Agenda

Spring 2020 AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting:
Resiliency in a Changing Economy: Tools for A&D Success
Wendesday, April 29, 2020
8:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM AMP SoCal Introduction and Overview
9:15 AM Welcome Presentations 
9:30 AM Keynote Speaker

  • Brian Brooks, Senior Manager – Skunk Works Supply Chain Management, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
10:00 AM Panel 1: Exporting to Mexico

  • Elizabeth Glynn, Exporting Consultant (Moderator)
  • Tomas Sibija, President, Baja Aerospace Cluster
  • Honeywell Mexico Subsidiary, (Invited)
  • Local Supplier, TBA
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Cybersecurity Conversation:
What does CMCC mean to Suppliers

  • Katie Arrington, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (Invited)
  • Adele Ratcliff, Director, Manufacturing Resilience and Assurance Program Director, Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program OSD MIBP (Invited)
12:00 PM Networking Lunch
1:15 PM B2B Matchmaking Appointments between OEMs and Suppliers
1:15 PM Drop in Sessions – What Every A&D Supplier Needs to Know

(Concurrent with B2B Matchmaking)

How to Use Social Media for Business Development and Employee Recruitment

  • Jessica Carlson, USC Annenberg School of Communications
  • David Rampton, Vice President, Aerofied

Where to Find Your Workforce

Representatives from:

  • Universities – Engineering, Business Schools
  • Community Colleges – Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering
  • Trade Schools – Advanced Manufacturing
  • Workforce Investment Boards –Training, Hiring Tax Credits, Employee Recruitment
3:45 PM Closing Remarks