The volume of data that organizations create every minute continues to grow. This session explores how to identify what data points are important and what value the data holds so manufacturers can quantify and derive real economic benefit.
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Rethink: Accelerating Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
No matter where you are on the digital manufacturing journey, Rethink is a must-attend event to learn aspirational best practices, discover real-world case studies, and network with other leaders who are guiding the way to Manufacturing 4.0.
Rethink examines today’s digital factory as it intersects with technology, organizations, and leadership. Come away with a better understanding of the smart factory and what’s needed to compete, succeed, and thrive in the connected future.
Please see our 2023 agenda with more information on Rethink 2023 is coming soon!
Featured 2023 Content
Engage and learn through keynotes, case studies, breakout sessions, 1-on-1 meetings, and networking events.
Enterprise-wide Digital Transformation
AI in the Factory
M4.0 Business Cultures
Creating Digital Roadmaps
Industrial Cybersecurity
Resilient Supply Chains
Next-Generation Leadership
What to Expect at Rethink: Knowledge. Insights. Experience. Opportunities.
- Get an inside look into the deployment of Manufacturing 4.0 technologies directly from your peers. No other event offers such in-depth information straight from the teams advancing their organizations.
- Gain insights on how to build a business case for investments in Manufacturing 4.0 technologies and services.
- Understand the most successful ROI models associated with investments in Manufacturing 4.0 tools.
- Hear use case studies from manufacturers that have successfully addressed challenges and opportunities with digital manufacturing.
- Enhance KPIs, Project Management initiatives and digital transformation projects with tactical insights from manufacturing leaders.
- Network with peers on manufacturing’s most critical initiatives driving value for the industry, such as, Smart Factories and Digital Production, Analytics and Data Mastery, Resilient Supply Networks, and a Sustainable Circular Economy.
- Learn about cutting-edge technologies, processes and solutions that can immediately impact your operations and shape a new-age workforce ready for modern manufacturing.
In-Person Networking
Need we say more? Spend several days building relationships and connecting with like-minded executives both in and out of the event sessions.
Timely and Relevant Content
Hear from industry experts with curated content throughout the event, including real-world case studies, panel discussions, research insights, executive interviews and more!
Real-Time Discussions on Challenges and Solutions
Participate in our personal 1-on-1 meetings to understand how different solutions can help you overcome your current business challenges.
Interaction and Collaboration in Interactive Sessions
Collaborate, engage, share and learn with your peers in our interactive Think Tank sessions. With a dozen topics to choose from, you are certain to walk away with new insights and ideas.
A Roadmap for Digital Evolution
No matter where you are in your digital transformation journey, Rethink will help you understand how technologies can accelerate your journey, provide real-world insights and access to the manufacturing organizations leading the way.
VIP Technology Tour
A Rethink exclusive! Hear the highlights from each of our event partners during the Rethink custom VIP tour. In two minutes or less, you’ll gain quick insights and know where you’d like to take the opportunity to understand more.
Topic-Driven Discussion Tables
Join small group table discussions during lunch to discuss specific industry topics around some of the biggest challenges facing manufacturers today.
Meet Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalists
Connect with some of the top Manufacturing Leadership Award project finalists and gain firsthand insights into their projects during our lightning round sessions and meet n’ greet tables.
Location. Location. Location.
Located along the tranquil waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a white sand beach, the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort offers a luxurious setting and an experience like no other!
Connect. Engage. Advance.
With over 300+ top-level manufacturing executives and their teams, you’ll have access to real conversations, revealing real insights and providing real results.
The Event for Your Entire Team
Manufacturing 4.0 requires support from cross-functional teams within multiple divisions to integrate technologies, advance the adoption of M4.0 and keep your company ahead of the curve.
Rethink is designed to support all areas and provides content that covers technology, organization, culture, leadership, workforce and more.
This event is built for you and your team, including, but not limited to:
Divide and Conquer: A Team Approach
With multiple concurrent interactive sessions, more than two dozen live sessions, and access to content pre- and post-event, the best value will come from providing your team access to Rethink 2023. With multiple participants, you’ll be able to divide and conquer, allowing you to collaborate and bring new ideas, strategies and action items back to your company!
