Manufacturing
Powerhouse
Roundtables

May 29, 30 or 31

We are in a time of unprecedented manufacturing opportunity, and we want to make sure Missouri is poised to take advantage of this growth. We need to hear your thoughts and ideas!

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has engaged the national economic development consulting firm Economic Leadership to develop a report of Missouri’s manufacturing sector and prepare a strategic plan to increase the state’s manufacturing competitiveness. The report, Making Missouri a Manufacturing Powerhouse, will provide a roadmap for policy change needed to bolster all sectors of Missouri’s manufacturing. 

There is no cost to attend.  Choose a location below and help us chart a course for Missouri’s manufacturing future.

 

Meet our facilitator

Ted Abernathy
Ted Abernathy

Managing Partner, Economic Leadership

Ted Abernathy serves as the Managing Partner of Economic Leadership, LLC. Economic Leadership, based in Shallotte, NC, is a small group of data, strategy, and policy experts working with private and public clients to analyze competitiveness, develop strategy, support leadership, and reimagine the future. Over the past nine years, the team has worked on 146 projects in more than twenty states and internationally. He has authored numerous reports for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which have led to some of the most significant economic policy changes in the last decade. Ted is the principal author of close to 100 reports on future trends, economic and workforce development, technology, and leadership, and he speaks on the economy almost every week. He currently serves as an economic advisor to the Council of State Chambers and previously held a similar position to the Southern Governor’s Association.

In his 42-year career, Ted has led city, county, and regional economic development organizations and an economic policy think tank. Born in Dallas, North Carolina, Ted received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and his master’s from Johns Hopkins University, is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute and is an Eisenhower Fellow for global economics.  

He and his wife live in a small town on the North Carolina coast and share their backyard with hundreds of sea birds and quite a few alligators.

Choose your location:

May 29, 2024 | 10:00AM – 11:30AM

Springfield

Ozarks Technical Community College
1001 E. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO 65802

May 30, 2024 | 9:00AM – 10:30AM

St. Louis

Cortex Innovation District
4240 Duncan Avenue | Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63110

May 30, 2024 | 3:30PM – 5:00PM

Jefferson City

Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
428 East Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101

May 31, 2024 | 2:00PM – 3:30PM

KANSAS CITY

JE Dunn Construction Company
1001 Locust Street
Kansas City, MO 64106

Questions?

Reach out to Lori Bonnot with any questions!

Lori Bonnot

Director of Workforce/Grants

CONTACT