PlantSuccess 2008 Northeast
Best Practices Driving Plant Performance
The Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Del.
Conference: 6-Nov-08

 

11/5/2008
6:008:00pmWelcome Reception
Green Room Bar
11/6/2008
6:308:00amRegistration -- Du Barry Room Landing
Continental Breakfast -- Du Barry Room
8:008:45amWelcome: Carl Howk, Chairman, PlantSuccess, LLC
Doug Foran, President, Red Branch Technologies, Inc
Introduction: Tom Archibald, VP and Director of Operations & Manufacturing, Rohm and Haas Company
Keynote Address:
Achieving Operational Excellence ... A Simple Formula Hermann Ortega VP, Integrated Supply Chain Honeywell Specialty Materials
8:459:30amExecutive Leadership Forum: Strategies for Managing Operational Excellence in Turbulent Markets
Hermann Ortega, VP, Integrated Supply Chain, Honeywell Specialty Materials
Tom Archibald, Vice President, Director of Engineering and Operations, Rohm and Haas Company
Jim Porter, ChEng and VP Engineering & Operations, DuPont (Retired)
Thomas H Strang, VP of Manufacturing Excellence, Hercules, Inc.
Moderator: Doug Foran, President, Red Branch Technologies, Inc
9:3010:00amBeverage Break: Du Barry Room
10:0011:00A Unique View of Safety from the Experts
Safety for the 21st Century - How it relates to security and the economy Deborah L Grubbe, PE Vice President - Safety Change Management BP Refining
Energy Independence and Security, the Environment and Economy Ken Eickmann, Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Senior Research Fellow, Energy Institute University of Texas
11:00noonIndustry Solutions Forum
Actenum Corporation Owen Plowman Vice President - Business Development
AVEVA Inc Clive Wilby Principal Consultant Operations Solutions
innotec IT Plant Solutions Inc Matt McKinley President
Johnson Controls Inc David Love Director, Industrial & Manufacturing Solutions
Meridium Inc Joe Petersen Customer Account Manager
Siemens Engineering & Automation Inc Jeff Tropsa Senior Business Consultant
Wonderware Mobile Solutions Chas Mohrmann Vice President Sales
Moderator: Doug Foran, President, Red Branch Technologies, Inc
noon1:00pmBuffet Lunch - Christina Room
1:002:15pmDoing More With People: Improving Organizational Performance
It All Leads Back to People Richard B Pettigrew Principal AURA, LLC
Issues and Insights Regarding Organizational Performance Laurie Bassi, PhD CEO McBassi & Company
Insights and the Value Proposition BJ Stephan Site Leader INEOS NOVA LLC
2:152:45pmBeverage Break: Du Barry Room
2:453:45pmKeys to Creating Value
Reliability Driven Value Creation Paul Casto Manager of Reliability Technology Eastman Chemical Company
Home Grown Gemstones: Look for Passion and Talent Harold Pitchford Manager, Total Quality & Training DSM Chemicals North America Inc
Six Sigma: A Non-Traditional Implementation Paige Walden Six Sigma Leader DSM Chemicals North America Inc
3:455:00pmThe Elements of Leadership in Tomorrow's Global Businesses
John Voeller ASME White House Fellow and CTO, CKO, SVP Black & Veatch
Leading Ourselves and Others to Create Sustainable Competitive Advantage. Jim Porter ChEng and VP Engineering & Operations Dupont (retired)
5:007:00pmCocktail Reception - Christina Room