Please note that the agenda is continuously updated as information becomes available and is set to Eastern Time (EDT).
For questions on the agenda or if you’re interested in speaking at Rethink 2023, please email [email protected].
Monday, June 26
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Annual MLC Meeting/Council Day
5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. VIP Exhibit Hall Tour
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Networking Reception
Tuesday, June 27
7:15 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibition
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
- Erin Streeter, Executive Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers
8:15 a.m. Opening Address
- David R. Brousell, Co-Founder, Manufacturing Leadership Council
8:30 a.m. Keynote: Building Your Enterprise into a Digital Transformation Champion
- Marcelo Ribeiro, Global Vice President, Engineering and Operations, AB InBev, Winner of the 2022 ML Awards Large Manufacturer of the Year
9:00 a.m. Fireside Chat
9:30 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:10 a.m. Case Study: Leveraging Company Culture to Build an Engaged Workforce
- Hannah Kain, President and CEO, ALOM Technologies Corporation, and Member, NAM Board of Directors, 2022 ML Award Winner
- Paul Vagadori, Head of People, ALOM Technologies Corporation
Recruiting, retention, and engagement are top concerns for manufacturers. Using a proactive approach, ALOM addressed these challenges with innovative solutions, leveraging its DOING program to achieve record hiring and growth. DOING stands for Development, Opportunity, INclusion, and Growth. With a strategic commitment to being an employer of choice and with a purpose-driven vision, ALOM’s long-term culture became the foundation for a competitive differentiator to build a higher performing team across multiple locations.
10:40 a.m. Executive Interview
11:10 a.m. Meet the Innovators: 1:1 Briefing Sessions, Networking Break
12:35 p.m. Networking Lunch featuring Topic Tables
1:45 p.m. Case Study: Albemarle Way of Digital Excellence
- Patrick Thompson, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer, Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle’s comprehensive global digitization strategy was created through a powerful combination of IT and business transformation aligned with the company’s five Excellence Programs. Find out how this operating model delivered 400 percent growth and positioned Albemarle as the world’s leading energy storage and specialty chemical company.
2:20 p.m. Concurrent Interactive (Re)Think Tanks
Choose from one of the following interactive sessions.
Should AI really stand for “augmented intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” because its real power is in augmenting the human workforce to address pain points, gaps, and bottlenecks? Whatever your perspective, AI’s current and potential impact on manufacturing is clear, and this Think Tank will explore how and where companies initiate and deploy AI in their processes.
Nearly 79% of respondents to MLC’s 2022 cybersecurity survey said they expected more attacks in 2023. As the threat level – and potential negative impact – rises, it’s imperative that manufacturers are up to speed on the latest protections, risks, and cyber-attack methods. This session will help you stay ahead of macro and micro risks.
This Think Tank will help you create an OT/IT dream team. When operational technology and information technology are aligned, manufacturers enjoy operational efficiencies, increased data and asset security, and reduced overhead. It is not about breaking down silos, but rather weaving IT and OT together so the entire enterprise can thrive in a collaborative, best-practice rich environment.
MLC research indicates that 80% of manufacturers have already invested in IIoT or will do so in the immediate future. Meanwhile, 60% have invested or will soon invest in 5G networks. The right IIoT ecosystem is essential to collecting the right data and leveraging streaming analytics, while 5G networks can enable a high-speed manufacturing environment with lower latency and the ability to connect more sensors and equipment than on previous generations of wired and wireless networks. This session will explore current use cases for 5G and other IIoT networking on the plant floor and considerations for its deployment.
The current manufacturing environment is teeming with MES and ERP systems. In fact, more than one-third of respondents to MLC’s 2022 Transformative Technologies survey say they have MES in place while nearly 85% have ERP software. But what are the implications for MES and ERP as new innovations and technologies are added to the manufacturing ecosystem? This Think Tank will explain how they will evolve and what manufacturing leaders need to know to successfully prepare for the future.
