22nd Annual
Trade Show and Conference

Save the Date: May 10, 2023

 
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3201 E. Houston St. | Expo Hall B
San Antonio, TX 78219
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EXHIBITOR BOOTHS AT A GLANCE

10X10 – $1250 – $1250.00* : $1,750.00

Details

Includes 10 x 10 Booth, Carpet, Black Skirted 6’ Table, Two Chairs, Black Pipe and Drape, Wi-Fi, 1 x 20amp Electrical Plug, Listing in Program, 10 x Attendee Registrations and 4 Lunch Tickets, Free Exhibitor Training Seminar and Exhibitor Exclusive Social Hour 05/09/2022

10X20 – $2250.00* : $2,750.00

Details

Includes 10 x 20 Booth, Carpet, Black Pipe and Drape, Black Skirted 6’ Table, Two Chairs, Wi-Fi, 1 x 20amp Electrical Plug, Listing in Program, 10 x Attendee Registrations and 4 Lunch Tickets, Free Exhibitor Training Seminar and Exhibitor Exclusive Social Hour 05/09/2022

20X20SOLD OUT

*Member Pricing

Buy Now

The 2023 SAMA “Come and Make It in Texas” Trade Show is a must attend event to interact with the manufacturing exhibitors showcasing the best of the region.

This Trade Show will allow our manufacturing community to engage and meet many new faces, have access to many new products and services, and experience in person presentations from top industry leaders.

Be prepared to bring your “A” game on May 10th, and be sure to meet the SAMA Board of Directors, who will be on the floor to find out how YOU can become more engaged with SAMA and this community.

The Trade Show Committee looks forward to meeting you and appreciates your attendance and feedback.

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Conference Presentations

Conference Hall

Generational Transitioning in Manufacturing • 8:30 – 9:45 AM

Manufacturing evolves. Companies pivot. Leadership changes and sometimes comes from the next generation within a family-owned business. Hear from the leaders of three iconic San Antonio companies about the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned when their companies transitioned at the leadership level, moderated by a leading voice on organizational leadership.

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John Dini
Founder & CEO
The ExitMap

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Vanessa Van de Putte
Founder & CEO
Dixie Flag & Banner Company

Jordan Vexler
COO
Monterrey Iron & Metal

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Klaus Weiswurm
Chairman
ITM

Tim Wilson
Founder & CEO
Director of Market & Product Development Tooling U – (SME)

Workforce Development Trends in Manufacturing: Emerging Innovations & Skill Needs • 1:00 – 2:00 PM

The workforce landscape is as competitive as ever for manufacturers. Understand its influences and trends and how skilled employees can be attracted, developed and retained through the utilization of emerging technologies and personalized support structures.

Biography

Timothy J. Wilson is the Director of Market and Product Development for SME (Tooling U — Society of Manufacturing Engineers) where he develops and deploys engaging training for over 5,000 manufacturers. In this role, he is leading the broader workforce development strategy of long-term talent pipeline and focused on the skills and competencies necessary for emerging markets such as electrification and semiconductors. In addition to 20 years of higher education and workforce development experience, Dr. Wilson has extensive utilizing emerging technologies for training and development, capabilities in research design, labor and skills modeling, and worked with non-profits to replicate and scale best practices.

Understanding the Buyer/Procurement Process • 3:45 – 5:00 PM

The procurement process is important to all stakeholders in manufacturing: the buyer, the vendor, the supplier, and ultimately the customer. Influencing the process are outside factors such as supply chain, inflation, and workforce challenges. Gain insight from four experienced role players in the procurement process from a private, successful manufacturing company, a public / private research organization, and two public utilities, moderated by a leader in manufacturing production.

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Michael McIver
VP of Manufacturing
PSI

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Leo Cardenas Jr.
Sr. Specialist, Purchasing
SwRI

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James Massey
Manager Business Management
CPS Energy

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Art Raynes
Sr. Account Manager
Cox Manufacturing

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Yvonne Torres
Sr. Director Purchasing
SAWS

Break-Out Sessions

Break-Out Room

Kendra Blacksher
Industrial Products
Sr. Analyst & Audit
Sr. Manager RSM US LLP

Manufacturing Economic Headwinds • 11:00 – 11:30 AM

RSM US LLP

Biography
Kendra Blacksher is an audit senior manager at RSM US LLP. She has been practicing public accounting for more than ten years, with eight years of experience providing audit services to public and privately held companies. Kendra focuses primarily on clients in the industrial and consumer products space. She is based in the firm’s Dallas office.

