Florida Governor Charlie Crist To Address Manufacturing Leaders

PALM BEACH, Fla., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Governor Charlie Crist joins many of the world's leading manufacturers at Managing Automation Media's sixth annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit (formerly known as the Progressive Manufacturing Summit) held May 3-5 at The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL. He will be a featured speaker and special presenter at the Summit's annual PM100 Awards Gala ceremony which honors the most innovative and progressive manufacturers around the world.

Governor Crist, who also attended last year's Summit in Sarasota, will be recognized by Managing Automation Media for his consistent support of the conference and of the manufacturing industry as a whole.

Manufacturing is the leading driver of economic growth in the country, comprising 11.5 percent of the United States' gross national product, and employing 10 percent of the overall workforce, or roughly 12 million Americans. In Florida, manufacturing accounts for more than 372,000 jobs and drives 4.8 percent of the Florida economy.

The theme of the three-day, invitation-only event for senior-level manufacturing executives is "Seizing the Future: Leadership Strategies for the Recovery and Beyond."

"The Manufacturing Leadership Summit provides a unique executive-level forum for business leaders in today's challenging economy to learn best practices, communicate key challenges and network with fellow executives," said Heather Holst-Knudsen, publisher of Managing Automation Media. "We are delighted to have Governor Crist join us. Throughout his political career, he has exhibited the kind of pro-industry leadership so vital for the health and growth of manufacturing in the nation's economy."

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SOURCE Managing Automation Media