MX2025 5 Years Strong
Keynote speakers include Maritime Industrial Base and A.l. Practitioners
The Manufacturers’ Association expo and trade show, MX2025, is returning for its fifth year as the region’s only manufacturing-focused trade show. Scheduled for November 5th at the York Expo Center from 10 am to 3 pm, MX20025 offers networking, education, and the latest in manufacturing technologies from over 120 exhibitors and nearly 1,000 attendees during the one-day event.
The featured keynote speakers for MX2025 will include the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) and a panel of industry practitioners in artificial intelligence. Joshua A. Sturgill, Maritime Industrial Base Workforce Development Leader, Command Master Chief (Ret.): served 29 years in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force, culminating as Command Master Chief of NAVSEA. Since retiring in 2024, he continues to strengthen America’s Maritime Industrial Base through strategic partnerships and workforce education. He will speak to the efforts to grow the US domestic industrial base and build the skilled workforce.
The panel presentation, A.I. Adoption – Practical Deployments for Manufacturing and Business, will feature experts who have successfully implemented A.I. tools in their organization or with manufacturers. Panelists include Adam March – President of Ledge, Inc. a York-based engineering and consulting firm, Ed “Kingfisher” Lada – CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Pennsylvania, known for his leadership nationally in A.I. deployment, and Andy Kochanowski – Founder and CEO of Alerify, a Harrisburg data storage and services firm focused on the A.I. industry.
MX2025 is the only manufacturing trade show of its kind in the region and was established to help industry build local supply chains, exhibit capabilities, increase business opportunities, and find new customers. For information on attending MX2025 mascpa.org/expo or contact the Association at 717-843-3891 or by email at office@mascpa.org. Single tickets to attend the trade show and keynotes are still available.
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| Josh Sturgill, Ret. CMC MIB Workforce Dev. Leader | Adam March, President, Ledge, Inc. | Ed “Kingfisher” Lada, Goodwill Industries | Andy Kochanowski, founder, CEO/President & CEO, Alerify |
The Manufacturers’ Association is on a mission to ensure that our region’s manufacturing sector not only survives but rebounds stronger than ever! We exist to ensure that critical knowledge is preserved, expanded, and shared with the manufacturing professionals of tomorrow. Founded in 1906, we are the voice of the industry for hundreds of member & non-member organizations in southcentral PA & northern MD. We support manufacturers with the knowledge they need to operate, hire & train smarter!