AMTEC to participate in the Southern Growth Policies Board conference June 7-8, 2010 to be held at the Griffith Gate Marriott Resort and Spa, Lexington, KY.
Hear speakers from Toyota, Daimler, Ford, Bridgestone, and others at a regional conference on creating the new automotive industry in the South!
Hosted by Governor Stephen Beshear, the conference--Driving the Next 20 Years: Creating the New Automotive Industry in the South, June 7-8, Lexington, KY--will celebrate the South's successes in attracting automotive investment while defining strategies to create the ideal future environment for this industry. Other speakers include Dr. David Altig, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Dr. Ed Montgomery, Director, U.S. Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers; and Jason Stein, Editor, Automotive News. A Governors' panel will examine new ways of supporting the industry, while an executive panel will highlight what the South is doing right and wrong in supporting the industry.
AMTEC Partners participating in the "Automotive Workforce Education Readiness Panel include:
Annette Parker, Versailles, KY
System Director
Kentucky Center for Excellence in Automotive Manufacturing & Workforce Education
AMTEC Principal Investigator
Beverly Hilderbrand, Gadsden, AL
CARCAM Director/Principal Investigator
AMTEC Senior Partner
Beth Keane, Louisville, KY
Launch Training and Planning Manager
Ford Louisville Truck Plant
AMTEC Senior Partner
Dr. David Just, Spartanburg, SC
Vice President, Corporate & Community Education Division
Spartanburg Community College
AMTEC Senior Partner
Jeff Arnold, Danville, VA
Vice President of Workforce Services
Danville Community College
AMTEC Senior Partner
Mark Manuel, Lexington, KY
Vice President of Workforce Solutions
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
AMTEC Senior Partner
Tony Tice, Tupelo, MS
Dean of Career and Technical Instruction
Itawamba Community College
AMTEC Partner
For more information and to register, visit https://www.southerngrowth.com/conference/conf.html.