PlantSuccess 2009 Northeast
The Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Del.
Nov. 5, 2009
Agenda Effective 10/19/09
 

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4-Nov-09
5:007:00pmWelcome Reception
The Hotel du Pont, Green Room Bar
5-Nov-09
6:308:00amRegistration: Du Barry Room Landing
Continental Breakfast: Du Barry Room
8:008:45Welcome: Carl Howk, Chairman, PlantSuccess, LLC
Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
Introduction: Jim Porter, Chief Engineer and Vice President - Engineering and Operations, Dupont (retired)
Keynote Address:
Operational Excellence ... Global Best Practices, Local Success
Joe Pietrantonio, VP - Global Operations, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
8:459:45amExecutive Leadership Forum:
A Strategic Imperative: Operational Excellence and Sustainable Energy Management
Aggressive Energy Management is Critical to Operational Excellence
Joe Pietrantonio, VP - Global Operations, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
The Reality for Energy ... an Imperative for Action
Susan Rochford, Vice President, Energy & Sustainability Initiatives
Achieving Excellence with DuPont's Safety Model
Leo Hamilton, Director - Safety, Health, Environment, DuPont
Embedding Energy Management into the Culture of a Business
Jim Porter, Chief Engineer and Vice President - Engineering and Operations, Dupont (retired)
9:4510:15amBeverage Break: Du Barry Room
10:1511:30amExecutive Panel Discussion:
A Strategic Imperative: Operational Excellence and Sustainable Energy Management
Joe Pietrantonio, VP - Global Operations, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Susan Rochford, Vice President, Energy & Sustainability Initiatives
Leo Hamilton, Director - Safety, Health, Environment, DuPont
Jim Porter, Chief Engineer and Vice President - Engineering and Operations, Dupont (retired)
Moderator: Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
11:3012:30pmIndustry Solutions Forum
Celerant Consulting, Boudewijn van Lent, Vice President
Phase 5 Group, Dean Cook,, Managing Director
Wonderware Mobile Solutions, Chas Mohrmann, Vice President - Sales
Yokogawa, Craig Ferris, Director of Business Development
Moderator: Doug Foran, Director of Innovation, PlantSuccess, LLC
12:301:30pmBuffet Lunch: Christina Room
1:302:30pmManufacturing Excellence and Continuous Improvement ...The Value Proposition
DuPont Production System - Everyone, Everyday Drives Operational Excellence
Donald D. Wirth, Vice President - Global Operations - Corporate Supply Chains, DuPont
Manufacturing Excellence: Accelerating Results and Maintaining the Gains in a Decentralized Organization
Fred von Ahrens, Manufacturing Director - FMC Peroxygens, FMC Corporation
2:303:00pmBeverage Break: Du Barry Room
3:004:00pmLeadership -- The Key to Integration
Mergers and Acquisitions - Making it Work
Jim Mynaugh, Director of Engineering & Manufacturing Services, Rohm and Haas Company (retired)
Getting Married in Difficult Times - Integrating Two Companies
Richard Nemec, Manager of Engineering Innovation, Ashland Inc.
Getting Married in Difficult Times - Integrating Two Companies
Gary E. Lipson, Principal Engineer, Ashland Inc.
4:005:00pmAchieving Excellence in Process Manufacturing
Manufacturing Excellence - A Vision of the Future
Fred Reever, Vice President of Manufacturing, DuPont (Retired)
Implementing Manufacturing\'s Vision by Enabling the Real-Time Enterprise
Cliff Pedersen, Manager - Product Production Processes, Suncor Energy Inc (Retired)
5:007:00pmCocktail Reception: Christina Room