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SCBIZ Women Powering Manufacturing
Recognizing the Women Powering South Carolina’s Largest Growing Sector.
South Carolina’s manufacturing industry is built by leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers—and SCBIZ Women Powering Manufacturing honors the women helping shape its future.
From executive leadership and operational excellence to engineering breakthroughs and workforce innovation, this recognition program celebrates the female trailblazers driving one of South Carolina’s most important industries forward.
Nomination Deadline: July 10, 2026
Application Deadline: July 24, 2026
Nominate a Woman in Manufacturing Today
Why It Matters
Women make up one-third of the manufacturing ecosystem– and make meaningful contribution to the state’s largest growing sector. Let’s honor that!
Recognize the women making meaningful contributions through leadership, innovation, operational improvement, workforce development, and business growth.
Elevate Industry Leaders
Shine a spotlight on the women helping strengthen South Carolina’s manufacturing community and inspire the next generation of industry leaders.
Showcase Organizational Excellence
Recognizing outstanding women reflects positively on the companies investing in leadership, innovation, and talent development.
Celebrate on a Premier Industry Stage
Honorees will be recognized alongside manufacturing leaders from across the Southeast at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference & Expo.
Who Should Be Nominated?
We encourage nominations for women working throughout the manufacturing ecosystem, including:
- Manufacturing executives and plant leaders
- Operations and supply chain professionals
- Engineers and technical experts
- Workforce development leaders
- Production managers and supervisors
- Quality, safety, and compliance professionals
- Researchers and innovators
- Emerging leaders and rising stars
Whether they are seasoned executives or early in their leadership journey, SCBIZ Women Powering Manufacturing recognizes women making a difference.
Who Qualifies?
Nominees should:
- Live or work in South Carolina
- Work within or directly support the manufacturing industry
- Demonstrate leadership, innovation, operational excellence, or meaningful industry impact
- Be nominated by themselves, a colleague, supervisor, customer, or industry peer
Self-nominations are welcome.
Celebrated at South Carolina’s Premier Manufacturing Event
All honorees will be recognized on November 5, 2026, during the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference & Expo at the Greenville Convention Center.
Bringing together plant managers, manufacturing executives, operations leaders, engineers, workforce professionals, and industry innovators, the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference & Expo is one of the Southeast’s leading manufacturing events. This is the perfect place to showcase women’s contribution to the largest growing sector in the state.
Recognition for SCBIZ Women Powering Manufacturing places honorees among the leaders helping shape the future of manufacturing across the region.
November 5, 2026
Greenville Convention Center
Greenville, South Carolina
Join a Growing Community of Manufacturing Leaders
Previous honorees have represented some of South Carolina’s most respected manufacturing organizations, including BASF, Milliken & Company, Nephron Pharmaceuticals, Trane Technologies, Clemson University, AFL, KION North America, ZF, T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Ritedose, and many others.
Now it’s time to recognize the next class of women making an impact.
Nominate a deserving woman—or nominate yourself—today.
