The American Foundry Society brings its members face-to-face with premier thought leaders, subject matter experts and policymakers. Elite speakers at AFS events in recent years include those listed below. Check the Conferences portion of the website for upcoming speakers.
Mark Vitner, Former Senior Economist of Wells Fargo
Kellyanne Conway, Former Senior Counselor to the President
Dwier Brown, Actor in "Field of Dreams", and Author
John "Chip" Keough, Keotech, President
Ari Fleischer, Former White House Press Secretary
Daniel Burrus, Author of "Flash Foresight"
Buddy Hobart, President of Solutions 21
Karl McKlenburg, Former NFL Player and Motivational Speaker
Harry Moser, President, Reshoring Initiative
Thomas Prucha, President, Metal Morphasis LLC
Greg Miskinis, Director of Research and Process Development, Waupaca Foundry
Peter Zeihan, Technology futurist and Author, Disunited Nations
Mike Allen, Political writer for Time, Axios and Politico
Sen. Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
Rep. Fred Upton, Past Chair, House Energy & Commerce Committee
Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff, the White House
Jim Glassman, Managing Director and Chief Economist, JP Morgan
Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent, The Washington Examiner
Frank Abagnale, FBI Data Security Expert and Inspiration for the Movie, Catch Me if You Can
Eugene Scalia, U.S. Secretary of Labor
Kaihan Krippendorff, Author, The Art of the Advantage
Jean Bye, President, Dotson Iron Castings.
Rep. Kevin Brady, Ranking Minority Member on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Stephen Moore, Past President of The Club for Growth and Member, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
Gus Faucher, Chief Economist, PNC Bank
Stephen F. Hayes, Editor, The Weekly Standard
Charlie Cook, Editor, Cook Political Report
Edgar Papke, Author of True Alignment
Dr. Carsten Kuhlgatz, Then-President of H-A
Sen. Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
Tucker Carlson, Fox News host and Co-Founder of The Daily Caller
Sen. Mike Braun, U.S. Senator from Indiana
Atsushi Nagai, CEO of Sinto
Cathy Stepp, Then-OSHA Region 5 Administrator
Peter Reich, Director of LaempeReich
Tom Dower, Senior Director of Government Affairs, ArcelorMittal
Tom Landstreet, Founder, N3L Capital Partners and Forbes Columnist
Stephen Shapiro, Author, 24/7 Innovation
Professor Luke Williams, Author, Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business
Dr. Celina Peerman, Organizational behavior specialist