3:20 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
4:00 p.m. Executive Interview
4:30 p.m. Case Study: Data Strategy to Enhance Resiliency and Support Profitable Growth
- Chris D. West, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operations and Barletta Boats, Winnebago Industries
In 2016, Winnebago Industries found itself with low market share, low revenue, and just one brand in its product portfolio. As the company found itself needing to grow and diversify through acquisitions, this meant adding many new production facilities to the manufacturing footprint. This case study will examine how the company has integrated these new facilities in a way that creates “one source of truth” while allowing portfolio businesses to keep a level of autonomy and without needing an immediate conversion to a common ERP.
5:00 p.m. Capstone Keynote
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Wednesday, June 28
7:15 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibition
8:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
8:20 a.m. Keynote
8:50 a.m. Case Study: Sustainability in the Manufacturing 4.0 Era
9:20 a.m. Panel Discussion: Meet the Next-Generation Leaders
9:50 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. Case Study: From Kotex to Kleenex – How Kimberly-Clark is Leveraging Digital Manufacturing
- Jay Agarwal, Senior Director, Digital Strategy and Manufacturing 4.0, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark products are sold in 175 countries and used by one in every four people, globally. This scale is enabled by a comprehensive manufacturing network that provides high quality, fast throughput and reliable delivery using digital tools. Learn how Kimberly-Clark’s digital transformation achieved impact at scale, and how the resulting digital foundation enabled the deployment of advanced controls and machine learning.
11:00 a.m. Executive Interview: Connecting Manufacturing to the Customer Experience
Personalization is prevalent in consumer’s lives. Streaming services know what specific viewers like to watch. Car seats automatically adjust to a driver’s ideal position. Social media channels curate content based on a user’s interest. With such widespread experience personalization, end consumers increasingly expect equally robust experiences from manufacturers. Connecting customer experience expectations with core manufacturing is becoming critical in delivering market expectations. This session discusses Brunswick’s digital transformation focus from the CIO perspective including specific steps the organization is taking to strengthen customer ties and drive better customer experiences. A focus will also be put on the pattern of customer experience driving manufacturing needs across the board.
- Mike Adams, Chief Information Officer, Brunswick
- Prasoon Saxena, President, Manufacturing, NTT DATA
In conversation with: David R. Brousell, Co-Founder, Manufacturing Leadership Council
11:30 a.m. Meet the Innovators: 1:1 Briefing Sessions, Networking Break
12:15 p.m. Networking Lunch featuring Topic Tables
1:25 p.m. Concurrent Interactive (Re)Think Tanks
Choose from one of the following interactive sessions.
The pandemic’s effect on supply chains has proven long-lasting. The pursuit of resilience remains a top priority for the manufacturing sector. Explore digital tools in this Think Tank that have allowed companies to create agile supply chains that provide end-to-end visibility and flexibility.
According to MLC’s 2022 Transformative Technologies survey, two-thirds of respondents had already invested in factory floor industrial robots, but advanced robotics is on its heels. The same survey revealed that half of respondents’ companies had invested in automated vehicles, drones and mobile robots, and just under half had made a collaborative robot investment. As advanced robotics begins to take center stage, manufacturers need to understand the implication for the workforce, AI/ML, data acquisition and use, and much more. This Think Tank will help unpack it all.
Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, enables machines to learn from past data or experiences without being explicitly programmed. The benefits of doing so have become clear to manufacturers: 70% of respondents to a 2022 MLC survey said they have invested in the technology or plan to by the end of 2024. This session will explore how manufacturers can get the most from the ML systems.
Leading in a digital age takes specific skills and knowledge. Sure, digital leaders still need to be strategic and understand current and future technologies, but change management, communication, employee empowerment, and trust-building all play an increased role. This Think Tank will help leaders understand how to become digital leaders who are adept at employing technology and these skills to drive desired business outcomes.
Complex problems are abundant in manufacturing: materials procurement, robotics, plant maintenance, route optimization, pricing, staffing, and scheduling. Quantum computing provides an opportunity to optimize operations to overcome this complexity. This session will provide an overview of some of the most promising quantum use cases in logistics, introduce the concept of classical-quantum hybrid computing, and provide guidance on assessing the suitability of quantum.
