7:30 am | VBC South Halls

Exhibitor Check-in / Registration Open

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Alabama Robotics Technology Park - Tanner, Alabama

Alabama Robotics Technology Park Tour

Bus transportation options available from the VBC and will depart by 8:45 a.m.

11:00 am | VBC South Halls

VIP Matchmaking Registration

Sign in at the registration desk to receive your Matchmaking wristband, appointment card and boxed lunch voucher.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm | VBC South Hall Ballrooms

VIP Matchmaking Appointment Scheduling

Gain access to the OEM and Tier 1 Supplier buyer room and schedule a minimum of 4 one-on-one appointments (five minutes each) with your targets. *Number of appointments subject to change.*

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | VBC South Hall Ballrooms

VIP Matchmaking Appointments

Practice your elevator pitch! Matchmaking appointments kick off at 1:00 p.m. Extra time? Report to the Matchmaking ‘bullpen’ for opportunities to schedule additional appointments, if time and availability allows.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | VBC - TBD

Joint Board Meeting

**Invitation Only**

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | VBC South Halls

Rocket City Welcome Reception

Entertainment provided by: Josh Couts Quartet

7:30 am | VBC South Halls

Registration Open

7:30 am - 8:30 am | VBC South Halls

Networking Breakfast / Exhibits

8:30 am - 9:00 am | VBC South Halls

Welcome / Kickoff Video

9:00 am - 10:00 am | VBC South Halls

OEM Panel

10:00 am - 10:45 am | VBC South Halls

EV / Hybrid / Alt Fuel Panel

10:45 am - 11:30 am | VBC South Halls

Networking Break / Exhibits

11:30 am - 12:30 pm | VBC South Halls

Lunch / Stars of Southern Manufacturing Awards

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | VBC South Halls

Keynote: Driving Workforce Excellence in a Changing World 

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | VBC South Halls

Networking Break / Exhibits

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm | VBC South Halls

Innovation Test Track® Pitch Competition

SAC's very own pitch competition is back! Watch four innovative companies take the stage with their latest tech and compete for a cash prize, all while gaining invaluable product development and launch advice from our smart and savvy panel of judges.

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | VBC South Halls

Aerospace and Automotive Synergies

5:00 pm | VBC Mark C. Smith Concert Hall Prefunction

Pre-Concert Party Mixer

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | VBC Mark C. Smith Concert Hall

Shenandoah Concert to Benefit Veterans

7:30 pm | Rhythm on Monroe

Dinner reservations available at Rhythm on Monroe, onsite at VBCC

7:30 am | VBC South Halls

Networking Breakfast / Exhibits / Registration Open

8:30 am | VBC South Halls

Cybersecurity

9:45 am - 10:45 am | VBC South Halls

Reinventing Work Panel

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | VBC South Halls

Workforce Development – How To Tie It All Together (panel)

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | VBC South Halls

Networking Lunch / Exhibits

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | VBC South Halls

AI and Auto Industry

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | VBC South Halls

Young Professionals Panel

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | VBC South Halls

Industry Forecast in the New Administration

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | VBC South Halls

Sundae Celebration / Networking with Exhibitors

Entertainment provided by: Tim Tucker

3:30 pm | VBC South Halls

Executive Tour of Exhibit Area

5:00 pm | VBC South Halls

Exhibitor Load-Out

Time TBD | VBC South Halls

Bonus Workshops (time TBD)

AIAG Forced Labor Workshop and Mauldin and Jenkins Financial Workshop