Presented by
Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
Greater Haverhill Foundation
Northern Essex Community College
CHIPS Act “Tech Hub” Proposal in Action
The City of Haverhill is developing a new Advanced Manufacturing Business Park, a new Life Sciences/Food Tech Innovation Center in the downtown, and expanding its Ward Hill Business Park already home to many manufacturers. Haverhill intends to jumpstart the new developments with a regional smart manufacturing hub spearheaded by a model smart factory to help startups, scale-ups and established vendors, manufacturers, and workforce training programs scale-up smart manufacturing for the following high-growth industries in Massachusetts: Advanced Manufacturing/Semiconductor, Life Sciences/Biotech/Pharma and Climate Technology.
Creating Regional Manufacturing Resiliency
- Examine Smart Manufacturing demand in three major industries:
- Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Climate Technology
- Learn how to scale-up Smart Manufacturing for profitability, safety, resiliency and sustainability
- Determine how small and medium-sized manufacturers can overcome barriers to adopt advanced manufacturing
Featured Speakers

Lori Trahan
Congresswoman
Massachusetts 3rd District |

Kenneth Turner
CEO, President
MA Life Sciences Center |

Kendalle Burlin O’Connell
CEO, President
MassBio |

Shankar Raman
Siemens, Director, Digital Manufacturing Portfolio Development, Americas |

Anne Maglia
Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation
UMass Lowell |

Yvonne Hao
Secretary of Economic Development
Commonwealth of Massachusetts |

Justin Simmons
Sales Manager, EcoBuilding Division
Schneider Electric |
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What You'll Learn
What You’ll Learn
Hear from CEOs, leaders and practitioners in industry, academia, and government about industry needs for smart manufacturing and how to incrementally build safe, profitable, and sustainable factories of the future. Special focus will be on Governor Maura Healey’s climate technology development plans.
Key discussion will include:
- Industry needs for smart manufacturing
- Manufacturer needs, barriers and solutions to adopt smart manufacturing
- Public and private partnerships, funding models and opportunities to advance smart manufacturing with a regional smart manufacturing hub in Haverhill
- Capabilities to be provided by the smart manufacturing hub:
- Model smart factory
- Develop, test and certify new smart manufacturing and digital supply chain innovations
- Integration capabilities needed to help small and medium-sized manufacturers to incrementally adopt smart manufacturing
- Hands-on workforce training and equity for Gateway cities
- Lab space for emerging advanced manufacturing, climate technology and life sciences companies
- “Lab to fab” transition
- Key partnerships for success
Why You Should Attend
Why You Should Attend
Organizers bring together a broad and diverse ecosystem in smart manufacturing and digital supply chains and key industry leaders to identify opportunities, build your network and incrementally transform your business. Help build the regional smart manufacturing hub and become a partner from the ground up.
Attendees will include:
- Industry Executives, Government Leaders, University/College Leaders
- Business Developers, Marketing and Sales Managers, Product Managers, Engineers
- Entrepreneurs
- Training Professionals
- Building Developers
- Investors
Sponsorships
Gold Sponsors

Partner Sponsors


Sponsor the Summit
Sponsorship the Summit
Title Summit Sponsor $7,500 (Exclusive)
- Company will receive: Six (6) complimentary tickets to the conference
- Opportunity to speak at conference during kickoff to conference
- Company name/logo listed on marketing materials with click-thru to website
- Social media blast as Title Sponsor with link to company website
- Company name acknowledged as Title Summit Sponsor during kick-off and welcome
- Company Logo on Sponsor Banner Displayed at Conference
- Up to two (2) company banners to be prominently displayed at event
Platinum Sponsor $5,000
- Company name acknowledged as Platinum Sponsor during kick-off and announcements
- Company will receive: Five (5) complimentary tickets to the conference
- Company name/logo listed on marketing materials with click-thru to website
- Company Logo on Sponsor Banner Displayed at Conference
- Up to two (2) company banners to be prominently displayed at event
Gold Sponsor $4,000
- Company name acknowledged as Gold Sponsor during kick-off and announcements
- Company will receive: Two (4) complimentary tickets to the conference
- Company Logo on Sponsor Banner Displayed at Conference
- Company name/logo listed on marketing materials with click-thru to website
- Up to one (1) company banner to be prominently displayed at lunch event
Silver Sponsor $3,000
- Company name acknowledged as Silver Sponsor during kick-off and announcements
- Company will receive: Three (3) complimentary tickets to the conference
- Company Logo on Sponsor Banner Displayed at Conference
- Company name/logo listed on marketing materials with click-thru to website
Bronze Sponsor $2,000
- Company name acknowledged as Bronze Sponsor during kick-off and announcements
- Company will receive: Two (2) complimentary tickets to the conference
- Company Logo on Sponsor Banner Displayed at Conference
- Company name/logo listed on marketing materials with click-thru to website
Partner Sponsor $1000
- Company name acknowledged as Partner Sponsor during kick-off
- Company will receive: One (1) complimentary ticket to the conference
- Company Logo on Sponsor Banner Displayed at Conference
For more information, please contact Alex Eberhardt at president@haverhillchamber.com
About
About
This conference is where leaders and innovators meet to share, inspire and network. We’re proud to host some of the most well-known and influential voices in the field.
Thought Leaders – Steering Committee Members
Speaker |
Title |
Organization |
John Harthorne |
Founder, Managing Director |
Two Lanterns Venture Partners |
Neal Orringer |
CEO |
Astro America (Leading President Biden’s Additive Manufacturing Forward Challenge) |
John Roth |
Professor, Director |
UNH, John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center |
Tim Bowe |
CEO |
Full Spectrum |
Contact Us
For questions, recommendations, comments, or if you want to be a speaker, please email our Event Producer, Alexandria Eberhardt at president@haverhillchamber.com.
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