OPENING KEYNOTE: 

Access Granted: Unlocking a Workforce That Stays, Performs, and Believes

ASNT is proud to welcome Lisa Ryan as the Opening Keynote Speaker at ASNT 2025!

Before speaking on stages across the country, Lisa spent 13 years in industrial sales, including 7 years in the welding industry. She knows firsthand what it’s like to work in high-stakes, hands-on environments, and she brings that real-world experience to the strategies she shares today.

Lisa Ryan’s keynote at ASNT 2025 will deliver proven retention strategies rooted in her own hands-on experience in the welding and industrial space. Lisa believes that as the industry evolves and depopulation accelerates, the challenge isn’t just hiring, it’s creating a culture that makes the next generation want to stay.

Lisa's keynote combines research-backed retention strategies with real-world tools to strengthen workplace culture and leadership across technical and industrial teams. 



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