CELEBRATING MANUFACTURING!
October 21, 2025 - 7:30 - 11:45 am
GLAR Education Room 
15344 Pearl Drive, Baxter

Join us for our signature event, Celebrating Manufacturing in Minnesota and our Brainerd Lakes area.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ted Schick, Schick Corporate Learning
"Follow Me! What The Best Leaders Do To Get People To Follow"

Perhaps we’ve been lucky enough to have been led by them–those great leaders who inspire us to excel and be our best. A lesson in the best leadership, this engaging presentation focuses on what the great leaders do to reach others— to get others to follow them willingly. We examine the qualities of the best leaders— from past to present. From our character to our outlook, we examine how we can employ these riveting attributes in our everyday leadership lives.

Doors open at 7:30 am with a fabulous breakfast buffet by Chef Mike's Catering.  Program begins at 8:15 am.

Featuring special guests:  Sean O'Neil, Senior Director of Economic Development with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Matt Kilian, President of the Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce for an informative business discussion.

Sean O'Neil from the Minnesota Chamber Foundation will share insights about how Minnesota's economy is performing and what factors are impacting where businesses invest, innovate and create jobs.  Additionally, he will discuss findings from recent research on key trends in Minnesota's manufacturing sector.

Following Sean, Matt Kilian, from the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, will lead a manufacturing business panel discussion.

Registration opens September 1st

This event is made possible with the awesome support of our Premier Sponsors, WiDSETH and Weizenegger Engle Insurance and the support of LAMA members.  Proceeds of the event will help support the LAMA Manufacturing Scholarship Fund.