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GrayMatter's

Transform Leadership Summit

Detroit, MI | May 12 - 14 | Free Event

Can't make it to Detroit? Join us in Pittsburgh in August!

 

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AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE

Monday, May 12

6 PM: Check-in & GrayMatter Happy Hour

Tuesday, May 13 (Full Day)

8 AM: Welcome + Breakfast

8:30 AM: Full Day of Workshops

5:30 PM: Dinner & Networking Reception
Our treat at a cool spot in Detroit

Wednesday, May 14

8 AM: Wrap-Up 

9 AM: Automate 2025 *Optional

 
 

 

Monday, May 12

  • 5:00 PMCheck-in & Registration

    Welcome to the Atheneum.

  • 6:00 PM Transform Cocktail Reception

    Join GrayMatter & summit attendees for a cocktail hour and networking reception.

 

Tuesday, May 13

  • 8:00 AMWelcome Breakfast & Interactive Check-in

  • 8:15 AMMeet Your Facilitators

    Meet the GrayMatter team – Learn how the day will go.
    Kerry McQuone, GrayMatter & Paul Galeski, GrayMatter CEO

  • 8:45 AMMeet the Room

    Introduce yourself to the room and quickly talk through top challenges.

  • 9:15 AMOpening Keynote: Digital Transformation, A New Perspective

    John Baier, SVP Digital Transformation, GrayMatter

  • 10:00 AMManufacturing Roundtable

    Manufacturing Roundtable Panelists: Owens Corning, Lear Corporation, WK Kellogg & Michigan Manufacturing Association
    Topics:
    – Digital Strategy During Corporate Restructuring
    – Protecting In-Flight Modernization Projects
    – Rethinking CapEx vs OpEx in 2025+

  • 10:45 AMBreak

  • 11:00 AMBrilliant Operations: A Holistic Approach to Industrial Systems

    Learn how your organization can improve quality, speed and effectiveness.
    Tod Virden, GrayMatter

  • 11:45 AMPower of Partner: GE Vernova + GrayMatter

    Paul Galeski, GrayMatter & Richard Kenedi, GE Vernova

  • 12:15 PM Lunch

  • 1:00 PMFrom the Field: Smart Options for Big Challenges

    John Baier, GrayMatter, Tod Virden, GrayMatter & Larry Ray, GrayMatter

  • 1:30 PM Breakout Table Sessions: Client Stories from the Field

    Breakout table discussions

  • 2:45 PM Innovation Snack Bar Break

  • 3:00 PMOT Cybersecurity: Assess, Accelerate, Operationalize

    Nate Smith, GrayMatter & Scott Christensen, GrayMatter

  • 3:30 PM Q&A

  • 4:00 PMBreak

  • 5:30 PMDinner & Networking Reception

    The Caucus Club Detroit

 

Wednesday, May 14

  • 8:00 AMReflection & Open Mic

    Breakfast & Wrap-Up
    What did you learn? What will you try tomorrow?

  • 9:00 AMAutomate 2025 *Optional

    Check out the latest innovations at Automate 2025.
 
 
 

Featured Speaker

John Baier, Sr. VP of Digital Transformation, GrayMatter

John Baier is an experienced manufacturing operations leader, change-management expert and skilled player-coach who is as comfortable on the plant floor as he is in an executive board room. A veteran of the industrial technology industry, John has worked in leadership roles at international consulting powerhouses and as a director and senior manager at leading, global manufacturers such as The Timken Company and The J.M. Smucker Company.

At GrayMatter, John leads the Digital Transformation practice as senior vice president. In this role, John works with manufacturing clients to develop an ROI-driven approach to technology modernization that balances the cultural and technical changes required to transform operations and empower people.

John earned an MBA in international operations from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and math from Kenyon College.

 
 
 
 

Who Should Attend?

We’re gathering a select group of industry leaders to discuss challenges and exchange ideas. This event is exclusively for end-users.

Your team’s participation is key—we encourage you to share your experiences, insights and successes so we can all learn and grow together.

  • 01End-Users

    End-users in the manufacturing and energy industries

  • 02Industrial Leaders

    Manufacturing and Engineering leaders & teams, Digital Transformation-minded team players

  • 03Teams

    Perfect for your team to attend together and share a challenge and a success to the group
 
 
 

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