Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), Illinois Manufacturers Association (IMA), Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), and the Wisconsin Defense Industry Council (WDIC) will jointly host a webinar at 1:00 pm on Friday, October 16 to brief Illinois and Wisconsin businesses on the Autonomous Heartland – an initiative to make the Midwest a national leader in autonomous production, testing, and innovation.
The webinar will cover the proposed Area 52 autonomous test site and share information on how Illinois and Wisconsin businesses can help bolster the Midwest defense industrial base.
- David A. Temeles, Jr., Founding Director, Midwest Defense Accelerator at the Sagamore Institute
- Dave Schroeder, PhD, Director, National Security Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Kurt Bauer, President & CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
- Mark Denzler, President & CEO of Illinois Manufacturers Association
- Dale Kooyenga, President & CEO of Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
The webinar is intended for WMC, MMAC, and IMA members and is not open to the media or general public.
Pre-registration is required.
Register here: Webinar: Autonomous Heartland & Area 52 Briefing