North America's Leading Digital Manufacturing Event

October 14 - 16, 2025 | Hilton Chicago - Oak Brook Hills Resort

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Michael Muilenburg

Former Director - Operational Technology & Connected Manufacturing at 3M, and Se Manufacturers Alliance – Minnesota

Former Director of Operational Technology at 3M, Currently the co-host of The Voices of Manufacturing podcast, Muilenburg Manufacturing Consulting LLC. Michael Muilenburg is the former Director of Operational Technology and Strategic Planner of 3M's Film and Material Science, Technology, and Engineering Group.

Pre-Event Workshops & MxD Site Tour - Tuesday October 14

9:25 AM WORKSHOP D: Powering up your People, How to Build a Connected Workforce

Assessing workforce readiness for implementation including workforce skill levels, leadership alignment, and the organizational appetite for change
identifying gaps in process and change tolerance before launching pilot programs
Building a cross functional implementation team. What roles are needed for successful execution?
Aligning stakeholders from operations, HR, engineering, and finance around a unified vision for transformation
Understand the key roles, from IT architects to frontline champions, needed to ensure successful project execution and adoption
Deployment and change management: phased rollouts, scaling
Creating change management plans to navigate user resistance, training needs and long-term cultural adoption
Best practice for testing, integration and continuous improvement
Establishing feedback loops to drive ongoing optimization and innovation

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Michael.

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