Your Next Big Customer Is Down the Road: A Roundtable among Manufacturers, Robotics and AI Companies

​What if the partner who could double your capacity is already down the road, and you've never met?

​We've seen how supply shocks, tariffs and workforce shortages hit hardest when companies go it alone. With our co-hosts Sbur, MassMEP and Synergy, we're inviting local manufacturers to collaborate, explore forming a consortium and do more business together.

​Featured case study: Shlomo Assa and Helen Fang, Co-Founders of Acclaro will compare Candela's outsourced manufacturing model following its private-equity acquisition with Acclaro's all-U.S. manufacturing and sourcing for its skin treatment equipment. They will share the long-term advantages of going domestic: continuous cost reductions, faster and on-time delivery, stronger negotiating power on pricing, and a price premium from selling Made in USA equipment in 60 countries. Jeff Smith, a serial entrepreneur and manufacturer turned investor, will also share his perspectives, as his current limited partners are major Japanese manufacturers.

​What you'll take away:

• ​Trusted connections: meet nearby manufacturers and robotics companies to buy from, sell to and partner with.

• ​A path to a consortium: how a local manufacturing alliance could be organized.

• ​Bigger opportunities: team up on contracts none of us could win alone.

• ​The domestic advantage: a real-world business case for Made in USA.

• ​Shared answers: swap ideas on workforce, automation and supply-chain risk.

​Who should attend: Owners and C-suite leaders of manufacturing, robotics and AI companies.