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the future; Wisconsin\u2019s agenda and industry expectations for\u202fadvanced manufacturing;\u202fbiomedical engineering innovation in the Milwaukee area; and water infrastructure\/drinking-water issues facing Milwaukee and cities nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>MERC 2021 is sponsored by Dedicated Computing, GE Healthcare, We Energies Foundation, Sage Water and UWM\u2019s School of Continuing Education.<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $25 per session; $75 for the series.<\/p>\n<p>UW System President Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and four-term governor of Wisconsin, will give a plenary address at each session.<\/p>\n<p>Other keynote speakers represent UWM\u2019s Connected Systems Institute; Lakefront Brewery; the National Science Foundation; Ford Motor Company; and the Medical College of Wisconsin\u2019s Department of Biomedical Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>More information is available <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/merc\/\">on the MERC 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