MTI is excited to announce the Program Committee, made up of a dozen heat treaters and supplier members, has finalized details for the 2017 Fall Meeting educational program. The Fall Meeting is being held September 14-16 at the historic U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego, California.
Very Important: When the hotel reservations open June 1, book early. MTI national meetings always sell out early. We highly recommend that you book early. MTI’s special room rate is good 3-days before and after, “based on availability.”
This year’s Fall Meeting hits on some core issues many companies are struggling with in today’s economy:
- Where did the workers go and where do we find them?
- How do we change our recruiting strategy to compete?
- Why wages are going to have to rise in this economy?
- How to tell your company’s story better to entice new customers and employees.
- How does our company culture have to change to keep our current workforce?
- How do we blend an aging workforce with the new breed of employees?
- How our health is connected to making good decisions at work.
- What are the keys to living a long healthy life to stay strong at work?
- How to leverage the power of curiosity in your workforce.
- How cultivating a passion for exploration enhances leadership, teamwork, and outcomes.
These are just a few of the key take-a-ways you will experience with the five powerful experts MTI has assimilated to address these topics. This is the perfect meeting for any key manager involved in marketing and human resources to expand their strategic knowledge.
During the Fall Meeting, networking will be a top priority as you will experience three major social opportunities to connect with the top heat treating executives from across North America.
A national icon since 1910, the newly restyled U.S. Grant Hotel weaves its storied legacy into a memorable guest experience. Situated in the city's lively and historic downtown Gaslamp District, the hotel is just steps from shopping, dining, and entertainment, and a short drive from beaches, and family attractions. You will not want to miss it.
Following are the details of the educational program. To view full details of the MTI Fall Meeting, CLICK HERE.
DAY 1 – SEPT. 15
SESSION 1: Jason Ashley - The Frontier Project: The Power of Storytelling
Jason Ashley is one of the country's foremost business storytellers. In a world where emotion plays such a role in marketing, many companies do not tell their story well to move employees to buy-in to change or customers to become loyal. Jason shares the keys to telling your story so people connected with your company "feel" your culture and brand. During this session, Jason is going to help all attendees assess their work culture and brand to help you know where you need to improve to create AWESOMENESS within your company.
SESSION 2: Jamie Notter - XOXO: Driving a Company Culture That Drives Your Workforce
In today's workforce development, demographics suggest that there are no other "qualified employees" for hire. They are all working. With low unemployment and supply of qualified workers, it is a MUST that your company culture is one that motivates employees to stay, rather than to look for a new job. Your culture is not what you think it is…it is what your employees believe it is. Jamie is one of the country’s foremost experts on building a culture that embraces the demographic shifts happening in the workforce. In this session, Jamie will share with you the key elements that every employer needs to have to drive loyalty among your employees, and make them your best new employee recruiters.
DAY 2 – SEPT. 16
SESSION 1: Ron Hetrick - The Allegis Group: Where Did The Workers Go?
North America is currently in a set of demographic and cultural shifts that are impacting the ability to recruit good workers, retain current ones, and simply have enough to grow your company. Every industry is fighting for all the same workers. Ron Hetrick, Chief Economist from The Allegis Group, will share with you trends and elements that are having dramatic impacts on the workforce now, and the next 10 years. In this session, you will learn the key elements that you need to know to make changes to your workforce recruitment and management of your operations to grow your company.
SESSION 2: Dr. Mike Nichols: Are You Really Serious About a Long Life
In the world of business, many, many elements play havoc on our health. Stress, the daily grind, diet, fitness, not enough sleep, and just trying to get it all done in a full day. Dr. Mike Nichols' passion, is helping people develop a sound "personal health strategy" that gives you the energy, mental capacity, and health to live life well and live long. Having a good personal health strategy builds confidence; you make better decisions and you just feel good day-to-day. This is a must see session.
SESSION 3: Featured Keynote - Adam Steltzner
Described as “Einstein brilliance meets Johnny Cash cool,” Adam Steltzner can help you harness the power of curiosity to spark innovation and collaborative leadership across your entire organization. From aspiring rock star going nowhere fast, to a history-making Ph.D. rocket scientist, Adam Steltzner is recognized as one of NASA’s leading – and most unique – innovators. For nearly a decade, Adam led and inspired the breakthrough team that invented the ingenious “sky crane” landing system that so spectacularly landed the Mars rover, Curiosity on the Martian surface 300,000,000 miles from Earth in 2012. Next, Adam will lead NASA’s Mars 2020 project that will gather core samples of Mars for scientific discovery. This history-making NASA rocket scientist will share with you the power of curiosity and how cultivating zeal for exploration enhances teamwork, elevates leadership, and positively impacts business outcomes.