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Plastics News 2007
Executive Forum Agenda
Feb. 25-28, 2007
Paradise Point Resort, San Diego
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Sunday, Feb. 25
9:00 am-4:00 pm - Registration
9:00 am-3:00 pm - Behind the Scenes at the San Diego Zoo (optional)
11:30 am-5:00 pm - Golf Outing (optional)
11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - Deep Sea Fishing (optional)
6:00-9:00 pm - Networking welcome reception
Monday, Feb. 26
7:30-8:30 am - Continental Breakfast
Introduction
8:00-8:10 am - Robert Grace, Editor/Associate Publisher & Conference Director, Plastics News
Keynote Speaker: "The Wal-Mart/Sam's Club Packaging Vision"
8:10-9:10 am - Amy Zettlemoyer, Director of Packaging, Sam's Club/Wal-Mart Stores
Why Environmental Responsibility Means Good Business
9:10-9:50 am - Stephanie Barger, Executive Director/Founder, Earth Resource Foundation
9:50-10:10 am - Break
Corporate Challenges: Growth, Legislation & Sustainable Development
10:10-10:30 am - Laurie J. Hansen, Government Affairs Specialist, Progressive Bag Alliance
10:30-10:50 am - Frank Ruiz, President, Plastimin LLC;
Research Director, Heritage Plastics Inc.;
and Technical Director, Heritage Bag Co.
10:50-11:10 am - Pete Grande, CEO/Founder,
Command Packaging
and President, California Film Extruders & Converters Assn.
11:10 am-12 pm - Panel discussion/Q&A with Zettlemoyer, Barger, Grande, Ruiz & Hansen, moderated by Plastics News Managing Editor Donald Loepp
12:00-1:15 pm - Lunch
Automotive Market Overview
1:15-2:00 pm - Kim Korth, President/Founder, IRN Inc.
Succession Planning & Crisis Management
2:00-2:45 pm - President/COO David Bolland & Chairman/CEO Tom Testwuide, Plymouth Foam Inc.
2:45-3:00 pm - Break
MATERIALS MARKET PROSPECTS:
Polyethylene Resins Outlook
3:00-3:25 pm - Howard Ungerleider, North America Commercial VP-Plastics, Dow Chemical Co.
Polycarbonate Resins Outlook
3:25-3:50 pm - Greg Babe, North America President/CEO, Bayer MaterialScience
Polypropylene Resins Outlook
3:50-4:15 pm - Michael Mulrooney, President, Basell Polyolefins North America
4:15-5:00 pm - Resin Panel/Q&A with above 3 resin executives, moderated by
Plastics News reporter Frank Esposito
5:00-6:00 pm - Happy Hour in the exhibit area
7:00-10:00 pm - Networking reception
Tuesday, Feb. 27
7:30-8:15 am - Continental breakfast
Keynote Speaker: "The Seven Revolutions"
8:00-9:15 am - Erik Peterson, Senior VP, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Design's Key Role in Tomorrow's Business Success
9:15-10:05 am - Prof. Patrick Whitney, Director - Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
10:05-10:25 am - Break
Emerging Markets & Globalization
10:25-12:00 pm - Featuring presenters from the U.S., China & India:
Jim Buonomo, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Strategy Officer, Nypro Inc.
Helmar Franz, Executive VP, Ningbo Haitian Group
Ashok Goel, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Essel Propack Ltd.
Chris Runckel, Chairman, U.S.-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and President,
Runckel & Associates
12:00-1:15 pm - Lunch
Case Study: Working Globally to Stay Competitive Domestically
1:15-1:40 pm - Doreen Huro Michelini, Founder/Principal, China Mexico Solutions LLC
& Business Development Manager, Industrial Molds Group
Emerging Markets Panel Discussion/Q&A
1:40-2:40 pm - Discussion with Goel, Franz, Michelini & Runckel, moderated by Buonomo
2:40-3:00 pm - Break
Mergers & Acquisitions Panel
3:00-4:30 pm - Featuring several processor & banking executives, including:
Thomas Blaige, CEO & Managing Partner, Blaige & Co.
Ira Boots, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
Berry Plastics Corp.
Jeffrey W. Dancer, President, Allan F. Dow Group LLC
Michael Lord, CEO, Blue Water Automotive Systems Inc.
Plastics News Processor of the Year Award Preview
4:30-4:45 pm - Introduction to the finalists, by PN Editor Robert Grace & Senior Reporter Bill Bregar
7:00-10:00 pm - PN Processor of the Year Awards Banquet
Wednesday, Feb. 28
8:00-9:00 am - Breakfast
PN Processor of the Year Best Practices Panel
8:15-9:45 am - - Discussion panel featuring senior executives from PN's Processor of the Year Award finalist companies - Berry Plastics Corp., Innovative Injection Technologies Inc. and Mack Molding Co.
Moderators:
Megan Mehalko, Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Jeff Mengel, Partner, Plante & Moran PLLC.
Panelists:
Ira Boots, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
Berry Plastics Corp.
Dr. Robert Janeczko, President, Innovative Injection Technologies Inc.
Ray Burns, President - Southern Operations, Mack Molding Co.
Jeff Somple, President - Northern Operations, Mack Molding Co.
9:45-10:00 am - Break
Panel: Tips for Buying Resin More Effectively
10:00-11:30 am - Various processor executives discuss strategies they use to contain and manage materials purchasing costs.
Bill Bowie, Chief Operating Officer, Resin Technology Inc. (moderator)
Jim Bob Carpenter, Executive VP - Global Sourcing, Intertape Polymer Group
Jerry Esposito, GM/Director - Worldwide Sourcing, Thomson's Technicolor H.E.S.
Pete Henning, Chairman, CEO & President, Plano Molding Co.
Jack Riopelle, President, Wisconsin Film & Bag
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