Economy
AWMI Conference Nov. 7-9 to Feature Women Execs
Written by Tim Triplett
October 1, 2018
The Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) will host its annual conference Nov. 7-9 at the Don Cesar in St. Pete Beach, Fla. This year’s schedule of events includes an educational tour of Chromalloy Castings on Wednesday, leadership trainings on Thursday and a dinner cruise on Friday evening. Mary Lindsey, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Commercial Metals Company (CMC), will be the keynote speaker during the welcome reception Thursday evening. Liza Godsil will be honored with the 2017 AWMI Member of the Year award.
Other keynote sessions on Friday will feature:
- Cherlyn Foster, Manager, Arconic’s Smart Manufacturing COE, on Innovation.
- Lenore E. Trammell, Chief Compliance Officer, Big River Steel LLC, on Corporate Culture.
- Chandra Brown, CEO & Founder, Brown Executive Strategies, on “Leadership and the Confidence Gap.”
Registration information and the entire schedule of events can be found at www.awmi.org.
Tim Triplett
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