February 26 - 28, 2018
Detroit, MI

Main Conference Day 1

8:00 am - 9:00 am REGISTRATION | COFFEE & BREAKFAST | MORNING NETWORKING

9:00 am - 9:15 am CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

9:15 am - 10:00 am THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORTATION TALENT

Chris  Curtiss, Head of Staffing at Waymo

Chris Curtiss

Head of Staffing
Waymo

10:00 am - 10:45 am OVERCOMING CHALLENGES AUTOMOTIVE AND MOBILITY FACE IN TALENT ACQUISITION

Greg  Toroosian, Lead Engineering Recruiter  at Hyperloop One

Greg Toroosian

Lead Engineering Recruiter
Hyperloop One

10:45 am - 11:15 am REFRESHMENT BREAK: COFFEE AND NETWORKING

11:15 am - 12:00 pm DESIGNING A GLOBAL TALENT ACQUISITION FUNCTION FROM SCRATCH

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Using STEM Outreach to Close Gaps – Bringing More Women into Automotive Engineering

James  Desrochers, Associate Director of Industry Relations at Michigan Technological University

James Desrochers

Associate Director of Industry Relations
Michigan Technological University

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm BUILDING OUT BETTER BRAND RECOGNITION AS A TOOL FOR MOBILITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm DESIGNING THE AUTOMOTIVE WORKFORCE CULTURE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN NEW GRADUATES

Dr. Craig  Hoff, Dean of College of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University

Dr. Craig Hoff

Dean of College of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Kettering University

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING | REFRESHMENT & WELLNESS BREAK

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm COUNTERING THE DISCONNECT: FINDING TOOLS TO LEARN FROM YOUR WORKFORCE

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm ATAM18 GRADUATE MEET & GREET

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm END OF MAIN CONFERENCE DAY