosted By
Senator Mark Wyland - California State Senate, 38th District
Coalition for Prosperous America - A non-profit, bi-partisan organization
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Sponsored By
AMN Healthcare
SDG & E Metals Service Center Institute, So Cal Chapter
Bank of the West
Center for Applied Competitive Technologies @ San Diego Community College
California Manufacturing Technology Consulting
The Lawton Group
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
American R & D Institute
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
8:30 am to 2:30 pm
12400 High Bluff Drive
San Diego, California 92130
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About: "Manufacturing in the Golden State" will include a dynamic list of national and
regional speakers to address topics such as manufacturing growth strategy, currency
manipulation, trade policy, intellectual property theft, tax policies and regulations.
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Keynote Speaker
Dan DiMicco - Chairman Emeritus, Nucor Steel Corporation
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National Speakers
Dr. Greg Autry - Assistant Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship, Lloyd Greif Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies, Marshall School of Business, USC
Mike Dolan - Legislative Rep., International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Pat Choate- Economist, Author, Saving Capitalism: Keeping America Strong * Michael
Stumo - CEO, Coalition for a Prosperous America
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Local Manufacturing Panel
Michele Nash-Hoff- Author, "Can American Manufacturing Be Saved:
Why We Should and How We Can"
James Hedgecock - Founder & General Manager of Bounce Composites
Scott Martin - President, Lyon Technologies
Cost: Early Bird Rate: $20 through October 1, 2014; $35 (Includes light breakfast and
full lunch) Register at: www.prosperousamerica.org
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Event Partners
California Metals Coalition
CONNECT
East County EDC
North County EDC
South County EDC
San Diego Regional EDC
San Diego Regional Chamber
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Encinitas Chamber of Commerce
Escondido Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce
North County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce/InBiz Latino
Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Coastal Chamber of Commerce
San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Sports Innovators
San Diego Workforce Partnership
Small Manufacturing Association of California (SMAC)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The Small Business Development Center
Vista Chamber of Commerce
Communications Workers of America - District 9
NECA San Diego Chapter
Certified Color
PlanetTogether
SPEEA
Poway Chamber of Commerce
APICS San Diego Chapter
San Diego Inventors Forum
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For further information, contact Sara Haimowitz, Development Director at the Coalition for a
Prosperous America (sara@prosperousamerica.org; 202 688 5145).
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