2025 State of Manufacturing® Statewide Event

Celebrate Minnesota’s manufacturing industry with hundreds of manufacturers and supporters of the industry. Rob Autry, Enterprise Minnesota’s pollster, will share the 2025 data revealing what manufacturing executives are saying about Minnesota’s economy and other issues impacting business.

New this year, we welcome Willy Shih, Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and a foremost expert on supply chain management. Professor Shih will deliver the keynote address on tariffs and how manufacturers can better navigate the uncertainty in trade policy.

Enjoy outstanding networking, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages, and learn the latest trends in Minnesota manufacturing.

Join us from 3–6:30 p.m. in-person at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest.

  • 3–4 p.m. – Registration and networking
  • 4:00–4:10 p.m. – Welcome and introduction, Bob Kill, Enterprise Minnesota
  • 4:10–4:40 p.m. – Keynote and audience Q&A, Professor Willy Shih, Harvard Business School
  • 4:40–5:30 p.m. – 2025 State of Manufacturing survey results presented by Rob Autry, Meeting Street Insights
  • 5:30–6:30 p.m. – Networking reception with plentiful hors d’oeuvres and beverages

To Register:
Please use the link above. This event is open to all manufacturers and supporters of manufacturing.

Questions: [email protected]

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Date & Time

Wednesday, November 5 2025

3:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Location
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest

7025, Northland Drive North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, 55428, United States.

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