Experience

In her role as an audit senior manager, Kendra works with middle market companies that have both domestic and foreign operations. She has performed work on complex accounting topics such as initial public offerings, business combinations and going-concern evaluations. Kendra also has extensive experience in Sarbanes-Oxley and the filing of 10-K and 10-Q reports.

Professional affiliations and designations
  • Certified public accountant, Texas
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • National Association of Black Accountants
  • Industrials ING Steering Committee
  • RSM AACE employee network group
  • RSM STAR employee network group
  • Power of Being You video
  • CDI 2021 IMPACT Award
Education
  • Master of Business Administration, general business, Wayne State University
  • Bachelor of Science, accounting, Alabama A&M University

Liz Papagni
CEO & Strategist Extraordinaire
Marketing Initiative Worx

Manufacturer Marketing What, Why and How to Drive Growth • 11:45 – 12:15 AM

Marketing Initiative Worx

Biography

With her strategy-first philosophy, Liz Papagni partners with her clients to help them determine their distinct market position, reinforce customer relationships, drive new customers and maximize results. As CEO of Marketing Initiative Worx, Inc., Liz is a brand and marketing thought leader who has worked with a vast array of clients, from established small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. With a passion for helping companies develop strategies that convince and convert customers, she has launched and propelled many brands by providing strategic planning, branding, social amplification, search engine marketing, website design and development, creative design, content creation, and programming. Founder of MyCMO, Liz works closely with key company stakeholders to determine goals and develop strategies and plans to streamline and scale their businesses by creating marketing strategies; hiring, managing, and overseeing teams; collaborating with senior management teams; establishing KPIs, metrics and analysis; and building internal marketing processes and frameworks. In addition, she is an award-winning author and blogger on the subject of marketing.

Nathan Goodwin
Director of Intake and Analytics
Bridgehead IT

Agility & Adaptability in a Changing Economic Landscape: Data Analytics & Business Automation • 2:15 – 2:45 PM

Bridgehead IT

Biography
Nathan grew up in Corpus Christi and joined Bridgehead IT in 2012. After earning his Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2006, he went on to achieve an MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2011.

Under his leadership, Bridgehead IT’s Intake and Analytics department continually acquires and evaluates client data to develop new processes, foster innovations, and facilitate effective solutions.

Nathan loves the family culture of Bridgehead IT and looks forward to work each day because he knows how he can leverage his role in a way that makes a real difference in a client’s organization.

Sandra Hawkins
Sr. Research Engineer
SWRI, TMAC

Keeping Score on the Shop floor • 3:00 – 3:30 PM

Southwest Research Institute | TMAC

Biography
Sandra Hawkins is Sr. Research Engineer at Southwest Research Institute and Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center TMAC. In this role, she contributes technically to project teams in satisfying diverse customer requirements in areas such as business process reengineering, lean enterprise, six sigma, quality management, and workforce skills development and training. Ms. Hawkins also teaches many Lean Manufacturing workshops and works with companies in implementing lean methodologies including value stream mapping, 5S, setup reduction, cellular flow, and kaizen events. In this role, she has designed and implemented procedures and systems to increase revenues, reduce costs, refine processes, strengthen controls, and improve products and services.

Agenda

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Check In & Exhibitor Breakfast

8:30am – 9:45 am

Morning Conference

Sponsored by Burke & Pruski
Panel Discussion: Generational Transitioning in Manufacturing
Moderator: John F. Dini, CExP, CEPA
The Exit Planning Coach™ Handbook – The Exit Planning Coach™ | Founder and CEO of ExitMap®
Panelist: ITM (Klaus Weiswurm), Dixie Flag & Banner (Vanessa Van de Putte), Monterrey Iron & Metal (Jordan Vexler)

10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Trade Show Floor Opens

11: 00 am – 11:30 pm

Break-Out Session

Presented by RSM
Presenter: Kendra Blacksher — Industrial Products Senior Analyst & Audit Senior Manager
TOPIC: Manufacturing Economic Headwinds

11:45 am – 12:15 pm

Break-Out Session

Presented by Marketing Initiative Worx
Presenter: Liz Papagni — CEO & Strategist Extraordinaire
TOPIC: Manufacture Marketing – What, Why and How to Drive Growth

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Sponsored by Texas Disposal Systems

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Afternoon Conference

Sponsored by Burke & Pruski
Presentation Topic: Workforce Development Trends in Manufacturing
Presenter: Tim Wilson – Tooling U – Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Break-Out Session

