{"id":30930,"date":"2017-08-18T20:09:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T20:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dvirc.org\/insights\/dvirc-partners-with-saint-gobain-to-address-the-future-of-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:05:42","slug":"dvirc-partners-with-saint-gobain-to-address-the-future-of-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dvirc.org\/insights\/dvirc-partners-with-saint-gobain-to-address-the-future-of-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"DVIRC Partners With Saint-Gobain to Address the Future of Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Aug. 15, manufacturing leaders from the Delaware Valley region gathered at the 21st Annual Manufacturing Executives Conference to address the future of manufacturing. The event, hosted by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC), featured Thomas Kinisky, CEO of Saint-Gobain Corporation, who discussed his company\u2019s business and manufacturing strategies, as well as Wells Fargo Advisors who provided an overview of the economic landscape.<\/p>\n
During the event, Kinisky guided attendees through Saint-Gobain\u2019s strategic initiatives, including attracting talent, boosting innovation, and redefining the company\u2019s brand in North America. He emphasized the need to address workforce issues to enhance the future of manufacturing. Saint-Gobain is a 350-year-old world leader in designing and manufacturing high-performance building materials that improve the lives of people all over the world.<\/p>\n
Kinisky highlighted the importance of innovation to a company\u2019s success, and emphasized the role employee diversity plays in a company\u2019s ability to be innovative. \u00a0His experience working on a diverse management team of individuals with different backgrounds and experiences was by far his most successful team, he explained. \u201cWe didn\u2019t always agree, and we all had different opinions, but we all wanted to move forward together.\u201d He also touched on the need to apply the technology from one product to offer a business solution in another industry. \u201cExtending the power and impact of innovation across an entire business and company is a lifelong pursuit of mine, as is setting the context for business growth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n