8:30-8:35 am
|
“Welcome
& introduction”
Robert
Grace, Editor/Associate Publisher, Plastics
News |
| 8:35-9:20 am |
“Globalization
& the plastics industry: An economist's perspective”
Dr. Peter J. Mooney,
President, Plastic
Custom Research Services
|
| 9:20-10:05 am |
“Using human development
& training to improve business performance”
Joe Barto, President
& CEO, Training
Modernization Group Inc. |
| 10:05-10:15 am |
Break |
| 10:15-11:15 am |
“When & how
automation can help your bottom line”
Moderator: Jack Avery,
Mgr. – Operational Assets, GE
Plastics
John
Martin, Consulting Engineer - Automation & Technology,
Precise Technology Inc.
Joe Portelli, Program
Mgr.- Plastics & Electronics Industries, Fanuc
Robotics America Inc. |
| 11:15 am-12:00 pm |
“Collaboration:
Plan our successes, not our failures”
Bob Cerwin, Engineering
Fellow, Ethicon
Inc.
Curt Watkins, President,
Unimark
Plastics & Alltrista
Plastics Corp. |
| 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
Break for lunch/Visit show floor |
| 1:15 am – 2:00 pm |
“Maximizing your
ROI on new-product development investment”
Dr. Bryan Seyfarth,
Solutions Marketing Director, Sopheon
Corp. |
| 2:00-2:45 pm |
“Insights into
Chinese suppliers & tips for operating in Asia”
Gary Nightingale,
Managing Partner, Global
Diligence (HK) Ltd. & International Business Development
Mgr., Ignition
Inc.
Larry Hotaling,
Principal & Managing Director, Global
Diligence (HK) Ltd. |
| 2:45-3:30 pm |
“From U.S. to China
& back – one product's manufacturing journey”
Jamey Bennett, President,
LightWedge
LLC
Bob Gibson, President,
BOLT Group
Inc.
|
| 3:30-4:00 pm |
“Globalization
& outsourcing roundtable”, moderated
by PN's Robert Grace and featuring Jamey Bennett, Bob
Gibson, Gary Nightingale, Larry Hotaling & Peter Mooney |
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