AME International Conference

Lean and operational-excellence leaders from manufacturers, with plant tours and workshops.

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Dates
Usually October (next dates not announced)
Where
Milwaukee, WI
Cost
Ticket About $2,639. Individual or team of 2-9: $2,639; non-members pay an extra $150 unless they join AME; larger team tiers $1,960 to $2,363. Workshops extra ($450 full day, $250-$350 half day). Baird Center. One page prints 2025 in the dates; the 2026 event page says Oct 26-29, 2026.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Team tiers (10+ people) and the Accelerator Program lower the per-person price; students register by phone (224-232-5980); attendees must be 21+.

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Call for submissions is closed for 2026; interactive session presenters are invited by the program committee.

How to apply to speak

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Quality, lean and operational excellence

Roles: continuous improvement lead, lean six sigma practitioner, plant manager

The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial

Verified open jobs
about 42,328

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$120,000 a year (middle half $90,000 to $149,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,391 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
41% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Employment, year over year
+0.6% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

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Full Manufacturing & Industrial snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

  • AG5 Sponsoring 2026
  • fabriq Sponsoring 2026
  • Gemba Docs Sponsoring 2026
  • HTL Freight Sponsoring 2026
  • Italian Trade Agency Sponsoring 2026
  • Octonomy Sponsoring 2026
  • OpScience Sponsoring 2026
  • SeeToSolve Sponsoring 2026
  • SVA Consulting Sponsoring 2026
  • Tacto Sponsoring 2026
  • The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business Sponsoring 2026

Read from the event’s own pages: conference.ame.org.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Milwaukee, WI. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: dates not announced
  • 2026: October 26, 2026 to October 29, 2026, Milwaukee, WI
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