AME International Conference
Lean and operational-excellence leaders from manufacturers, with plant tours and workshops.
- Dates
- Oct 26 to Oct 29, 2026
- 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.
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 58,249
- Typical posted salary
- $115,000 a year (middle half $89,000 to $148,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 40% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,287 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
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
- 2026: October 26, 2026 to October 29, 2026, Milwaukee, WI
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