Smart Manufacturing Now! 2025 - Call for Speakers

Guidelines:

  • Presentations will be 30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation.  Total time allotted per presentation is 45 minutes.
  • Each presenter should include no more than 1-2 slides on personal and company introductions. Attendees want to hear your presentation and the results you achieved.
  • The event will provide the event technology and will promote the presentations as part of the program associated with the MESA International 2025 Virtual Event.  
  • Presenters can provide electronic handouts with their session.
  • All presentations will be delivered with the highest professionalism to maximize the value obtained by the attendee. Presentations should be non-commercial and educational in nature. Any selling (perceived or overt) during the session is deemed unprofessional and is not acceptable.
  • Selection decisions made by the planning committee are final and without appeal.
  • Selected presenters and alternates will be contacted by the MESA Headquarters to coordinate logistics and details.
  • Upon acceptance of the presentation, it is the responsibility of the presenters to attend a practice session to be scheduled prior to the live event dates and be present during the virtual event during the time allotted. All deadlines must be met.
  • Each presenter will be provided with one (1) pass to the full event and a one (1) year complimentary individual MESA membership.
  • Each presentation will be submitted in PowerPoint by the presenter(s), approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the event date (see list of important dates below).  A PowerPoint template will be provided.
  • We are looking for presentations that incorporate the theme of this year's event: People. Planet. Profit. Technology and Innovation Impacting the World Now


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Please verify that you have checked the “I'm not a robot” checkbox.

Choose a title that is clear, concise, and intriguing; no more than 9 words. Capture the essence of your topic. Many attendees will decide whether or not to attend your session based on your title.

In 250 – 300 words maximum, identify what knowledge or skills attendees will be able to take away from your presentation. Be sure to include your challenge, solution process and results. If your presentation is selected for this event, your abstract will be reviewed, edited and published on the event website and in various event promotion materials.

Presenter Information
If you have multiple presenters, please email their contact information, biography and professional headshots/photos to abigail@mesa.org and mention your presentation title in the subject line.

Briefly describe your background and expertise that can be used to introduce you to the audience (100 -150 words maximum).  If more than one speaker, please provide a biography for each. Presenters should be well versed on their proposed subject matter with the ability to convey the material in a dynamic, logical and organized manner.

20MB max
MESA Smart Manufacturing Model
For more information on MESA’s model, visit www.mesa.org/model

Which Lifecycles from the MESA Smart Manufacturing Model will your presentation be connecting to create a use case?

Product
Supply Chain
Production
Production Asset
Order-to-Cash
Workforce

Which Cross-Lifecycle Threads from the MESA Smart Manufacturing Model will your presentation be connecting to create a use case?

Quality
Compliance
Modeling/Sim
Analytics
Digital Twin/Thread
Energy
Security
Sustainability

Which Enabling Technologies from the MESA Smart Manufacturing Model will your presentation be connecting to create a use case?

IIoT
Big Data
AI / ML
Wireless
Blockchain
Edge to Cloud
Additive
Robotics
VR / AR

Please agree to the following statements
By submitting this presentation for MESA International's Virtual Event,

Important Dates:

Abstract submissions due: Friday, May 9, 2025

Notifications regarding abstraction submissions: Friday, May 23, 2025

Draft presentations due: Friday, July 25, 2025

Final presentations and optional handouts due: Friday, August 29, 2025

Virtual Event: September 22-25, 2025

To submit all items requested by the due dates above.

To allow MESA International to record my presentation and post it on the MESA website post-event.

That my presentation will be non-commercial and educational in nature.

That my presentation will feature a manufacturer/producer presenter.