# North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit

- Dates: 19 April 2027 to 21 April 2027
- Location: Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, Denver, United States
- Organiser: Executive Platforms
- Industry: Manufacturing

## About

Engineering & Manufacturing Summit. The North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit brings together top manufacturing executives, cutting edge technology providers and media partners for conferences & One-on-one meetings.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.executiveplatforms.com/names/)
- [Registration](https://www.executiveplatforms.com/NAMES/register/)
- [Agenda](https://www.executiveplatforms.com/names/event/2027-agenda/)

## Speakers

- Kevin Austin, Group VP, Supply Chain Management & Deputy Chief Quality Officer, Toyota
- John Sampson, Senior Vice President, Operations, Manufacturing & Engineering
- Jeff Green, Chief Operating Officer, Airbus Space & Defense
- Sarah McMullin, SVP, Product Operations, Target Owned Brands, Target
- Justin Camire, GM, Cloud Supply Chain Global Operations, Microsoft
- Mounir Boucenine, Senior Vice President Powertrain Production, Volvo Group
- Philip Hampden-Smith, Reckitt
- Sean Trainor, SVP, Personal Systems Operations, HP Inc
- Mike Bassani, Sr VP Supply Chain and Technology, Starbucks
- Eric Jones, Vice President, Supply Chain Global Manufacturing & Execution
- Markus Hildenbrand, Senior Vice President & Technical Plant Manager, Bosch US
- Stuart Countess, President & CEO, Kia Georgia
- Bill Good, VP of Manufacturing & Supply Chain, GE Appliances, a Haier company
- Paul Simard, Vice-President of Operations, Bombardier
- Kevin McCoy, VP Made in US/UK, New Balance
- Victor Taylor, Nissan USA
- Shane Yount, CEO & President, Competitive Solutions, Inc

## Sponsors and partners

- Accenture LLP
- Augury
- Avanade Inc

## Ticket pricing

USD 2995 to 5995

## Where to stay

- **Newhouse Hotel**: 140 m from the venue, 1438 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, 80203
- **The Cambridge**: 230 m from the venue, 1560 Sherman Street, Denver, 80203
- **the Art Hotel**: 450 m from the venue, 1201 Broadway, Denver, 80203
- **Populus**: 560 m from the venue, 240 14th Street, Denver, 80204
  - [Hotel website](https://populusdenver.com/)
  - Phone: +1-303-800-4240
- **The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection**: 610 m from the venue, 321 17th Street, Denver, 80202
  - [Hotel website](https://www.brownpalace.com)
  - Phone: +1-303-297-3111
- **The Acoma House**: 630 m from the venue, 1114 Acoma Street, Denver, 80204
  - [Hotel website](https://www.theacomahouse.com/)
- **Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown by IHG**: 670 m from the venue, 1715 Tremont Place, Denver, 80202
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/denver/dende/hoteldetail)
  - Phone: +1-303-296-0400
- **The Patterson Inn**: 690 m from the venue, 420 East 11th Avenue, Denver, 80203
  - [Hotel website](https://pattersoninn.com/)
  - Phone: +1-303-955-5142

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #NAMES25

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- [A Speaker Roundtable from NAMES25 — A Conversation About ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3IjFB-joo)
  - At the 2025 edition of the long-running and successful North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit series we recorded a special episode of Executive Platf...
- [Strategies to Enhance the Smart Factory Ecosystem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS-oYv7qC1g)
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