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Mr. Harrington, Steve

Workforce Development Stratogist

Join Steve Harrington, a 40-year logistics industry expert and past president of the Distribution Management Association, as he provides an overview of supply chain challenges resulting from Covid-19, the evolving impacts of key federal legislation on lucrative career pathways and introduces easy to adopt certification programs tailored to quickly meet this growing workforce need.

Sessions:

Next Gen Workforce Certs for Manufacturing and Supply Careers

Date From To
  • 07/15/2025
  • 10:00 AM
  • 11:30 AM

Westin La Paloma

  • Education and Training
  • Engineering, Manufacturing
  • Interdisciplinary

Since the pandemic, supply chain challenges have been front and center in the national dialogue. As a result, the federal government acted, passing the CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Act creating substantial workforce implications for the supply chain. In this session, you will learn about industry developed and validated training and certification programs which quickly help your students qualify for over 11.3 million jobs in front-line manufacturing, logistics, material handling and supply chain careers.