Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
GAM is Connecting membersÂ
GAM is Connecting members LOGIN TO GAM CONNECT GAM Connect is a new platform for members. During the past 14 months I’ve been with GAM, I’ve had the pleasure of engaging with many of you, but I also know that we have so many more amazing members that I have yet to meet, so introductions…
Read MoreWhat have your Associations done for you lately?Â
What have your Associations done for you lately? At our recent Workforce Seminar, GAM President & CEO Lloyd Avram shared the ways that GAM delivers member value. GAM works for manufacturers. Over breakfast at a recent GAM conference, a manufacturing executive leaned over and told me he cancelled his memberships in other associations to “double…
Read MoreManufacturing Matters
Manufacturing Matters Members of Leadership Savannah toured Gulfstream’s showroom. GAM speaks for manufacturers. A couple of weeks ago, Gulfstream invited me to speak with Leadership Savannah about Georgia’s manufacturing industry.  Gulfstream is a valued member of GAM. Leadership Savannah is a program administered by the Savannah Chamber to provide local leaders with learning experiences that…
Read MoreLeaders Gathered There.
Leaders Gathered There. GAM President & CEO Lloyd Avram was joined by (from L to R): Stuart Countess, President & CEO, KIA Georgia; Tim Baucom, President & CEO, Shaw Industries; and Patrick Lenz, President & COO, Toyo Tires North America Manufacturing. We’re all in this together. GAM recently hosted its major 2024 Spring Meeting. Based…
Read MoreGAM goes to SFI
GAM goes to SFI GAM members tour the Smart Factory Institute in Chattanooga to learn more about improving the manufacturing process through AI. Over 50 GAM members from 27 companies participated in the tour of SFI in January. SFI’s goal is to provide manufacturers with connections, collaborative relationships, and certifications for improving manufacturing processes including…
Read MoreGeorgia manufacturers on her mind: Brittney Hull represents GAM in the Legislative Session
Georgia manufacturers on her mind: Brittney Hull represents GAM in the Legislative Session It’s just after 5:15 a.m. in Perry, Georgia, and the sun won’t be up for more than two hours, but GAM’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Brittney Hull, is already merging onto 75 North on the way to Atlanta. It’s another day…
Read MoreSmith + Howard sponsors SFI Tour
Smith + Howard sponsors SFI Tour All systems are GO for GAM’s Optimizing Business Performance with AI Event this week at the Smart Factory Institute in Cleveland, TN. We’ll have a full house as members gather to address Artificial Intelligence head-on by debunking associated myths and learning tangible, cost-effective steps for implementation. The Association extends…
Read MoreAvram Speaks to Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce
Avram Speaks to Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce GAM’s President and CEO spoke on the state of manufacturing in Georgia and how GAM is supporting the industry. On October 5, more than 100 members of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce attended the State of Manufacturing Luncheon at the Dalton Convention Center. Lloyd Avram was…
Read MoreBridging the Transportation Divide
Bridging the Transportation Divide – Stephanie Scearce, GAM Director of Workforce Development Most of us take driving for granted. Yet transportation, or the lack thereof, is a roadblock for employers trying to engage the full work capacity of the labor force. Most manufacturers in Georgia tend to locate outside metropolitan communities, in open, rural areas…
Read More2023 Annual Meeting AI Panel
2023 Annual Meeting AI Panel Listen to the Artificial Intelligence panel from GAM’s 2023 Annual Meeting https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/996/2023/05/AI-Panel-64-0ce620e9-9790-4b73-9ca3-7e4b00f3f604.mp3 On Friday, May 5, 2023, at GAM’s annual meeting, GAM President and CEO Lloyd Avram hosted a panel of experts discussing Artificial Intelligence. Avram was joined by Donna Ennis, Co-Director, Georgia Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Technology Corridor (GA-AIM);Â John Fluker,…
Read More