Upskilling isn’t just for workers. Legacy systems need to be upskilled to function in the modern, digital factory. But upskilling legacy systems into a digital ecosystem means integrating new technologies, considering cybersecurity implications, training workers, finding ways to extract and use data, and other factors that will be explored here.
2:25 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. Lightning Round: Meet the Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalists
3:45 p.m. Content for Rethink 2023 Concludes
Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala
6:00 p.m. Manufacturing Leadership Awards Cocktail Reception
7:30 p.m. Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala and Dinner
Our Insightful and Visionary Speakers
Our high-caliber speaker lineup will bring you the insight and inspiration you need for moving your business forward. We are currently confirming our 2023 speakers, and more speakers will be added to this website in the upcoming weeks.
For information on becoming and/or nominating a speaker, please contact [email protected].
2023 Speakers
Hannah Kain
President and CEO, ALOM Technologies Corporation, and Member, NAM Board of Directors, 2022 ML Award Winner
Patrick Thompson
Chief Information and Digital Transformation Office, Albemarle Corporation
Jay Agarwal
Senior Director, Digital Strategy and Manufacturing 4.0, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Chris D. West
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operations and Barletta Boats, Winnebago Industries2022 Speakers
JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
400 South Collier Boulevard
Marco Island, Florida, USA, 34145
Hotel Information
With increased demand for this event, we recommend you book your hotel accommodations directly after completing registration.
Discounted room rate: $269 + tax
Reservation cutoff: Friday, June 2, 2023 (once the room block is filled, which may be before cut-off, availability and rate are not guaranteed)
To make your reservations online, please click here and continue to book your room.
To make your reservations by phone, call 1 (239) 394-2511 and reference The Manufacturing Leadership Council Summit and Gala.
Airports
Southwest Florida International Airport (50 miles)
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (120 miles)
Secure Your 2023 Sponsorship Now!
Build Relationships. Drive Opportunities. Deliver Results.
Sponsorship investments at Rethink provide you the opportunity to connect with top manufacturing executives and are proven to deliver results.
With multiple opportunities to educate buyers about your products and services, discuss challenges and solutions, showcase thought leadership, connect with attendees, build relationships, and generate opportunities with the executive audience, you are guaranteed to see results.
Partnering with NAM’s Manufacturing Leadership Council as a sponsor at Rethink, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Connect with hundreds of C-Suite Executives, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Council Members, Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners, Industry Thought Leaders and more who are looking to drive digital transformation and charting the course for the future of manufacturing.
- Showcase your company’s products, services and thought leadership in a variety of sessions and within the networking hall.
- Educate the manufacturing community through your 1:1 meetings, networking sessions, VIP Tour and more.
- Build solid relationships and opportunities with key executives on-site.
- Customize your sponsorship to meet your strategic objectives and deliver a solid Return On Investment
At Rethink, it’s the RoR (Return on Relationships) that will drive your ROI.
Reserve your Sponsorship for Rethink Today!
Sponsorships are limited and available in a range of levels. Please contact us today to discuss a customized solution for your organization.
Snippets from our Past Sponsors
2023 Strategic Partners
Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society with data and technology. We will solve customers’ and society’s challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, under the business structure of Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, Connective Industries and Automotive Systems. Driven by green, digital, and innovation, we aim for growth through collaboration with our customers.
NTT DATA – part of NTT Group – is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We partner with manufacturers to deliver innovative approaches to IT, OT and business challenges. Our experts provide deep industry expertise with applied innovations in digital, cloud and automation across a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization and managed services. We enable clients, and society, to move confidently into the digital future and are committed to our clients’ long-term success.
The world is changing around us. Industrial enterprises need a technology partner that can help them survive—and thrive—wherever the situation, whatever the disruption. That’s where PTC shines.
Our unique portfolio of CAD, PLM, IoT, and AR technologies—delivered on-prem, hybrid, and SaaS—creates a closed loop between the digital and physical worlds to transform how everything around us is engineered, manufactured, and serviced. This digital thread enables continuity of data across departments and fosters collaboration across functions, empowering the people who are involved at every step.
PTC’s best-in-class technology enables industrial customers, from industrial equipment, high-tech, automotive, aerospace and defense, and medical devices, to improve efficiency, maximize revenue growth, and reduce operational costs.