Presented by Bridgehead IT
TOPIC: Agility & Adaptability in A Changing Economic Landscape: Data Analytics & Business Automation

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Break-Out Session

Presented by SwRI & TMAC
Presenter: Sandra Hawkins — Sr. Research Engineer at Southwest Research Institute
TOPIC: Keeping Score on the Shop Floor

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

End of Day Conference

Sponsored by Burke Pruski
Moderator:
Michael J. McIver – Vice President of Manufacturing at Pressure Systems International
Panelist: CPS (James Massey), TMAC/SwRI (Leo Cardenas Jr.), Cox Mfg. (Art Raynes), SAWS (Yvonne Torres)
TOPIC: Understanding the Buyer/Procurement Process

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Social Hour

Sponsored by greater:SATX
Light Appetizers, Adult Beverages and Entertainment

2023 SPONSORS

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EXHIBITOR SOCIAL HOUR

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TRADE SHOW SOCIAL HOUR

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WATER STATION

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LOUNGE FURNITURE

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WIFI

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DIGITAL MEDIA

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CHARGING STATION

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ELECTRICITY

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COFFEE

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CONTRIBUTING

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Past Years

2022 Speakers

PANEL DISCUSSION

Navigating the Governmental Procurement Mazes to Grow Your Business

James Franks
President
Franks Manufacturing Company, Inc

Doug Carlberg
President / CEO
M2 Global

Bill Rafferty
South Central Director
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

Curtis Mohler
PTAC Regional Program Manager
UTSA Institute for Economic Development
Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Steve Wyatt
Executive Director
Southwest Trade Adjustment
Assistance Center

4 BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Jim Lowery
ITM
Robotics & Automation

Raul Flores
CPS
Cost Saving Measures

Tim Stark
CPS
Cost Saving Measures

Gabe Draper
Factur
Increase Sales

Wes Bunch, CEO
Bridgehead IT
Cyber Security

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Andrew Evans CISSP
Bridgehead IT
Cyber Security

PEER GROUP PANEL

Panel Discussion on Getting Sound Advice to Grow Your Business

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Bob Buckley – Moderator
SAMA CEO and Operation Manager
Peer Group Moderator

Michael J. McIver
VP Manufacturing
Pressure Systems International Inc.

Eric Peter
President / CEO
Alamo Transformer Supply Company

Mike Postal
President, Executive
Connexa

CONFERENCE TALK

Mary Batch, Manager
Toyota Manufacturing
Attracting, hiring, and retaining employees

Katie Chain
HEB
Attracting, hiring, and retaining employees

2021 Speakers

Harry Moser

Founder & President: Reshoring Initiative
Topic: Buy American: Supply Chain Wake-Up Calls for Reshoring Now

Biography

Harry founded the Reshoring Initiative to bring five million manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. after working for high end machine tool supplier GF AgieCharmilles, starting as President in 1985 and retiring 12/31/10 as Chairman Emeritus. Largely due to the success of the Reshoring Initiative, Harry was inducted into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2010 and was named Quality Magazine’s 2012 Quality Professional of the year and FAB Shop Magazine’s Manufacturing Person of the year.   Harry participated actively in President Obama’s 1/11/12 Insourcing Forum at the White House, won The Economist debate on outsourcing and offshoring, received the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Industry Advocacy Award in 2014 and the Made in America 2019 Reshoring Award. He was recognized by Sue Helper, then Commerce Department Chief Economist, as the driving force in founding the reshoring trend and named to the Commerce Department Investment Advisory Council in August 2019.

Harry is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, NYT, Forbes, Financial Times, New Yorker, Washington Post and USA Today and seen on Fox Business, MarketWatch, PRI, NPR, Manufacturing Talk Radio and other national TV and radio programs.  He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Engineering at MIT in 1967 and an MBA from U. of Chicago in 1981. 

Biography

Harry founded the Reshoring Initiative to bring five million manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. after working for high end machine tool supplier GF AgieCharmilles, starting as President in 1985 and retiring 12/31/10 as Chairman Emeritus. Largely due to the success of the Reshoring Initiative, Harry was inducted into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2010 and was named Quality Magazine’s 2012 Quality Professional of the year and FAB Shop Magazine’s Manufacturing Person of the year.   Harry participated actively in President Obama’s 1/11/12 Insourcing Forum at the White House, won The Economist debate on outsourcing and offshoring, received the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Industry Advocacy Award in 2014 and the Made in America 2019 Reshoring Award. He was recognized by Sue Helper, then Commerce Department Chief Economist, as the driving force in founding the reshoring trend and named to the Commerce Department Investment Advisory Council in August 2019.

