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mHUB Women in Manufacturing & Engineering

Name: mHUB Women in Manufacturing & Engineering
Start: 2025-10-08T08:00:00.000-05:00
End: 2025-10-08T12:00:00.000-05:00
Location: mHUB

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About Event

Join the ecosystem for a day of connecting and celebrating women in manufacturing, engineering, and hardtech.

mHUB’s Women in Manufacturing & Engineering day brings together more than 300 leaders from across the public and private sectors for a half-day program spotlighting the expertise of women driving innovation in manufacturing and engineering.

mHUB is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Leustek, VP of Advanced Power Technologies, at Caterpillar, Inc. as the 2025 keynote speaker.

Moderated by: Melissa Rabin Lederer, CXO at mHUB

This fireside conversation will provide a unique opportunity to hear from one of the industry’s most influential leaders as she shares insights on innovation, leadership, and the evolving future of manufacturing.

Themes shaping this year’s agenda:

Is an AI-enabled workforce the solution to manufacturing’s labor shortage? The conversation will explore how technologies like AR/VR and robotics are reshaping the factory floor and manufacturing's workforce problem, and the legal, operational, and ethical questions of a tech-enabled workforce.

Featured Speakers:

Erika Augustyn, Sr. Sales Leader, Amazon Web Services
Michelle Drew Rodriguez, Partner, Roland Berger
Kara Demirjian Huss, Senior Vice President, TCCI Manufacturing

Moderated by Elizabeth Andrews, Strategic Partnership Director, mHUB.

Balancing profit with purpose in manufacturing. The conversation will explore ESG, operations, and cultural transformation, asking how social and environmental priorities can align with the drive to produce more efficiently, affordably, and at scale.

Featured Speakers:

Kate Jakubas, Co-Founder, Meliora
Alex Kruzel, CEO + Founder, Telesto Strategy
Kimberly Reddington, VP, Business Diversity & Culture, United Scrap Metal, Inc.

Moderated by Karen Gordon, Founder & CEO, We Design Think.

Tentative Schedule

8:00 – 9:00 AM – Breakfast & Networking
9:00 – 9:40 AM – Keynote Conversation ft. Jennifer Leustek
9:40 – 10:20 AM – Is an AI-enabled workforce the solution to manufacturing’s labor shortage?
10:20 – 11:00 AM – Balancing profit with purpose in manufacturing.
11:00 – 12:00 PM – Tours & Networking

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Interested in becoming an event sponsor? Email Christian Luna at [email protected]

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