International Trade Club of Chicago

Join regional leaders from the eight Great Lakes States as well as the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec as we gather to develop robust plans and programs that address image, innovation, workforce, and borders and logistics issues in the Great Lakes Region.

A new web-based resource to assist manufacturing firms with cross-border information will be unveiled at the Forum.

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Cost
Standard Registration - $300
Member National Association of Manufacturers - $250
GLMC Member - $150

Joseph Loughrey, President and COO, Cummins Inc.

Joe Loughrey, president and chief operating officer of Cummins Inc., will be the kick-off speaker at its Manufacturing Forum on July 9 at the Cleveland Key Center Marriott. Cummins is the world's largest independent diesel engine manufacturer.

"Cummins has a very compelling story of manufacturing success in the Great Lakes Region and globally," said Ed Wolking, Jr., president of the Great Lakes Manufacturing Council. "We are thrilled that Cummins president and COO, Joe Loughrey, is able to share his powerful message and his commitment to manufacturing at our 2008 Great Lakes Manufacturing Forum in Cleveland."

Loughrey has worked for Cummins since 1974 becoming president and COO in May 2005. Throughout his career, Loughrey has championed a disciplined culture in which employees work together to create common tools and processes to solve complex business challenges. Loughrey is also credited with restoring the company's engine business to profitability. He took a business that was losing $100 million annually and helped turn it into an operation that has set company records for profitability. Based in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins has grown into a Fortune 250 company. Cummins has enjoyed record financial results each of the past four years employing nearly 40,000 people worldwide and doing business in more than 150 countries.

Other speakers include:

Jayson Myers, president and chief economist, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

William Testa, vice president and director of regional programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Dr. Jared, Cohon, president, Carnegie- Mellon University