Manufacturing:
Forging a Growing Kansas Economy

Wednesday, May 10, 2023  |  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex - Room 132
5015 East 29th Street North, Wichita KS 67220
(29th Street N & Oliver) 

  • Shaping the Kansas Economy – The center will provide an economic impact of manufacturing on the Kansas economy and will discuss how the recent megaprojects will impact the state moving forward.  
  • Assembling a workforce – Research staff at CEDBR will provide detailed trend information about the labor market, productivity, and wages. In addition, an analysis of the labor gap and skills will provide insight into how the market will adapt to future demand and highlight areas with suitable skills and knowledge critical to the manufacturing industry.
  • Export/import vulnerability – Global interconnectedness during heightened tensions with Russia and China could impose risks on Kansas firms. Kansas-specific international trade data will be highlighted to show the current dependency on the global marketplace.

 

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Speakers/Topics

SPEAKERS

Shaping the Kansas Economy

JEREMY HILL
Director
CEDBR
Wichita State University
Bio

Assembling a Workforce

JONATHAN NORRIS
Research Economist
CEDBR
Wichita State University
Bio

Manufacturing Conditions

MEGAN WILLIAMS
Associate Economist and Manager
Regional Affairs Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Bio

Export/Import Vulnerability

CRAIG COMPTON
Research Economist
CEDBR
Wichita State University

PANELIST

RYAN DURST
President
The Bradbury Company, Inc.
Bio

PANELIST

BRAD STEDMAN
CEO
Mid Kansas Co-op
Bio 

 

PANELIST

DARIN GRESETH
President/CEO
BG Products, Inc
Bio

Thank you Wichita Manufacturers Association for partnering with CEDBR on this event.

 


Detailed Agenda

TIME

AGENDA ITEM
9:00 Welcoming Remarks
9:05 Assembling a Workforce
Jonathan Norris, Research Economist
Center for Economic Development and Business Research
9:30 Shaping the Kansas Economy
Jeremy Hill, Director
Center for Economic Development and Business Research
10:00

Manufacturing Conditions
Megan Williams, Associate Economist and Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
10:30

Export/Import Vulnerability
Craig Compton, Research Economist
Center for Economic Development and Business Research
10:45

Manufacturing & Distribution Panel
Moderator- Jeremy Hill, Director, CEDBR
Panelist- Ryan Durst, President, The Bradbury Company, Inc.
Panelist- Brad Stedman, CEO, Mid Kansas Co-op
Panelist- Darin Greseth, President/CEO, BG Products, Inc.
11:30 Closing Remarks / Adjourn

Speakers' Slides

 

 

Attendee List