Moncton Expo to feature keynote on manufacturing in a post-COVID world

This year’s Metalworking & Manufacturing Expo (MM Expo) in Moncton, taking place May 31, will include both a morning keynote and lunch-and-learn featuring dynamic business leaders from the community.

At 9 a.m., Susy Campos, president and CEO of 3+ Economic Development Corporation, will present on “The Future of Manufacturing in a Post-COVID World.”

In these challenging times, manufacturing companies must innovate in order to stay resilient. In Atlantic Canada, despite COVID challenges, the manufacturing sector is growing. Learn what manufacturing companies are doing—and what you can do—to stay competitive such as:

• Introducing process improvements,
• Improving supply chain management,
• Automating and
• Building the manufacturing workforce of the future.

Campos directs all aspects of 3+ Corporation’s activities. She provides leadership and strategic direction and collaborates with key stakeholders in the region. 3+ Corporation leads the region’s delivery of future-focused programs which energetically advance sustainable economic growth for the tri-communities through:

• Workforce development,
• Entrepreneurship,
• Marketing and communications, and
• Investment readiness.

Midday, lunch will be available for attendees during a panel discussion with two business leaders affecting change in the Moncton area. Brad Howland, president and owner of Easy-Kleen, will be one of the panellists. Sussex Corners-based Easy-Kleen make high-pressure cleaning equipment and serve customers across Canada and globally.

The second panelist will be Erez Yaary, senior plant engineer at Ideal Roofing Company Ltd. Ottawa-based Ideal Roofing is expanding into the Moncton area with an 80,000-square-foot operating plant in the city's Caledonia Industrial Park.

Howland and Yaary will discuss their keys to success in the region and offer their perspective on what’s next for industry and how best to meet those challenges.

For updates on speakers, visit the MM Expo website.

Keynote speaker Susy Campos, president and CEO of 3+ Economic Development Corporation