Harry is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, NYT, Forbes, Financial Times, New Yorker, Washington Post and USA Today and seen on Fox Business, MarketWatch, PRI, NPR, Manufacturing Talk Radio and other national TV and radio programs.  He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Engineering at MIT in 1967 and an MBA from U. of Chicago in 1981. 

James “Jay” Hawreluk

CEO & Executive Consultant: AcuMax Index
Topic: Topic – Developing Your Workforce
Book Author: Unraveling the Mystery of People

Biography

James “Jay” Hawreluk has a BBA in Business Management from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Detroit.  From his involvement in a youth organization, to his first full time position at a bank, as a business owner and involved in sales and consulting, people have always fascinated him.

Over the years, Jay has tried to figure people out and address the issue of why they do the things they do.  This culminated when he become a Senior Management Consultant in late 2000 and for over 10 years worked with all size organizations to provide recruiting, hiring, management, team building and strategic planning expertise.  During this time period, Jay also explored personal relationships on all levels and discovered many commonalities in business relationships and personal relationships – which can all impact stress, happiness and goal achievement.

Jay has years of hands on experience in dealing with the many complex issues that occur in today’s business environment.  After orchestrating the buyout of his company in the early 1990’s, Jay has continued to work with executives of small to Fortune 500 companies offering realistic and attainable solutions to the challenges of our dynamic business world.  The hallmark of Jay’s career has been his ability to consistently deliver new approaches that generate quality results to his clientele at the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

The information Jay has acquired over many years of working with companies is now available to all in his new book and presentation seminar- Unraveling the Mystery of People – which now enables all people to improve their relationships, job satisfaction and overall life enjoyment!  From this book the AcuMax Index® Survey has been developed which accurately assesses an individual’s natural wiring and tells us how they are best motivated, process thought, preferred work style, how risk decisions are made and one’s communication style.  The additional value is the AcuMax Index® scientifically informs us of the environment that a person can best flourish in and is the only assessment that not only measures, but reports on a person’s natural wiring!  The AcuMax Index® is a statistically valid, EEOC compliant assessment that enables any type of organization to improve quality of hiring, performance of their workforce and job satisfaction for all.  In addition, the AcuMax Index® can be used to help in all sorts of personal relationships – spouses, significant others, children, family and friends!  All of this clarity on people and relationships with a simple 5 minute Survey!

Jay’s educational and entertaining presentation style has led to speaking engagements with numerous business organizations, not-for-profit events, conferences and professional organizations!  Unraveling the Mystery of People live presentation is consistently rated as one of the best presentations audiences have seen on human interactions!

Justin Roff-Marsh

Founder: Ballistix
Topic: How to Create a Sales & Marketing Machine
Book Author: The Machine: A radical approach to the design of the sales function.

Biography


Justin Roff-Marsh is the founder of Ballistix and the developer of Sales Process Engineering. Ballistix builds highly efficient sales functions for organizations in North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Sales Process Engineering is a radical approach to the design and management of sales functions. Roff-Marsh propagates his (generally controversial) ideas via his popular blog (www.salesprocessengineering.net) and via a busy international speaking schedule.

We were extremely pleased to have participated in the SAMA Trade Show. From my personal perspective, I was astounded at both the quantity and quality of the show’s attendees most of which were decision makers. We obtained, minimally, 10 very high-quality contacts with which we are currently engaged. Historically we participate in 10-12 trade shows every year, SAMA’s was the best, WE WILL BE BACK!!!

Randy Holford, Sales Manager, SupplyWorks

2021 Speakers

Harry Moser

Reshoring Initiative

James Hawreluk

AcuMax Index

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Justin Roff-Marsh

2019 Speakers

2019 Recap

WF Strong

Texas Historian

Jeannine Kunz

Vice President,
Tooling U-SME

Michael Addo-Yobo

Cyber Security,
BDO Global Accounting Company

2018 Speakers

2018 Recap

Andy Car

KFC Technologies

Matt Robinson

Southwest Research Institute

David Rojas

Automation Station, LLC

Russ Hughes

North America Customer Center, Desoutter Tools

Jason McLaurin

Jcore Systems

Sam Wegehaupt

Assembly Shop,
Toyota Motor

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