First AMS Innovation Summit Deemed Big Success
The first Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit from Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, held at the Innovation Hub this week, was deemed a big success.
Manufacturers, state officials and education leaders from across the state and region attended the two-day event. Representatives from Innovate Arkansas client firms Picasolar (solar cells), Power Technology (lasers) and NanoMech (nano products) led panel discussions on applying innovation to the industry.
(Apologies to NanoMech. Accidentally left it out of the advance in this space.)
The Hub and AMS plan to team up on more events in the future.
A sample of Friday's wrap-up piece from Arkansas Business:
Basking in the glow of a successful first summit devoted to innovation within the manufacturing industry, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions director Dan Curtis and Innovation Hub director Warwick Sabin said they would like to partner on similar events in the future.
AMS hosted the inaugural Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit Wednesday and Thursday at the Innovation Hub in downtown North Little Rock, and the event attracted roughly 120 industry professionals, economic development leaders, state agency officials and higher education representatives.
"The Innovation Hub was very pleased to host the inaugural Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit, and it's yet another tangible economic development advancement that has resulted from our partnership with Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions," Sabin said. "The Summit provided an unprecedented opportunity for networking and engagement among all sectors of the state's manufacturing and technology sectors, and it also offered insights from national leaders about innovations and best practices happening elsewhere.
"We look forward to hosting this event on a national basis, and we are confident that it will lead to measurable progress in economic and workforce development for our state," he said.
Again, full story here.