Bilbo Baggins is an adventurer, author, and reluctant hero from the Shire. At the Build Freedom Summit, he shares what leaving the comfort of home taught him about courage, uncertainty, and building a life bigger than the one you originally planned.
Build Freedom Summit is a national conference for the leaders
building America’s manufacturing and defense workforce.
Leaders from manufacturing, defense, workforce and education. More added weekly.
The Build Freedom Summit brings together the people responsible for building the workforce America needs.
Manufacturers, defense contractors, OEMs and supply-chain leaders focused on workforce and industrial capacity.
Workforce development organizations, boards, training providers, apprenticeship organizations, veteran organizations and nonprofits.
Community colleges, universities, CTE leaders and educators building pathways into manufacturing careers.
Federal, state and local leaders, including key roles from the Department of War.
Leaders building regional manufacturing ecosystems and connecting employers with talent.
Two days at the Build Freedom Summit should leave you with more than notes. You’ll leave with ideas, relationships and practical strategies you can put to work.
Presented by the organizations leading America’s advanced manufacturing
and defense workforce strategy.
Leaders from manufacturing, defense, workforce development, education
and government. Speakers are announced as sessions are confirmed.
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Join the leaders working to strengthen America’s
manufacturing and defense workforce.
We’re inviting visionary leaders to help shape one of the nation’s most important conversations on manufacturing, workforce development, and national security.
If your work is advancing innovation, strengthening the Defense Industrial Base, or building the workforce of tomorrow, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit your speaker application for consideration.