PTC Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Blog
2023 Sponsors
Make purchasing easy, fast, and convenient.
Maximize productivity by streamlining your purchasing experience. With the value and convenience of Amazon, plus innovative tools and features, procurement leaders in the industrial sector are reducing costs, saving time, and scaling operations while delivering an elevated user experience.
AB Home| AB LinkedIn | AB Twitter| AB Blog | AB Industrials Page | Amazon YouTube – AB Video
Technology is complex, and transformation is fast. But when it comes to connectivity and communication, AT&T Business has you covered. We combine our leading portfolio with continuous innovation and investment in our networks to give you what you need to move your business forward. With experience across industries, we understand your business demands, and deliver the right insights, guidance, and highly secure solutions for you. From 5G to fiber, edge to cloud, we help you tackle todays’ challenges and seize tomorrow’s opportunities.
AT&T Business Website |LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | AT&T Business Virtual Manufacturing Tour
Canvas Envision is the solution for creating, delivering, and consuming interactive 3D digital instructional content for learning and training, assembly, and MRO. Available as a standalone platform or as an integration with existing platforms including PLM and MES, Envision drives faster, more effective knowledge transfer, minimizing delays, errors, and wastage across manufacturing ecosystems.
An integral part of the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform is the connection between the virtual and real worlds.
DELMIA, powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, helps industries and service providers connect the virtual and real worlds of value networks to collaborate, model, optimize and perform. Operational excellence requires harmony across the value network. DELMIA provides solutions to leverage the virtual world of modeling and simulation with the real world of operations to provide a complete solution to value network stakeholders: From suppliers, to manufacturers, to logistics and transportation providers, to service operators and workforces.
DELMIA disciplines: • Collaborative Operations • Industrial Engineering • Planning & Optimization
• Manufacturing & Operations
Dassault Systèmes Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook
D-Wave is the leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software and services. Our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing for the world. We do this by delivering customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, scheduling, cybersecurity, fault detection, and financial modeling.
D-Wave Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook
Your machines are trying to talk to you – are you listening?
FORCAM delivers an award-winning platform that combines the connectivity of IIoT, the functionality of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and the transparency of real-time data flows to improve the productivity, agility and profitability of manufacturing operations. With the product suite FORCAM FORCE™, customers including automotive, aerospace and defense and discrete manufacturers get the right information at the right time to everyone “from the shop floor to the top floor” for precise and actionable intelligence in a solution that’s fast to deploy and flexible to use.
FORCAM Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
At Prevu3D, we are experts in 3D scanning technologies and the creation of functional digital twins. We develop advanced software tools that facilitate better management of industrial installations – reducing risks and delays on engineering projects; correctly documenting factory infrastructure, and improving communications between stakeholders.
Prevu3D helps clients gain efficiency and reduce risks while facing those challenges, both in day-to-day work and on specific projects by enabling clients to fully control, edit and collaborate using their digital twin. Prevu3D provides high performance and quality visualization running on virtually any system. Clients can use either our cross platform cloud SaaS application or use our Web desktop software.
West Monroe is a digital consulting firm that was born in technology but built for business—partnering with companies in transformative industries to deliver quantifiable financial value. We believe that digital is a mindset—not a project, a team, or a destination—and it’s something companies become, not something they do. That’s why we work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams that blend industry expertise with deep operational and technology capabilities—moving clients from traditional to digital operating models and creating products and experiences that transcend the digital and physical worlds. Our 2,000 employees have the opportunity to own a stake in the company, so when you partner with us you know we are committed—because your success is our success. Our undeniably different approach breeds undeniable results.
West Monroe Website | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
If you have any questions on registration or would like more information, please contact [email protected].
