Conrad Leiva

Conrad Leiva is VP of Ecosystem and Workforce Development at CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute (www.cesmii.org/).
In his role, Conrad is accelerating Smart Manufacturing adoption and education programs through a national ecosystem of regional centers, technology partners, and education institutions.
 
A recognized industry authority, he engages manufacturing business leaders, educators and practitioners across all dimensions of industry to develop and share knowledge on both the How and Why to leverage information technology in manufacturing.
 
Conrad is Chair of the Smart Manufacturing Working Group at MESA International (www.mesa.org), has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing systems development and implementation, and holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.