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MEETING AGENDA
(as of October 13, 1999)
Wednesday, October 13 |
| 2:00 - 5:00 pm | REGISTRATION |
| 6:00 - 9:00 pm | CALYPSO BEACH PARTY |
Thursday, October 14 |
| 7:45 - 8:15 am | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:15 - 8:30 am | WELCOME/INTRODUCTION
Robert Grace, Editor/Associate Publisher
Plastics News
Matt Bowen, President
Fuse Integrated Marketing Inc. |
| 8:30 - 9:15 am | ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Michael Paslawskyj, VP-Economic Research
CIT Group |
| 9:15 - 10:15 am |
MATERIALS SESSIONS (Concurrent)
PET Outlook
T.A. Smith, VP & GM, Container Plastics
Eastman Chemical Co.
Styrenics Outlook
Alex Lidback, Styrenics Director
Chemical Market Associates Inc.
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10:15 - 10:30 am |
BREAK |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
END-MARKET SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Computers & Business Equipment
Moderator: Robert E. Schulz
President/CEO, Kawasaki LNP Inc.
Chuck Villa, Executive Vice President
Trend Technologies Inc.
Tom Connors, Procurement Manager
Worldwide Plastic Resins
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Rigid Packaging
Moderator: Donald Loepp
Managing Editor, Plastics News
Keith Harbison, President/CEO
Pretium Packaging LLC
P.C. "Hoop" Roche, President/CEO
Erie Plastics |
12:15 - 1:30 pm | LUNCHEON
Featured speaker:
Gerry Podesta, General Manager-Electronic Commerce
GE Plastics
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| 1:45 - 3:30 pm |
INTERNET/E-COMMERCE PANEL
Moderator: Tim Stojka
President/Founder, PlasticsNet.Com
Panelists:
David Bening, General Manager
Ashland Distribution Co. - General Polymers Division
Orville Bailey, President/CEO
B2Emarkets Inc.
John Witt, Chief Executive Officer
Witt Plastics Inc.
Gary Quick, Industry Executive on Loan
Automotive Industry Action Group
(Formerly Executive Director, Vehicle Procurement Operations, Ford Motor Co.)
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3:30 - 3:45 pm | BREAK |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
Edward D. Barlow Jr., President
Creating the Future Inc.
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5:00 - 7:00 pm | COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
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Friday, October 15 |
| 7:45 - 8:15 am | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:15 - 9:15 am | RISK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY
Mike Bridges, Director-Packaging Risk Management
ConAgra Trade Group
Robert A. Endres, President/CEO
Shell Chemical Risk Management Co.
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| 9:15 - 10:15 am |
MATERIALS SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Polyethylenes Outlook
Bob Dennett, Project Manager, Proprietary Services/Polyolefins
Chemical Market Associates Inc.
Engineering Thermoplastics Outlook
Austin Peppin, President
Peppin & Associates Inc. |
10:15 - 10:30 am | BREAK |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
END-MARKET SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Automotive
Moderator: Joseph Pryweller
Reporter, Plastics News
Tom Evans, Chairman/CEO
Collins & Aikman Corp.
Richard Crawford, Chairman
Cambridge Industries Inc.
Flexible Packaging
Moderator: Donald Loepp
Managing Editor, Plastics News
John Powers, Executive Vice President
AEP Industries Inc.
Scott K. Sorensen, Executive VP/CFO
Huntsman Packaging Corp. |
12:00 - 4:00 pm | Disney Innovations Tours; Golf, Tennis & Fishing Tournaments |
| 7:00 - 11:00 pm |
AWARDS BANQUET -- at Epcot Center
Featuring presentation of Plastics News'
4th annual Processor of the Year Award, and Disney's IllumiNations Show.
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Saturday, October 16 |
| 7:30 - 8:00 am | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:00 - 9:30 am |
MEXICO PANEL
Moderator: Jim Meinert
International Marketing Director, Snider Mold Co. Inc.
Panelists:
Juan Manuel Alvarez, President
ANIPAC
(Mexico's National Plastics Processors Association)
Douglas Mulay, President/CEO
Mulay Plastics Inc.
Lorenza Torres Dipp, Vice President
ANIPAC's Guadalajara Section
Ricardo A. Ricardez, President/Founder
IASI SA de CV |
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| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
MATERIALS SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Polypropylene Outlook
Pat Duke, Vice President-Polymers
DeWitt & Co. Inc.
PVC Outlook
Barry Hendrix, Vice President-Sales
Oxy Vinyls LP |
10:30 - 10:45 am | BREAK |
| 10:45 - 12:15pm |
END-MARKET SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Building & Construction
Moderator: Jim Humphrey
VP & GM, Andersen Corp.'s
Window and Patio Door Group
Bradford C. Mattson, Executive Vice President
CertainTeed Corp.
William Spell, Chief Executive Officer
Eagle Pacific Industries Inc.
Medical
Moderator: Len Czuba
Director-Medical Sector, Herbst LaZar Bell Inc.
Sam Landol, VP - Latin America, Corporate
Quality & Administration
Nypro Inc.
Terry Kochersperger, Director
IV Systems Technical Center
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
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12:30 pm | FORUM ADJOURNS |
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