Executive Forum 2008
March 9-12, 2008 Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa (as of January 30, 2009) |
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Sunday, March 9
9:00 am-5:00 pm - Registration
11:00 am-3:00 pm -
Airboating (optional)
11:30 am-5:00 pm -
Golf outing (optional)
1:00-3:30 pm -
Sporting clays (optional)
6:00-9:00 pm - Welcome Reception: Madhatter party
Monday, March 10
7:30-8:15 am -
Continental breakfast
7:50-8:00 am - Opening comments --
Robert Grace,
Plastics News Editor & Conference Director
8:00-8:30 am -
Keynote Presentation:
How I Spent My Summer (Tales of a China Sourcing Warrior)
- Jim Walter, Senior VP - Worldwide Product Integrity, Mattel Inc.
8:30-9:30 am -
PANEL: China's Sourcing Challenges & Market Opportunities
9:30-10:00 am -
Break
10:00-11:00 am -
Polyolefin Resins Outlook
- Bob Bauman, VP & Director, Plastics Business, Nexant Inc.
11:00-12:00 pm -
Focus on Sustainability & Biopolymers
12:00-2:00 pm -
Lunch:
Vision India - Your Destination for Growth
2:00-2:30 pm -
Break
2:30-3:30 pm -
Keynote Presentation:
Engineering Resins: Changing the Game
3:30-5:00 pm -
Mergers & Acquisitions Panel
5:00-6:00 pm -
Happy hour
7:00-10:00 pm - Networking reception
Tuesday, March 11
7:30-8:15 am -
Continental breakfast
7:50-8:00 am - Opening comments --
Robert Grace,
Plastics News Editor & Conference Director
8:00-9:15 am -
Keynote Presentation:
Leading a Culture of Innovation:
9:15-9:45 am -
Recession: Innovation Suffocation or Liberation?
9:45-10:00 am -
Break
10:00 am-10:30 am - Bridging the Education/Manufacturing Divide
10:30 am-12:00 pm -
PANEL: Design & Innovation
- Gaylon White, Director - Design Industry Programs, Eastman Chemical Co.
- Frank Tyneski, Executive Director, Industrial Designers Society of America
- Martin Bunce, Founding Partner & Consultant Director,
Tin Horse Design Ltd.
- Gary Carr, National Sales Director, Bekum America Corp.
- Prof. Robert Malloy, Chair - Plastics Eng. Dept., Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell
12:00-1:15 pm -
Lunch
INNOVATION APPLIED
1:15-2:00 --
Automotive: Application & Collaboration
2:00-2:45 pm -
Nanotechnology: From Small Things, Big Ideas
2:45-3:00 pm - Break
3:00-3:45 pm -
The Coming Wave of Competition from China in Building Products
3:45-4:15 pm -
Resin Markets Update
4:15-4:50 pm -
Plastics News Processor of the Year video preview
Presented by
PN's Robert Grace &
Bill Bregar
4:50-5:00 pm --
Wrap-up
7:00-10:00 pm -
PN Processor of the Year Award reception
Wednesday, March 12
8:30-9:45 am -
PANEL: Breakfast with the Stars
Moderators:
PN Processor of the Year Award Finalists:
9:45-10:00 am -
Break
10:00-11:30 am -
Panel: Keys to a Successful Resin Strategy
Moderator:
Panelists:
11:30 am - Conference ends