Registration is open for the NASF Michigan chapter Midwest Seminar to be held September 17-19 at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, Michigan.
The event starts at noon on Sept. 17 with a welcoming lunch, followed by speakers from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A cocktail reception will be held at 6:00 p.m., with a dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday’s events start with breakfast at 7:00 a.m. and then speakers until lunch at 1:00 p.m. There is an option for golf afterward. Sunday’s events include a breakfast and another option to golf.
For information, contact Ellen Mikolay at 616-304-0071 or by email at ellen@minasf.org. Sponsors include Palm Commodities International, Columbia Chemical, and Rudram Engineering.
Speakers include:
- Beth Gotthelf, Shareholder, Butzel Long/Vice President of MINASF: Beth will be our seminar moderator! Serving as general counsel to the Michigan Chapter of NASF since 1990, Beth will also give the latest update on policy.
- Jeff Hannapel, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, The Policy Group/NASF: Jeff will give us the most recent update from Capitol Hill!
- Carla Davidson, Regional Pretreatment Specialist, Emerging Pollutants Section, Water Resources Division (WRD), Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE): EGLE WRD is a national leader in regulating PFOS, which is historically a component of fume suppressants used by certain chrome platers, discharged to surface waters. Carla will provide an update on progress reducing PFOS discharges to surface waters, studies on fume suppressants and identified sources of PFOS, and regulation of storm water runoff from industrial facilities such as chrome platers.
- Laurie Harbour, President and CEO, Harbour Results Inc.: As a trusted advisor to the North American manufacturing industry, Laurie leads a team of analysts and consultants to help small- to medium-sized manufacturers develop short- and long-term strategies, improve their operations, reduce risks and optimize business.
- Daron Gifford, Partner, Plante Moran: A global leader in the automotive industry, Daron will provide key insights on how technology is shaping both the automotive and manufacturing sectors. Daron holds a certification in electroplating and surface finishing (CEF), interpreting strategies for industry growth, using objective, data-driven analysis.
- Mike Carey, CSO and Co-Founder, ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.: The race to build more rockets to put more spacecraft in orbit economically is changing the dynamics of data collection and information flow. Recently, SPAC markets and capital investments have seen the growth of this useful industry and resurgence of a space race. Mike will help to answer the question...how will Michigan choose to participate in this exciting new market?
- Gavin Brown, Executive Director, Michigan Aerospace Manufactures Association: MAMA is leading Michigan's efforts to develop a space ecosystem including vertical and horizontal launch facilities. Gavin will provide an update on the Michigan Launch Initiative.
- Mark Schario, CEF, Executive Vice President, Columbia Chemical: With mounting legislative pressure in various parts of the country to eliminate decorative hexavalent plating, the industry is responding. Widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on Trivalent Chrome, Mark travels worldwide to provide comprehensive training and oversight on hexavalent to trivalent conversions and decorative line installations. He will present information on cost, operational and performance differences between hexavalent and trivalent chromium as well as the new trivalent electrolyte with reclaim capabilities.
- Jennifer Dukarski, Shareholder, Butzel Long: Practicing in the areas of intellectual property, media and technology, Jennifer focuses her practice at the intersection of technology and communications. Her emphasis is on the legal issues arising from disruptive innovation including digital media, connected cars, data privacy and security. Jennifer leads clients in securing and protecting technology rights through transactions and litigation.
- Claudia Rast, Shareholder, Butzel Long: As Practice Department Chair of the Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Group, Claudia blends her expertise in law, business, and technology to advise clients in their strategic selection of innovative technologies. She also enjoys a national reputation on issues of privacy and cybersecurity, writing, speaking, and counseling companies on emerging issues in the areas of privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection.
