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Hawkins is a formulator, manufacturer, blender, distributor, and sales agent for thousands of industrial chemicals and reagent grade laboratory chemicals sold to municipalities and businesses throughout the Central United States. Thousands of water treatment facilities, manufacturers, food and dairy producers, research labs and many other organizations depend on Hawkins for the chemical products they need. These products range from potassium carbonate to chlorine to FCC grade citrates and phosphates. Our Mission To exceed our customers expectations as a high-quality, service-oriented chemical supplier. We will adapt quickly to the changing chemical needs of customers with a keen focus on technical expertise, teamwork, safety, profitability, and responsible care of the environment and of our community.
Elementary is a company specializing in advanced machine vision inspection, utilizing AI and automation to enhance manufacturing processes. Founded in mid-2017 by experienced professionals from various sectors, the company aims to develop a new generation of manufacturing products that rely on computer vision and AI. Their platform automates traceability scans and integrates AI, machine vision, and automation into production lines. This approach focuses on improving quality, traceability, and root cause analyses, making manufacturing processes more efficient. Elementary emphasizes a human-in-the-loop strategy, enhancing collaboration between humans and machines to optimize working conditions and outcomes. Based in Los Angeles, California, Elementarys team includes roboticists, computer scientists, designers, and engineers. The company has attracted significant funding, including a $30 million Series B round led by Tiger Global, to support its innovative solutions in manufacturing. Their technology is utilized by notable clients across various industries, including Toyota in the automotive sector.
Monica Massey is a high energy motivational speaker with a reputation for energizing and inspiring audiences of all sizes. Whether youre looking to motivate your team, inspire your community, or ignite attendees at a conference, Monica will deliver a powerful message that will leave a lasting impact. Using healthy doses of "real talk" and relatable humor, Monica brings her no-nonsense self to stage to make audiences laugh, cheer and leave feeling inspired and empowered. Available for keynote presentations, panels, workshops/breakouts and serving as emcee. If youre looking for a dynamic speaker whos guaranteed to bring some serious energy to your meeting or program, look no further. Topics include: • Innovate or Die • Getting DEI Right • Build Your Own Table: Women in the workplace • Leaders Dont Always Get Leadership Right • Adopting a Move It Mindset • Eat the Elephant in the Room: Dealing with Crisis • Words Matter: Effective communications
NFW is a circularity platform for plastic-free performance materials. NFW follows three Ground Rules in everything we develop: start well, stay clean, end well. While nearly everything in the built world relies on some type of plastic that began as crude oil and that will become plastic pollution, we are establishing a new material reality. We believe all materials should begin and end as nutrients, ready for the next growth cycle—true circularity. Our multi-material platform serves a wide range of industries—from fashion and footwear to automotive and upholstery. NFW technology embeds seamlessly into existing supply chains, enabling the worlds most iconic brands to design and scale products with high-performance, plastic-free materials. NFW makes global brands more sustainable, empowering them to create without plastics. Alongside the boldest brands and visionary designers, we are pioneering a naturally circular, post-oil economy.