The AME International Conference comes to St. Louis in 2025!
We invite you to join us in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, October 6 - Thursday, October 9, 2025, for the 41st annual AME International Conference: AME St. Louis 2025.
This unique annual event is a platform for learning and sharing, led by practitioners for practitioners, bringing together continuous improvement professionals from the front office to the front lines from every industry and many corners of the earth.
Hosted at America's Center Convention Complex, AME St. Louis 2025 will include 30+ sessions focused on the following themes:
- Gateway to empowering people and culture
- Shaping the futurist lean organization and operation
- Building operational excellence foundation for the future
- Innovating for tomorrow: AI, technology, and social responsibility
See excellence in action on local tours and engage with fellow continuous improvement practitioners during presentations and interactive sessions. Hear from inspiring keynote speakers, grow your professional network and engage in educational workshops. Learn best practices to make transformational changes in your organization. The AME St. Louis 2025 Conference is your gateway to the future.
Who should attend the AME St. Louis 2025 Conference?
Our conference is designed for professionals and organizations across a wide range of industries and sectors. While manufacturing remains at our core, attendees from the following industries will find immense value in our sessions, tours, networking opportunities and thought leadership:
- Biotech and healthcare
- Industrial
- Life sciences
- Aerospace
- Food industry
- Service industry
- Government and defense
- Technology and AI
- Academia
- Maritime
- Automotive
- Consumer products
- Electrical
- Logistics
- Steel products and forming
- And more!
The AME St. Louis 2025 Conference is your gateway to the future, offering tools and strategies to elevate your organization, no matter your industry or focus.
Announcing AME St. Louis 2025 Emcee Jon Colby
Jon Colby returns as emcee to the AME International Conference for his sixth consecutive year! Colby has been empowering people with improv for over 25 years. From presenting to performing, his engaging, interactive approach has successfully helped audiences across the globe to be better communicators, leaders, teammates, and even friends and family. His past clients include American Express, Honda, Salesforce, Century 21 and the NCAA. A graduate of the world-famous Second City Conservatory comedy program and an educator with 15 years of classroom experience, he keeps an audience laughing while sharing practical knowledge that they can put to use right away. You don't just listen to him speak—you play. To learn more, check out https://joncolby.com/.
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