EC&M Conference Speakers 2026
Keynote Speaker
Matt Dolan
Chief Executive Officer - Team NEO
Made in America: The Economic Development Case for Regional Growth
Panel Discussions
“Urban Air Mobility Updates” Panel Discussion
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Howard Thompson
Director, Business Development
Manufacturing Works
Panel Moderator / Panelist
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Stuart Mendel
Affiliate Professor and Director
Baldwin Wallace University
Panelist
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Kevin Poncel
Chief Operating Officer
Ohio Drone Repair
Panelist
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Eric Duke
Public Safety Director
Ohio Drone Repair
Panelist
“Design & Engineering for Smart Buildings, Factories & Communities” Panel Discussion
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Grant Marquit
Director, Executive Education
MAGNET
Panel Moderator
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Mike Smith
CEO & President
WHITESPACE Building Technology Advisors
Panelist
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Derek Drayer
President
RoviSys Building Technologies
Panelist
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Ed Stuckert
Principal Engineer New Product Development
Oatey
Panelist
“Energy Innovation” Panel Discussion
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Jade Davis
President & CEO
BRITE Energy Innovators
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Michael Janes
Head of Operations
Galvanix Metals
Breakout Sessions
Supplying our Nation’s Industry: Workforce Development
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Julie Szeltner
Team NEO
“Future Workforce Development Panel”
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Lily Liang
Supply Technologies
“Future Workforce Development Panel”
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Joe Hofstetter, PE, CEM, LEED AP
Karpinski Engineering
“Future Workforce Development Panel”
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Josh Healan
Wright Technical Services
“Workforce in America”
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Mark Roberts
OTB Solutions
“Sales Skills for Engineers”
Powering The Nation
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Alexis Omlilion
Corix
“Leveraging District Energy to Reduce Grid Demand”
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Jing Lyon
Ohio Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Coalition
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Matt Moran
Sierra Lobo and Moran Innovation LLC
American-Made Manufacturing
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David Sluka
MAGNET
“From Ideas to Revenue: De-Risking Innovation”
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Greg S. Shaw, Ph.D.
Innovation and Risk
“From Ideas to Revenue: De-Risking Innovation”
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Michael O'Donnell
MAGNET
“Employee Engagement, and Productivity -- Enabled by leadership and technology”
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“De‑risk Your New Tech Decisions: How to Evaluate and Implement Manufacturing Technology with Confidence”
The Melting Pot
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Scott Skinner
North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation
“Redevelopment of the Lakefront”
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Joshua Davis
Enbridge Gas
“AI Data Centers” Panelist