Plastics News Executive Forum 2013

SUNDAY, MARCH 3
9:00-5:00 pm – Registration  (Grand Pavilion)

Building a Dream Team: Strategies for Talent Acquisition & Retention  (Royal Palm East)
1:00-5:00 pm – Workshop By Joseph C. Barto III, Founder & President, TMG Inc.

6:00-8:00 pm – Welcome Reception  (Poolside B) 

MONDAY, MARCH 4
8:00 am – Registration & Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

8:35 am – Welcome by Robert Grace, Plastics News  (Grand Pavilion)

Upping the Game: An Integrated and Analytics-based Approach to Talent Management  (Grand Pavilion)
8:45 am – Robert Maciejewski, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs:  The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It  (Grand Pavilion)
9:30 am – Peter Cappelli, Professor & Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Q&A and Discussion  (Grand Pavilion)
10:15 am – with Robert Maciejewski & Peter Cappelli

10:35 am – Networking break/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

11:00 am – Recruitment & Retention 2.0: How to Become an Employer of Choice  (Grand Pavilion)
Moderator:
Mary Scheibel, Principal, Trefoil Group
Panelists:
* Shawn Reilley, Group Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Milacron LLC
* Doreen Lettau, VP – Market & Business Development, Dickten Masch Plastics LLC
* Philip Katen, President & GM, Plastikos Inc.

Sneak Peak
11:50 am – Brief Preview of Upcoming Breakout Sessions  (Grand Pavilion)

12:00-1:15 pm – Lunch/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)
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BREAKOUT SESSION - A  (Royal Palm East)
1:30-2:15 pm                                                                 
This Ain’t Your Old Man’s Factory Job:  Retooling Your Company’s Image to Attract Younger Workers    
* Russ Riendeau, Senior Partner, East Wing Search Group   

BREAKOUT SESSION - B
2:20-3:00 pm
Social Media Recruiting Best Practices
* Tracy Schmidt, Director, Training & Strategy - Social Media Group, Crain Communications Inc.

BREAKOUT SESSION - C  (Royal Palm Center)
1:35-2:15 pm
Case Studies: Industry/Academia Interaction, Apprenticeships  
* Prof. Robert Malloy, Professor & Chair of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
* Martin Saur, Director of Manufacturing, Bekum America Corp.   
* Prof. Bob Speirs, Professor & Chair, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Ferris State University

BREAKOUT SESSION - D
2:30-3:10 pm
Plastics Training: Past, Present, Future
* Andy Routsis, President, Routsis Training
* Matt Groleau, President & CEO, RJG Inc.
* Craig Paulson, President, Paulson Training Programs Inc.
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3:00 pm –Networking Break/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

Creative People Management  (Grand Pavilion)
3:25 pm – Fred Keller, Chairman & CEO, Cascade Engineering Inc.
               Onstage chat with PN’s Robert Grace
 
Workforce Empowerment Strategies  (Grand Pavilion)
"Answers to the chaos of managing people"
4:05 pm – Maureen Steinwall, President & CEO, Steinwall Inc.

Panel Discussion / Q&A  (Grand Pavilion)
4:45 pm – with Maureen Steinwall, Fred Keller & Russ Riendeau

RJG Inc. 2013 Training Excellence Award Winners  (Grand Pavilion)
5:15 pm – Matt Groleau, President & CEO, RJG Inc.

Closing comments, by PN’s Robert Grace  (Grand Pavilion)

5:15-7:00 pm – Networking reception  (Grand Pavilion)

 
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
8:00 am – Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

8:20 am – Opening Comments by Angie DeRosa, Plastics News  (Grand Pavilion)

Tapping the Service Veterans’ Pipeline  (Grand Pavilion)
8:30 am – Dennis O. May, Director - Veterans Employment Services Office,
U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs  

Veterans Hiring – a Plastics Industry Case Study  (Grand Pavilion)
9:00 am – Kim Miller, Human Resources Director, Uniform Color Co.  
(winner of a 2012 Dept. of Defense “Employer Support” Award)

Virginia Values Vets  (Grand Pavilion)
9:20 am – Andy Corbett, Program Analyst, TMG Inc.

Q&A/Discussion  (Grand Pavilion)
9:35-9:50 am – with Dennis May, Kim Miller & Andy Corbett

9:50 am – Networking Break/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

Fostering an Innovative Culture in Your Team  (Grand Pavilion)
10:20 am – Charles Austen Angell, Founder & President, Modern Edge Inc.; and Chairman-Elect, Industrial Designers Society of America   

How to Become a “Best Place to Work”  (Grand Pavilion)
10:55 am – Margee Kaczmarek, Chief Human Resources Officer, Crain Communications Inc.

Q&A Discussion  (Grand Pavilion)
11:30 am – with Margee Kaczmarek & Charles Austen Angell

Sneak Peak  (Grand Pavilion)
11:50 am – Brief Preview of Upcoming Breakout Sessions

12:00-1:15 pm – Lunch  (The Courtyard)
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BREAKOUT SESSION – E  (Royal Palm East)
1:30-2:15 pm                                                                 
Managing Cultural Integration Following a Merger or Acquisition  
* Terry Minnick, President, Molding Business Services
* Rocky Butler, Chairman & CEO, Alliance Precision Plastics
* Larry Jutte, President & COO, Ernie Green Industries Inc.

BREAKOUT SESSION - F  (Royal Palm Center)
1:35-2:20 pm                                                  
Identifying Talent & Making the Hire
* Dennis Gros, President, Gros Executive Recruiters
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2:15 pm – Networking Break/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

America’s Workforce Imperative: A Manufacturing Education Strategy  (Grand Pavilion)
2:30 pm – Jeannine Kunz, Director - Professional Development, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Improving and Expanding Manufacturing: The Call to Action  (Grand Pavilion)
3:05 pm – Jennifer McNelly, President, The Manufacturing Institute, National Association of Manufacturers  

Q&A/Discussion  (Grand Pavilion)
3:40 pm – with Jeannine Kunz, Jennifer McNelly & Prof. Robert Malloy
(moderated by Maureen Steinwall)

PN Processor of the Year Award Previews  (Grand Pavilion)
4:00 pm – Introduction by PN’s Robert Grace & Bill Bregar, with comments by Bill Carteaux, President & CEO, Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.
Criteria & PN video previews of each of the POY finalist companies

SPI Safety Award Winners  (Grand Pavilion)
4:40 pm – Patty Long, Director – Industry Affairs, Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.

4:45-5:00 pm – Closing comments  (Grand Pavilion)

7:00-11:00 pm – Processor of the Year & PN Excellence Awards Gala Reception  (Grand Marquee)


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
8:30 am – Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits  (Grand Pavilion)

9:10 am – Opening Comments by Robert Grace, Plastics News  (Grand Pavilion)

The Journey to Competitive Advantage via Servant Leadership  (Grand Pavilion)
9:15 am – Bill Flint, CEO & President, Flint Strategic Partners

POY Award Finalists’ Best Practices Panel  (Grand Pavilion)
10:00 am - Panel Discussion
Moderators: Jeff Mengel, Partner, and Ted Morgan, Manager, Plante & Moran PLLC
Panelists: Rick Walters, President, DeKalb Molded Plastics
               Bill Hoffer, President & CEO, Hoffer Plastics Corp.
               Michael Araten, President & CEO, The Rodon Group

11:15 am – Closing comments  (Grand Pavilion)