Council Members
- Primary Seat Holder pass(es) included for Rethink and ML Awards Gala
Associate Members
- Rethink and optional ML Awards Gala Pass: $1,995
- Rethink Pass with 1-to-1 Meetings Package: $895
- Virtual Rethink Pass: Complimentary
NAM and Affiliate Members
- Rethink and optional ML Awards Gala Pass: $1,995
- Rethink Pass with 1-to-1 Meetings Package: $895
- Virtual Rethink Pass: Complimentary (with approval from MLC team)
2023 Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalists
- Rethink and Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala Pass: $2,395
- Rethink Pass with 1-to-1 Meetings Package: $895
- Individual award finalists and finalist projects receive two (2) complimentary passes to attend the ML Awards Gala.
Non-Members
- Rethink Pass: $2,895
- Rethink Pass with 1-to-1 Meetings Package: $895
- ML Awards Gala Pass: $595
- Virtual Rethink Pass: $195
Virtual registration
- Council Member companies: Complimentary
- NAM member companies: Qualified candidates will be admitted at no charge
- Non-member companies: $195 for individual pass
1-to-1 Meetings Package
By registering with the 1-to-1 Meetings Package, you are registering for participation in up to eight (8) 15-minute 1-to-1 meetings with leading and emerging sponsors of your choice to receive this discounted registration price*. These meetings are tailored to address your business challenges, gain valuable insights, and potentially find solutions. They take place during designated time periods in the agenda on Tuesday, 6/27 and Wednesday, 6/28, with no other sessions running concurrently, so you’re not missing out on any other content.
*Selections subject to availability. Limited to up to 3 team members to qualify for the discounted rate. A member of the Manufacturing Leadership Council | NAM team will reach out to you approximately 4-8 weeks prior to the event to make your selections and schedule your meetings. All meeting selections must be chosen by June 19, 2023 or the discount will no longer apply and the difference in price will be charged. For each unselected meeting pre-event or unattended meeting on-site, you will be charged.
What
The Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala is a celebration of world-class manufacturing. Join us to meet the industry’s most innovative and forward-thinking companies and their achievements in Manufacturing 4.0. This exciting black-tie event includes a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, and recognition of the 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Awards finalists. Category winners, Manufacturing Leader of the Year, the Manufacturers of the Year and the Manufacturing in 2030 Award Winners will be announced on stage. Come join the party!
Who
The Manufacturing Leadership Awards recognize accomplishments and operational transformation in digital manufacturing, including high-performing projects and outstanding leaders. Finalists and winners are selected in nine project categories and two individual categories.
When
The gala kicks off with a 6:30 p.m. ET cocktail reception with dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Registration
Gala admission is included in most Rethink registration packages; you simply need to confirm your attendance at the time of registration. Finalists receive two complimentary gala passes per finalist project. Other admission fees are listed below:
- Member of the MLC or NAM: Gala ticket included with Rethink registration – confirm attendance when registered for Rethink.
- Nonmembers: $595
- Guest passes:
- Personal guest (spouse, partner, family member, etc.): $195
- Additional colleague (not already registered for Rethink): $495
Gala Sponsorship
To learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Lauren Bisset at [email protected]
Formalwear Rentals
We will be partnering with Men’s Wearhouse for tuxedo rentals. By renting though this partnership, you will receive a discounted rental rate and the tuxedo will be delivered directly to the JW Marriott Marco Island.
Instructions on how to rent a tuxedo under our group will be provided in the upcoming weeks.
If you or your guest would like to rent a formal gown for the evening, we recommend taking advantage of the formal apparel available on Rent the Runway.
Before Leaving Home
- Follow relevant guidance provided by the CDC (Center for Diseases Control).
- Adhere to government issued travel restrictions and guidance issued by the region you will be traveling to and the region you are traveling from.
- Stay at home if you feel sick and or if anyone in your household is sick.
On-site During the Event
- Adhere to guidance from local health authorities as implemented and shared by facility hosts.
- Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based sanitizer.
- Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing.
- Agree to wear face masks covering nose and mouth at all indoor functions. Face masks can be removed while actively eating and or drinking.
- Adhere to social distance protocols. At a minimum, maintain at least six (6) feet apart.
- Respect the personal space of others.
- If you experience any cold or flu-like symptoms, please DO NOT attend sessions. Please let the MLC team know.
Post-event
- Agree to notify the MLC team at [email protected] if you test positive for COVID-19 up to 5 days after returning home for contact tracing purposes.